The Philippine Sports Commission has approved a P680,000 cash incentive to dragon boat head coach Nestor Ilagan, who passed away last week after falling off a dock side ledge while watching his paddlers practice along Manila Bay.
LONGTIME national coach Nestor Ilagan, widely considered as the father of Philippine dragon boat racing, died early yesterday morning, a day after falling off a dockside while overseeing the training of PH paddlers.
LOS ANGELES—From gathering tahong (mussels) in Manila Bay to possibly collecting bonus cash this time, it has indeed been a wonderful change of fortunes for the Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat team. The Cobra PDBF paddlers, sent to the World Championships in Tampa Bay, Florida, mainly on doleouts from Asia Brewery Inc., have been receiving pledges [...]
The Cobra-Philippine dragon boat team surged to its fifth gold medal Sunday to cap its scintillating performance at the 10th International World Championship here.
MANILA—The Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat Federation team flew to the United States Monday night to defend its title in the 10th International Dragon Boat World Championship starting Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. Training in long distances, the Cobra-PDBF paddlers, who won the men’s 200-meter race in record-breaking fashion the past two editions of the event, are [...]
Left out in the cold, the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation and its world-class team have managed to keep their head above water even without government support.
