By Joey Villar Kylen Joy Mordido isn’t being groomed to become the country’s next Woman Grandmaster (WGM) for nothing. The 19-year-old Ms. Mordido has shown flashes of brilliance as she smashed Ruelle Canino in 37 moves in a King’s Indian duel to leapfrog to the top of the 2021 Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship. A […]
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Olsim enters Women’s Grand Prix, faces Phogat
JENELYN Olsim barges into the semifinals of the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix after coming in as a replacement for unbeaten Itsuki Hirata. Olsim faces Indian sensation Ritu Phogat in the co-main event of ONE – “NEXTGEN” on Oct. 29, 2021 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Olsim was supposed to fight Jihin […]
PH Women’s squad gets Aussie Stajcic as new mentor
THE Philippine Women’s National Team gets a huge shakeup ahead of next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 with a new coach to lead the squad. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) relieved head coach Marlon Maro of his duties and tapped the services of decorated Aussie coach Alen Stajcic as the mentor of the […]
PFF announces WNT roster for AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
THE Philippine Football Federation has announced the final roster of the Philippines Women’s Football Team for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 qualifiers that starts on Sept. 18, 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Malditas will be led by national team veterans Inna Palacios and Hali Long, the team captain and co-captain, respectively. Seven […]
Split draw stains Denice’s record
Denice Zamboanga suffered the first blemish of her career after a controversial split decision to South Korean veteran Seo Hee Ham in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix in the all-women ONE – “Empower” on Sept. 3, 2021 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The 24-year-old Zamboanga quickly put pressure on Seo […]
Zero-loss Zamboanga to face Seo in Singapore
DENICE Zamboanga faces a tough assignment in former UFC fighter Seo He Ham in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix Friday night, Sept. 3, 2021, in the all-women ONE Championship – “Empower” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The 24-year-old Zamboangeña is one of the fastest-rising fighters in the atomweight division of […]
Magno moves ahead
ANOTHER Filipina pug, Irish Magno, advances to the Round of 16 after a unanimous decision win in the Women’s Flyweight division of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Magno outclassed Kenyan Christine Ongare via a one-sided unanimous decision on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at the Kokugikan Arena. Four judges had similar scores of 30-27, […]
Go set for the pro league
WHILE Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan tee off this week in the Tokyo Olympics, their former teammate Lois Kaye “LK” Go is gearing up for her professional career. The 22-year-old Cebuana recently graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina where she finished with a double major in finance and accounting. Go’s is […]
UNFPA report highlights Filipino women’s need for better access to reproductive health services
FILIPINO women and girls are among the world’s female population with restricted power, rights, and choices over their own body, the 2021 State of the World Population report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) showed. “The annual report documents the realities of issues and concerns surrounding ways and means of upholding bodily autonomy. Here […]
Arts & Culture (03/31/21)
1 of 4 Ortigas Foundation publishes Legarda’s essay on Philippine churches IN RECOGNITION of Benito J. Legarda, Jr.’s major contribution to the history of Hispanic Church architecture in the Philippines, the Ortigas Foundation has published a memorial edition of his seminal essay on early churches. Illustrated throughout with beautiful, full color photographs, this annotated 71-page […]
Big fight for unbeaten Zamboanga
UNBEATEN Filipina prospect Denice Zamboanga faces a tough test in former UFC fighter Seo Hee Ham in her quarterfinal round fight of the ONE Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix in the all-female ONE Championship: “Empower” show on May 28, 2021 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Zamboanga is currently ranked No. 1 in the atomweight […]
SM Seaside celebrates Women’s Month
SM SEASIDE City Cebu, together with the University of San Carlos Senior High School, the Cebu Lady Lawyers Association Inc. and the LAW Center Inc., recently launched the “Halad sa Kababayen-an” in celebration of the 2021 National Women’s Month. This celebration is a venue to discuss and address the issues that women continue to face […]
Duterte cites efforts to break glass ceiling on Int’l Women’s Day
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday said his government had created an environment where women’s rights are respected. The tough-talking leader, who once said the presidency was not a job for a woman, added that the government has recognized women’s contributions to society. Governments, international organizations and women’s movements have “worked together and made […]
International Women’s Day 2021: 5 influential Filipinas who made a difference
EVERY 8th of March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. History of Women’s Day Let’s do a little throwback. On February 28, 1909, the Socialist Party of America designated this day in honor of the garment workers’ strike in New York. The first official celebration of International Women’s Day was in 1911. Women from European […]
International Women’s Day Summit 2021: Amplifying Her Voice
BERMUDA, Mar 3, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – This year’s International Women’s Day Summit Agenda has been announced that includes more than 200 speakers, representing over 75 countries. Topics for this year’s event, which will be held from March 8-10, include: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Fintech, AI, Women in Space, Global Women’s Entrepreneurship & […]