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The Philippines’ first-ever hosting of the FIVB 2025 had its first Inter-Agency Technical Working Group Meeting among representatives from key organizations and government agencies at the Badminton Hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. “Our first inter-agency meeting for the FIVB 2025 Men’s World Championship draws a lot of interest from various government and non-government agencies,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, …

Team  Pilipinas of the Philippine Youth Dreamers did the country proud during  the first Asia-Pacific Youth Basketball Tournament for U15 division held  in Taipei, Taiwan last  October 18-20. With multi-titled coach Beaujign Acot as head of delegation,  Joey De Guia  and Julius Terule as team consultants and Terrence Baclig as head coach, the Filipinos competed against se;ect teams from the …

The Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) ends the year with a bang when it hosts the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships from Nov. 24 to Dec. 14. The 46th edition of the event will feature competitions in practical shooting, sporting clays, bench rest, and Olympic shotgun which includes both trap and skeet shooting. At least eight to nine neighboring countries …

By Robert Andaya Puerto Princesa City —Mission accomplished for Team Philippines. Ranged against strong world-class foreign opposition, host Philippines did not disappoint. The Filipino paddlers made history by achieving their best-ever showing at the 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships held at the Puerto Princesa Baywalk on Saturday. Inspired by an enthusiastic home crowd in the four-day event organized by …

After a highly-successful and record-breaking edition last Oct. 20, the Women’s Run PH is taking the next big step by bringing its act to Iloilo City on Nov. 10.  Race organizer Nicole dela Cruz said from 1,700 women runners last year, the last staging at UP Diliman attracted a total of 6,000 participants in the 1K, 5K and 5K runs.  …

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League marks a milestone in local basketball when it holds the first two games of the MPBL Sixth Season National Finals in Dubai, UAE, on Dec. 1 and 3. No other local league has staged its title series on foreign soil, giving the North and South Division champions the distinction of strutting their stuff before their …

By Robert Andaya Palawan, the country’s “Last Frontier”, will welcome more than 1,500 paddlers from 26 countries when it plays host to the 2024 International Canoe Federation Dragon Boat World Championships scheduled October. 31-November 3, in Puerto Princesa City. Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragonboat Federation (PCKDF) president Len Escollante said that this is the first time a Southeast Asian country is …

University of Perpetual Help System DALTA defied the odds by overcoming a daunting task to become the first-ever Next Generation Basketball League (NGBL) Champions. Equipped with an unbeaten, 9-0 streak, the Junior Altas made history through their 96-93 victory over National University-Nazareth School in the NCAA vs. UAAP clash last October 19 at the MGC Gym in Bonifacio Global City, …

Philippine sports in general will find a strong, reliable ally in Luis “Chavit” Singson if the seasoned politician, businessman and sportsman is given the chance to serve in the Senate. Singson, former governor, congressman and mayor in the province of Ilocos Sur, and chairman emeritus of the Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA), is eyeing one of 12 senatorial slots at …

South Cotabato squeaked past Binan Tatak Gel, 79-77, on Wednesday and clinched the last semifinal slot in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season on Wednesday at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. The South Cotabato Warriors got the lift from Jervy Cruz, who canned two free throws and Marwin Dionisio, who split his two, for the marginal …