THE Philippines will not be going home empty-handed in chess for the second Southeast Asian Games edition. Grandmaster Darwin Laylo and International Master (IM) Paulo Bersamina delivered the country’s first medal in the sport after snatching a silver medal in the men’s rapid team event. The Filipinos drew with the Vietnamese, 1-1, to claim the […]
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Thai bet nips Lois Kaye Go in playoff of team match play
VINH PHUC — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap of Thailand stayed on course for a gold medal sweep as she nipped Lois Kaye Go in a playoff, dashing the Philippines’ gold medal hopes in women’s golf team match play at the Heron Lake Golf Course on Tuesday. Ms. Vongtaveelap flubbed a six-foot birdie putt on the par-5 No. […]
Gilas PHL opens title-retention campaign vs Thailand
HANOI — Gilas Pilipinas opens its gold medal bid in the 31st Southeast Asian Games as it goes up against Thailand at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium. The Nationals battle the Thais at 3 p.m. (4 p.m. Manila time) to open their bid for a 19th SEA Games gold medal in men’s basketball. Head coach Chot […]
PH bags 6 more gold medals in SEA Games
THE Philippines had a very productive weekend in the 31st Southeast Asian Games after grabbing its seventh gold medal on Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Vietnam.The Philippines’ sixth and seventh gold medals came from the Triathlon event at the Sunset Bay in Tuan Chau.Fernando Casares bagged the gold medal in the Men’s Individual event. Casares […]
Filipino kickboxers already assured of eight medals
The Philippines kicked off its bid for the overall title with a bang, as the country’s kickboxers assured themselves of eight medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday at the Bac Ninh provincial gymnasium.Zephania Ngaya drew a bye for a guaranteed silver medal in the women’s 65 kgs class of full contact. She […]
Alyssa Valdez leaves PBB to join PHL volleyball team
ALYSSA Valdez, the face of Philippine volleyball, has given up her final six spot in the reality show Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) to join the national team in gunning for a medal finish in the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEA) slated for May 12 to 23. “I have commitments to attend to for our country. […]
Indonesia to award PHL Defense chief for rescue of 8 kidnapped fishermen
INDONESIA is conferring a peace medal to the Philippine’s head of national defense for the rescue of eight Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group in 2019. Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana will be the first Filipino to receive the Medali Perdamaian or Medal of Peace, to be given by Indonesian President […]
Carlo Paalam delivers Philippines’ second silver medal in Tokyo
Boxer Carlo Paalam claimed the Philippines’ second silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, after finishing runner-up in the men’s flyweight division on Saturday. Mr. Paalam, 23, lost to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai by split decision, 4-1, in the gold medal match held at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. It was the second silver medal […]
Quijano: A reason to smile
Despite everything that’s going on, I’m smiling a lot easier these days. With Hidilyn Diaz producing our country’s first gold medal and our boxers still very much in contention, there’s a lot to be positive about. In my last column I predicted that we are not done yet and true enough, as I am writing […]
Nesthy Petecio heads to Olympic gold medal match
Another Olympic gold medal for the Philippines is within reach after featherweight boxer Nesthy A. Petecio secured a spot in the finals at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday. Ms. Petecio, 29, defeated Irma Testa of Italy by split decision, 4-1, in the women’s featherweight semifinal bout at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. Four judges […]
Wenceslao: Gold medal
HOW would Malacañang deal with Hidilyn Diaz, the Air Force personnel who has given the country its first ever Olympic gold medal? In 2019, then presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo showed a piece of cartolina containing a diagram of the personalities said to be conspiring to oust President Duterte. Among the names were those of Diaz […]
Limpag: Olympic dreams
I remember the hype going into the Beijing Olympics, that it would be the end of our gold medal drought. We only had one man in boxing, but Harry Tanamor was tipped to make it all the way to the finals. Even “Sports Illustrated” thought so. But our hopes went crashing on the first day […]
Limpag: Medal chances in Tokyo
WITH the way things are going, the Tokyo Olympics is going to be the first Olympiad where we won’t be pinning our medal hope on one athlete. EJ Obenia reminded us that when he won the gold medal in the ISTAF Indoors in Berlin last Feb. 5, 2021, resetting his own Philippine indoor record in […]
BSP launches commemorative Lapu-Lapu banknote, medal
1 of 2 PHOTO CREDIT: BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS PHOTO CREDIT: BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS THE CENTRAL BANK on Monday launched a commemorative, non-circulation P5,000 banknote and medal featuring pre-colonial hero Lapu-Lapu to kick off the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the “Victory at Mactan.” “The new banknote shall feature the portrait of […]