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New volleyball fed aims for development, unity

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from January 26, 2021

THE newly-recognized Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF) is geared toward the development and unification of the sport.This was disclosed by newly-elected PNVF Board Member and Volleyball Association of Negros Island president Carmela Gamboa, adding that it can never be perfect."We will never see the change that we hope for ...

PVF is PH official fed in FIVB, says Cantada

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from January 14, 2021

PHILIPPINE Volleyball Federation (PVF) president Edgardo Cantada on Thursday, January 14, 2021, responded to the recent call for volleyball unification in the country as well as the open and transparent elections.“The PVF is the volleyball federation officially representing the Philippines in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) as decided and ...

Calamba hopes 2021 will be a favorable year

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from January 13, 2021

THE previous year was indeed a challenging season for school sports as it hibernated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.For Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) Thunderbolts Coach Biboy Calamba, the pandemic affected much the overall flow of their volleyball program."The pandemic has affected much of our program since our program ...

Banzuela hopes volleyball unification be realized in 2021

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from January 05, 2021

THE year 2020 was definitely a struggle for everyone -- for the world of sports in general.Department of Education Regional Meets, scheduled in the first quarter of that year across the country, were stopped due to the Covid-19 virus as well as the staging of the 2020 Palarong Pambansa. And, ...

Boxing promoter Guanzon finds hope in 2021

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from January 03, 2021

LONG-TIME boxing promoter Juan Ramon "Monju" Guanzon, also the president of Bacolod Amateur Boxing Association (Baba), is hopeful that this year would be a better year for everyone.“It’s not only boxing which has been affected by Covid-19. I can’t remember any sector that has not been moved by the pandemic,” ...

Mitra graces 1st pro-chess draft

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from December 22, 2020

THE first-ever players' selection ceremony of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP), the lone professional chess league in South East Asia, held last December 20, 2020, was historical for Philippine chess.There were about 24 teams and a pool of players of around 350 applicants who underwent the drafting ...

Asuela rules Aguirre chess tour

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from December 20, 2020

MULTI-CROWNED chess artist Ellan Asuela scored a perfect 15 points for a sweep and claimed the title during the “Indhie Ana Aguirre Christmas Blitz Chess Championship” held last Saturday.Asuela bested other contenders like Rommel Ganzon and FM Sander Severino, who settled for 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. Ganzon scored 12.5 ...

Manny Ott leaves United City to play in Malaysia

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from December 18, 2020

AFTER a successful stint with the United City Football Club (UCFC) that won its 4th crown in the 2020 Philippines Football League, Fil-German midfielder Manny Ott has left for another journey in Malaysia.UCFC in a post confirmed Ott's departure by sending him the best of luck and wishing for his ...

TAP prexy Jamelo to speak in Global Tchoukball Forum

/ from December 18, 2020

TCHOUKBALL Association of the Philippines (TAP) president Raymund Jamelo is one of the speakers in the two-day Global Tchoukball Forum scheduled December 19-20, 2020.Jamelo will talk about changing the world of sports through the values of tchoukball.Other speakers are M. Julio Calegari - director of development of the International Tchoukball ...

LOPTTA pays tribute to founder Dr. Lopue

Jerome S. Galunan Jr. / from December 15, 2020

IT WAS a sad moment for Negrense paddlers and the table tennis community in the country when Dr. Leonito “Diotay” Lopue, founder and president of the multi-titled Lopues Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA), passed away last December 5, 2020.Known as the father of table tennis in Negros Occidental, Lopue through LOPTTA ...

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