CANDON City – The Rookies/Sophomores ran their Juniors counterpart to the ground, 154-150, to kick off the PBA ArenaPlus All-Star weekend on Friday night at the Candon City Arena. Jerom Lastimosa showed the way for the winning team, presiding over a fourth quarter attack that allowed the Rookies/Sophomores to finally pull away for good. Lastimosa, the sophomore guard of Magnolia, …
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Jerrick Ahanmisi was the brightest among the stars Friday. The Terrafirma sniper carved his name in the annals of the PBA All Stars by reigning supreme in the Pocari Sweat Three-Point Shootout and the ArenaPlus Obstacle Challenge-Guard Edition Skills Events. Ahanmisi started his historic day in the kickoff of court action in the Season 50 PBA All Star Weekend backed …
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THE E. Rodriguez Jr. High School can always take pride in having produced outstanding alumni who have not only excelled with their professional achievements but in putting service to God and the people as their top priorities. This as stressed by NCAA Management Committee official and Emilio Aguinaldo College vice president Dr. Lorenzo Lorenzo in his acceptance speech during the …
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CANDON CITY – Before hitting the court for the main events, the PBA ArenaPlus All-Star Weekend participants enthusiastically participated in worthwhile and fan-interaction activities. Early Friday, the players trooped to the Candon Eco-Tourism Park in Barangay Palacapac to join Mayor Eric Singson and PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial in a tree-planting activity. The All Stars led by Barangay Ginebra’s Japeth Aguilar, …
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The Philippine Sports Commission this time has extended its helping hand to the Philippine Taekwondo Association in the construction of a brand new training center inside the historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. PSC chairman Patrtick Gregorio led the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Taekwondo Center which will rise on the site of the old PSC Bowling Center and could house …
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IT’S all system go for the Philippine Golf Convention (Golfcon) 2026 this March 14-15 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom. This was revealed by GolfCon chairman Jesse Guerrero during a media briefing together with Lyle Fernando Uy, the director for golf tourism and special projects of the Department of Tourism which is supporting the major golfing event, at the DOT main …
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THE Philippines and New Zealand shared more than just a hard-fought battle on the court, as both nations commemorated 60 years of diplomatic relations with a symbolic jersey exchange prior to their FIBA clash. With the special FIBA game in Manila, the jersey swap was proposed during discussions months ago with the Philippine ambassador to New Zealand, as a meaningful …
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MARK JOHN LEXER GALEDO was unbeatable in the individual time trial for Masters and Standard Insurance riders finished 1-2-3 in Women’s Under-23 of individual road race in the PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2026 earlier this week. But the week’s highlight was the awarding of the Mark Arvin España Armendez Gold Medal to the Men Junior road race champion—won by …
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Seven-time LPGA champion Sung Hyun Park, the 2017 US Women’s Open and the 2018 Women’s PGA Champion, and a guest of the Bases Conversion Development Authority( BCDA), had a chance to play a round of golf with both Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and BCDA senior officials at the beautiful Camp John Hay course in Baguio, with PSC Commissioner Fritz Gaston …
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AS part of the efforts to promote the sport, the Philippines will stage the first-ever Under-19 Asian Sepak Takraw Championship on Nov. 18 -25 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Pilipinas Sepak Takraw president Karen Tanchanco-Caballero said more than 600 rising stars from 12 to 16 nations will compete in the week-long meet in the regu, quad and mixed quadrant categories. …
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