DECEMBER 31, 2019 marked the final day of operations of Harrison Plaza, one of the first major shopping malls in Manila.Located in the Malate district, the mall opened in 1976 and stood as the first one-stop shop in the country. ...
Jan 1, 2020
IT'S BEEN a roller coaster couple of years for Junna Tsukii.In a pre-Christmas Facebook post, the Filipino-Japanese karateka, who won gold in this month's Southeast Asian Games, details the struggles she faced on the road ...
by Lio Mangubat
Dec 23, 2019
WHEN historians look back on this decade about to pass, they'll find plenty of milestones that changed the course of Philippine sports.From Manny Pacquiao's record-setting fight against Floyd Mayweather to Gilas Pilipinas' return to prominence ...
Dec 22, 2019
THE PBA rewarded members of the Gilas Pilipinas men's team with P100,000 each for winning the gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the cash incentive is for the basketball team as well as ...
Dec 19, 2019
NO regrets.That's how Joane Orbon viewed her decision to switch karate federations from the United States of America to the Philippines."I'm more than proud to be here and represent the Philippines," she said.Orbon, 25, was ...
Dec 18, 2019
PRESIDENT Duterte sought an increase in the national athletes' monthly allowances as well as additional funding for the country's preparation for the 2020 Olympics following what he described as the Southeast Asian Games 'success story.'Duterte made the assurance ...
Dec 18, 2019
JULIE Amos is cherishing the gold-medal win of Gilas Pilipinas Women in the 30th Southeast Asian Games, something that she wasn't able to do during her playing days.The assistant coach of the national women's team was a member ...
Dec 18, 2019
MEMBERS of the Philippine team that won medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games were conferred with the 'Order of Lapu Lapu' by President Duterte for winning the overall championship in the biennial meet.The recognition was given during the courtesy call ...
Dec 18, 2019
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino will be lobbying for more sports to be included in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games to improve the country's chances of retaining the overall title.Tolentino said he will be flying to ...
Dec 18, 2019
THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday handed out cash incentives to gold medal winners in the 30th Southeast Asian Games following its general assembly held at the Conrad Hotel.Most of the 149 gold medalists in the SEA Games were present ...
Dec 17, 2019
SOUTHEAST Asian Games now, Olympics is next.Buoyed by the success of the country's campaign in the recent 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes the same level of performance by the Filipino athletes would carry over to ...
Dec 17, 2019
At the end of the Southeast Asian Games, Team Philippines conclusively dominated the regional competition with 149 golds, 117 silvers, and 120 bronzes.The dominance was rightly earned. An analysis by the Philippine Sports Institute showed that even looking at just Olympic ...
by Lio Mangubat
Dec 16, 2019
AFTER a hat-trick of Southeast Asian Games titles, taekwondo jin Samuel Morrison is considering retiring from the sport.Morrison, 29, ruled the men's 80-kilogram class by beating Joshua Amirul Abdullah of Malaysia, 30-8, for his third straight gold ...
Dec 16, 2019
DID the Philippines win the overall championship only because of the inclusion of several non-Olympic sports in the 30th Southeast Asian Games calendar?An analysis made by the Philippine Sports Institute, the training arm of the Philippine Sports Commission, showed the ...
Dec 13, 2019
MAR Prado has carved a reputation as one of the most lethal scorers in the amateurs today.The Adamson hotshot even scored 40 points this past UAAP Season 82, making her only the fourth player to breach that mark in the women&# ...
Dec 13, 2019
IT pained Clare Castro to miss out on the Gilas Pilipinas Women's campaign in the 2019 Fiba Women's Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament.The 22-year-old decided to pass up the chance and give her full focus to ...
Dec 13, 2019
READY TO see our SEA Games athletes like you've never seen them before?Freelance artist Maku turned the 30th Southeast Asian Games into a colorful visual account with a full album of artwork, featuring some of the athletes who' ...
by kate reyes
Dec 13, 2019
OVERKILL as the all-pro national team may be to some, Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone said that the Philippines can no longer take its Southeast Asian neighbors lightly.After all, the region is fast catching up when it comes to men&# ...
Dec 13, 2019
UNDERSTANDABLY, Gilas Pilipinas Women came in as the underdogs ahead of the battle for the gold against Thailand in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.The Thais finished silver in the 2017 event in Kuala Lumpur, while the Filipinas have never won the ...
Dec 12, 2019
CHRIS Ross always fantasized of this moment, him winning a gold medal as a member of Gilas Pilipinas.But when all the confetti fell from the rafters, even the two-time PBA Defensive Player admitted it's still a surreal feeling ...
Dec 12, 2019
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