By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City-Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (Bacolod City-LOPTTA) team earned one gold and one silver medal last week during the 2017 Batang Pinoy-Visayas competition at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City. Micah Tanate won gold in the junior cadet girls’ singles event, while Kylie Sophia Villanueva took home silver …
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Ceres FC, Meralco Manila play to goalless draw in closed-door match
Final chance to finish atop the league on Tuesday against Global Cebu By Paulo Loreto Lim Ceres-Negros FC drew 0-0 in their closed-door Philippines Football League (PFL) match against FC Meralco Manila yesterday at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. The match, pegged as a battle for the top of the PFL table, opened …
Escalante City-native to lead the Philippine contingent
ASEAN Age Group Open Chess Championships 2017 By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Dwyane Ermeo Pahaganas of Escalante City, a 10-year-old student of Escalante Central Elementary School, will lead the Philippine contingent at the ASEAN Age Group Open Chess Championships 2017, which begins today, November 25, at the Grand Darul Makmur Hotel in Kuantan, Malaysia. He previously …
Rebisco Volleyball League: BTTHS loses two in a row
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) made it two losses in a row after recently falling to De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) in straight sets, 25-18 and 25-19, in the ongoing Rebisco Volleyball League at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Laguna. Despite the loss, BTTHS led early …
PSC is not properly equipped to transition into the Department of Sports –Former PSC Chair
Mequi: The Philippines lacks academics, scholars, scientists, leaders By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After a House of Representatives technical working group was tasked with creating the Department of Sports, a replacement of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), former PSC chair, Dr. Perry Mequi, said the agency is not ready to transition. “The Philippines lacks …
Ceres FC to play in closed-door match today for ‘security’
Officials mum on specifics surrounding safety concerns By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The showdown for the summit of the 2017 Philippines Football League (PFL) table between Ceres-Negros FC and FC Meralco Manila will be played in a closed-door match today at 3:00 p.m.at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. “In the interest of the …
BTTHS loses to Holy Rosary College
Rebisco Volleyball League By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Despite taking the first set, Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) recently lost to Holy Rosary College of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in the ongoing Rebisco Volleyball League at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Laguna. Holy Rosary College remains undefeated, while BTTHS notched their first loss …
Orange-AA Electrical defeats POC, 67-58
2017 D’League By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Orange-AA Electrical recently defeated POC, 67-58, in the ongoing 2017 D’League at the STI-West Negros University gym. The eventual winners took an 18-7 lead in the first period, which they held on to throughout the second quarter, keeping a 32-30 advantage going into halftime. POC came as …
Ceres FC Coach: If you think about it, we are playing for nothing
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following their 5-1 win over Ilocos United FC earlier this week, pulling them within one point of Philippines Football League (PFL) leaders FC Meralco Manila, Ceres-Negros FC coach Risto Vidaković said during the post-match press conference, “If you think about it, we are playing for nothing.” “We are just …
BTTHS beats USJ-R
Rebisco Volleyball League By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) recently defeated the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) of Cebu City in straight sets in the ongoing Rebisco Volleyball League at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Laguna. The win followed their victory over Far Eastern University (FEU) in …