Sabaldan: Joy in chess, Bankers Run and Hydrite
RENATO Unso was the least publicized during the golden era of their track and field trio of Lydia de Vega and Elma Muros of the 80s but his records in the 110 and 400-meter hurdles remain and have not been broken until today.
The former track star who rose to become Dean of Human Kinetics...
Sabaldan: Summerfest in the merry month of May
THIS column today is giving way to our commitment to sports dev and communication, which is taking the way of its proper course hampered or unhampered, non-hurdle or hurdled.
Mayor Inday Sara Duterte is improving from the administration of her own and of some distinct management style...
Sabaldan: Emmanuel and Timothy: Biblical names, great fight
THE stage is now set for one of the most exciting events in international boxing as Manny Pacquiao flies to Los Angeles to further heighten his preparations and training en route to Las Vegas on fight night probably for the one final shot to boxing immortality.
If he wins and hang up his...
Sabaldan: Boxing fans catch up with the new fire from Pacquiao
BEGINNING with Abap-Davao president and first district councilor Edgar Ibuyan, all Davao fans of Manny Pacquiao are conscious of the new path the national boxing icon threads on.
Like an open book Pacquiao confesses to all his followers in sports his tearful and emotional encounter with...
Sabaldan: Our own Alyssa wants no less than UST for her volleyball and medicine
AMAZING Alyssa Alterado, the Davao version of Lady Eagle Valdez, wants no less than the University of Santo Tomas for her college volleyball and study of medicine after graduation from high school.
Our own triple A in volleyball talks to me with the sparkle in her eyes during a pep talk...
Sabaldan: When Cruz and Maraño strike, Ateneo crumbles
DE La Salle's height advantage was employed with overpowering dominance to put an abrupt end to Ateneo de Manila's gallant rise to the finals for the first time in the UAAP Women's Volleyball.
The Lady Spikers' indomitable spirit, no less, gave them the back-to-back championship titles...
Sabaldan: For the DLSU Lady Spikers, yellow was the dominant color superimposed green
BOTH De La Salle and Ateneo de Manila have only one life to live before Season 74 of the UAAP women's volleyball comes to and end of another brilliant and action-filled championship.
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 74 is actually multi-sports, women’s...
Sabaldan: Amazing Alyssa Valdez and ‘Sarah-pova' in the sideline
ATENEO de Manila University (AdMU) Lady Eagles had proven to be the most improved volleyball team in the current UAAP season under the direction of coach Roger Gorayeb.
That goes with it the very obvious, highly noticeable improvement in the individual performance of such popular...
Sabaldan: Run for Kythe and Zoofari Kid's Adventure
WE HAVE an announcement to make.
On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Valentine's Day, the Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop-Davao) will hold its forum outside its mother host Royal Mandaya Hotel to make a way for the invitation of Davao City's newest pride, the...
Sabaldan: The familiar bee takes the limelight in the next fun run
THAT familiar neighborhood smiling, harmless bee will take the center stage in a quadruple purpose running event called the 13th Jollibee Fun Run "Beedang" Takbo Para sa Autismo which is set to take place on Sunday, January 29, at the NCCC Mall Car Park A.
The multiple purpose event deals...
Sabaldan: Who needs Gary David here when Arise Davao is on fire
OUR days were filled with press conferences and sports fora in the opening media salvo for the year of bounty, peace and health, our basic needs for staying alive.
From Monday to Sunday, doctors Malou Lacanilao and Karen Alabado had been present from SM's Davao Press Club, Royal Mandaya...
Sabaldan: Quality sports
THERE are suggestions to broaden the advocacy in sports tourism with former PSC chairman Butch Ramirez as our next DCL speaker which Grand Men Seng forum jumps to its 675th breakfast fellowship since the trio of Aster Uyboco, Paul Go and Dr. Diosdado Tech established the group in 1982.
...
