Games & Gaming

DE LA Salle-College of St. Benilde made chess history by becoming the first-ever PCAP Inter-school champion over the weekend. Bannered by FM Narquingden Reyes and Jerich Cajeras, St. Benilde brought down Dasmariñas Integrated High School, 10.5-4.5, to capture the championship and the top prize of P30,000. Dasmariñas Integrated High School settled for runner-up honors and P20,000, while Ateneo de Manila University clinched third place and …

TOP favorite Jaguar cruised home to victory in taking the Third Leg of the P3.5-million 2023 Philracom Triple Crown Series at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas. Amid the cheers of the crowd who flocked to the track braving the rains last Sunday, the Dance City out of Delta Gold progeny owned by Cong. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Macapagal …

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), through the office of Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, formally opened the Women’s Indoor & Para Games Festival on Sunday, as part of the agency’s early preparations for the 2024 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG). With a slogan “123 Dash to the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games,” the ten-day, all-female sports event, gathered …

By Robert Andaya The Philippines is bringing world-class cycling in 2025. Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the country is bidding to host both the Asian BMX Championships again and the International Cycling Union-BMX World Cup in Tagaytay City in 2025. “With the success of this year’s Asian BMX championships, Tagaytay City is declaring its bid not …

By Robert Andaya The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), the country’s oldest media organization,  unanimously picked pole vault champion EJ Obiena and gymnastics hero Carlos Edriel Yulo  as its leading honorees for the month of June. Obiena continued to make the country proud  as he captured the  gold medal in the Sparebanken Vest Bergen Jump Challenge in Bergen, Norway last month. …

Tagaytay City rolls out the red carpet for athletes and officials from eight countries who are seeing action in the 2023 Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) BMX Racing and Freestyle Championships set this Saturday and Sunday at the Tagaytay City BMX Park and the newly-refurbished and multi-purpose Tagaytay City Combat Center. “Our warmest welcome to the athletes, coaches and officials for …

THE Philippine men’s team quietly but strongly pulled off a major accomplishment by leapfrogging 111 notches from No. 167 down in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) world rankings to No. 56 following two victories at the ongoing Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Men in Taipei. “This is one big, major achievement for our men’s indoor volleyball team,” Philippine …

Pampanga Pradera Theme Park moved on the verge of completing an 11-game sweep of the 2023 Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League 18-Under Luzon Leg after taking an 85-72 victory over Quezon in the best-of-three finals on Sunday at San Andres Sports Complex  in Manila. Meanwhile, Farm Fresh-Letran flexed its might on EZ Jersey-Doc Boleros, 93-77, to also move to just …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will personally present the cash incentives to more than 500 medalled national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace, recognizing their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th ASEAN Para Games (APG) in Cambodia. “We are grateful for President Marcos’ decision to personally award the incentives to Team Philippines, an …

By Robert Andaya The Metro Manila Turf Club (MMTCI) reaffirms its commitment to uphold the highest standards in the horseracing  industry and maintain a strong relationship with all stakeholders. The assurance came as the MMTCI continues to address the issue surrounding the collection of Documentary Stamp Taxes (DST) and shed light on the recent complaint made by “other stakeholders” in …