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MILO® Philippines renews its partnership with one of its longest-running partners, the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) in a partnership reinforcement ceremony held in Makati City, which will continue and scale its efforts to nurture more young Filipino champions through grassroots sports. The event was led by Veronica Cruz, Senior Vice President and Business Executive Officer for Beverages & Confectionary …

President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. commended the country’s national grassroots sports program for the revival of sports participation across all ages following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during his third State of the Nation at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. “Grassroots and sports-for-all programs are back in the mainstream catering to Filipinos of all ages,” PBBM said. He …

Unbeaten National University and Letran set up a semifinals date after dominating their respective opponents in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) National Invitationals knockout quarterfinals on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Lady Bulldogs head coach Norman Miguel fielded back his veterans after giving them a day off last Friday in a swift demolition of University of Southern Philippines …

By Robert Andaya GILAS Pilipinas’ historic triumph over host and world No.6 Latvia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia once again proved the tremendous gains of the Filipino athletes in the world stage.  The Filipinos’ dramatic 89-80 victory over Latvia marked the first time that theFilipinos have beaten a European team in 64 years.  The last time …

Nicole Gaisano-Gan shot an even-par 72 as she dominated the 13-14 girls category, while her sister Stephanie scored a two-under 34 to win the 8-under girls division in the Rio Honda meet of the US Kids Golf Foundation at the Rio Honda Golf Club last week in Downey, California USA.  The 13-year-old Nicole, a Grade 8 student at Immaculate Conception …

By Boy Villasanta It was drizzling but it didn’t dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of the many children who competed in the recently concluded “Valencia Milo Football Festival” at the Bridgetowne Football Field in Pasig City.  These kids, coming from various schools throughout Metro Manila and the suburbs, were in their winningest form.  “You can see the excitement and joy …

Athletics’ John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman became the newest additions to the Paris-bound Philippine team to the 2024 Olympics.  Tolentino booked a spot in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, while Hoffman secured her ticket in the women’s 400-meter hurdles.  The entry of the two hurdlers at the close of the qualifying window for athletics brought to 22 the total number …

Eighteen teams from the UAAP and other major collegiate leagues in the country are expected to see action in the Manila Best Tournament, a newly-organized basketball competition, starting July 20.  Mikey Calungcaguin, a co-founder of the league, said top collegiate teams from the UAAP, NCAA, NAASCU, NCRAA and even the PBA D-League, have been invited to participate in the tournament.  …

Plans may not have worked in favor of Gilas Pilipinas Women 3×3 in Europe, but Sam Harada said that the team has no plans of quitting as it proudly represents the country in the Fiba 3×3 Women’s Series. “Even if we did not get the results that we wanted, we know that we will just keep on improving,” she said. …

The Philippine Army ended swimming with 5 golds and added 13 in taekwondo, 4 in athletics and 2 in chess yesterday to remain with the most number of wins on the third day of the 2024 ROTC Mindanao Leg at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex here. But it was Air Force cadet John Austin Hampac of Southern City …