Sabaldan: POC's Peping as Marquez, PSC's Garcia as dela Hoya
IF IT were boxing, Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Peping Cojuangco takes the role of a Juan Manuel Marquez and the mestizo Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richie Garcia as Oscar dela Hoya with the kind of beating that they have been absorbing against the notoriously critical and...
Sabaldan: Manny Pacquiao, hulog ka ng langit
PERHAPS, it will take another century for this country and the whole wide world of sports and entertainment to have another Manny Pacquiao, boxing his way with unprecedented records from his very humble beginnings in GenSan and Davao.
The same thing is true for Juan Manuel Marquez to the...
44 motorcycle clubs heed Dutertes' call for safety
ONLY five percent of road accidents involving motorcycles are club members of a total 44 associations of owners and riders of big bikes and ordinary motorcycles used regularly either for motor sports or personal conveyance in the different parts of Mindanao, mostly in Davao City.
Ninety-...
Sabaldan: Brodz and Sis run is universal
IT is non-racial, non-sectarian and non-profit but no money. This is how Ms. Alma Cunanan describes her organization's move to raise funds for the Davao Volunteers wanting to make their own mark in helping the less fortunate specially children.
Her group is the latest among many of...
Sabaldan: Davao City puts on a new image as the running capital of the country
ROYAL Mandaya Hotel's Scoop sports forum went third floor higher at the Pasag Grill last week to give way to the exhibit at the Taboan of the 3,000-strong national convention of the Catholic Educators Association of the Philippines (CEAP) last week, one of the biggest hotel-spending gathering...
Sabaldan: It's so disgusting to see a brave man like you lose
LIKE the Queen says in their song, the world-renown hit, We Are The Champions, Manny Pacquiao has no time for losers.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not even tested yet the knockout punch of the Pacman and he is already a poor loser.
In Wuhan, Fiba-Asia powerhouse team China composed of...
Sabaldan: A durian variety in Tugbok called basketball
AFTER the observance of Ramadhan in the Davao Region comes the Durian Festival in Tagum City, 50 kilometers north of Davao City, where Mayor Rey Uy had first sought to plant the king of fruits in an aggregate area of 100 hectares.
Sabaldan: Jesse Robredo's mega plan in basketball
AN AMBITIOUS and very laudable plan emanating from no less than the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government is now in the drawing board of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) headed by Smart's MVP, Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman and his hardworking executive...
Sabaldan: I can see in him Foreman singing eight days a week
KADAYAWAN is a beautiful mix of music and sports, modernity, culture and nimble feet in the hip and dance native Indak-Indak street dancing over the weekend plus the equally colorful floral float parade Sunday in Davao City.
During the latest edition of Ato Ni Bay, Vice Mayor Rodrigo...
Ryan Jumao-as: The little Smart Gilas
AFTER eight days of non-stop battle in the hardcourt, it had become clear that only South Korea can match the grit, height and heft of defending champion Iran as both teams contend for the championship of the 2011 Jones Cup held in Chinese Taipeh as of Sunday evening.
Iran and South Korea...
Sabaldan: Escandor wants versatility among players
WITH an expanded twelve teams having a full complement of 15 players each team, easily the current Royal Mandaya Hotel- Kadayawan Inter-school Basketball tournament has in its roster a total of 180 players vying for a chance to have full recognition and awards as the best and most competitive in...
The next most exciting events after Stephan Schrock, Azkals
THE Philippines, is a country of brave, gallant heroes since the time of Bonifacio, del Pilar and national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, in whose honor the now football-famous Rizal Memorial Stadium is named.
Sabaldan: Great all-stars weekend from Kuwait to Manila and Davao
IN DAVAO, the spacious and splendid lobby and the adjacent sumptuous dining area of The Royal Mandaya Hotel was just as lively with streaming hotel guests as the RMC Gym with spectators and participants of the hotel-sponsored inter-school mini basketball tournament now having its second...
