By Edwin G. Espejo on November 17 2012 4:46 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 17 November)–As usual, I will keep tab of my round-by-round scoring when Manny Pacquiao meets Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time. But I will also… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on November 9 2012 12:20 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 Nov) – Many have said it before. Speed kills. In a game that is dictated by power, speed is one great equalizer. Eight-division world… »
By Walter I. Balane on October 17 2012 9:41 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 17 Oct) – The International Football Federation (FIFA), the highest governing body of football around the world, is constructing a P21.7-million (US$500,000) football field and training… »
By Erwin Mascariñas on September 17 2012 9:59 pm
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/17 September) – After the first dragon boat race here, the heads of the three teams that raced in Agusan River over the weekend expressed optimism they could… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on September 14 2012 6:12 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 Sept) – Manny Pacquiao will leave for the United States on Friday (September 14) to sign a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in December, according… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on September 14 2012 6:07 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 September) – Gale and gusty winds on the second day of the 2012 Tuna Game Fishing Tournament forced tournament director Commodore Marfenio Tan (AFP, res) to… »
By Rico Biliran on September 13 2012 5:51 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Sept) – Cagayan de Oro City will host the Mindanao qualifying leg of this year’s Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy on November 7 to 11. Thousands… »
By Rico Biliran on September 12 2012 6:50 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 September) – Davao del Norte intends to host the Palarong Pambansa next year with the expected completion of its multi-million sports complex project in December, Gov. Rodolfo… »
By Mindanews on September 12 2012 6:48 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/11 September) – The organizers of Ronda Pilipinas 2013, a nationwide bicycle race, has chosen this city to be the starting point of the competition. Ronda Pilipinas 2013,… »
By Walter I. Balane on August 17 2012 7:03 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/16 Aug) – This city’s sports program will turn to the grassroots with more up for the youth in barangays. Christopher Soria, the new city sports coordinator, told… »
By Erwin Mascariñas on August 10 2012 5:00 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/9 Aug) – Following the successful third leg of the Kasibulan Football Grassroots Festival here, the Butuan-Agusan del Norte Football Association (BANFA) is now planning to bring the… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on August 4 2012 7:03 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/3 Aug) – Ending a 16-year medal drought at the quadrennial sports event now lies heavily on the shoulders of boxer Mark Anthony Barriga, the tiniest in… »
By Erwin Mascariñas on July 20 2012 9:46 pm
BUTUAN CITY(MindaNews/20 July)— Academic leaders here are spearheading a dragon boat race to promote awareness on the preservation of Agusan River, the country’s third largest water basin. Father Saturnino Urios… »
By Erwin Mascariñas on May 23 2012 6:15 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/22 May) – Some 70 teams or at least 700 hundred players from all over Mindanao are expected to see action in the two day 2nd Balanghai Football… »
By Keith Bacongco on April 30 2012 9:00 am
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur (MindaNews/29 April) — Brothers Cresenciano and Gerald Sabal of Team Bebang from Manila outpaced defending champion Jonathan Pido of Team Carmen (Davao del Norte) and… »
By Keith Bacongco on April 29 2012 9:54 am
STA CRUZ, Davao delSur (MindaNews/28 April) – Forty four teams are currently navigating through rugged terrain to scale Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak, as the 2ndInternational Boulder Face Challenge… »
By Erwin Mascariñas on April 24 2012 7:00 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/23 April) – Forty professional women surfers from Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia and other parts of Asia and the world are expected to compete in the famous surf of… »
By Mindanews on March 16 2012 7:13 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 March) – With retirement from boxing now a very distinct possibility, probably no later than 2013, Manny Pacquiao needs to close out his illustrious and phenomenal… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on January 11 2012 7:05 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 January) – The tourism potentials of Southwestern Mindanao or Region 12 in the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) circuit is getting a boost after it… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on November 9 2011 7:38 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/8 Nov) – For awhile, Manny Pacquiao used to wear “No Fear” apparel, being one of its then budding product endorser. Pacquiao now wears the universally recognizable… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on June 23 2011 7:34 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/22 June) – Juan Manuel Marquez finally gets the third and, safe to say, last fight he has been moving heaven and earth to have before he… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on June 3 2011 7:57 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/2 June) – In a bid to develop more top athletes, the provincial government of South Cotabato will launch next month a new scholarship scheme for “poor… »
By Mindanews on May 9 2011 7:18 am
ALABEL, Sarangani (MindaNews/8 May) – While Sunday’s boxing match was trending in Twitter and sports analyses and predictions went viral elsewhere in the Internet, folks in Manny Pacquiao’s hometown didn’t… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 7 2011 7:59 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 May) – The city government has allotted some P300,000 for the pay-per-view subscription to the May 8 showdown between world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and American… »
By Rico Biliran on May 6 2011 10:25 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 May) – If you are going to Dapitan City for the 2011 Palarong Pambansa, prepare for tightened security. The city government of Dapitan has intensified its security… »
By Rico Biliran on May 6 2011 6:27 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 May) – Good news for Mindanaoan cycling enthusiasts. The LBC Ronda Pilipinas will hold a Mindanao elimination on May 15 in Malaybalay City with top cyclists from… »
By Keith Bacongco on May 1 2011 12:04 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 April) — The Davao and Dipolog football teams will represent Mindanao in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) – Suzuki Under 23 (U23) National Cup in Bacolod and Laguna next month.
By Mindanews on April 29 2011 12:49 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Apr) – The Davao Football Association’s team blanked visiting Dipolog squad in the opening game of the Philippine Football Federation-Suzuki Under 23 (U23) National Cup All Mindanao… »
By Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan on April 19 2011 7:01 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 April) – The local government aims to make the city one of the country’s sports hubs despite the lack of facilities by teaming up with the private… »
By Rico Biliran on April 17 2011 9:48 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) – Stung by setbacks in two crucial ballgame championship matches and its failure to snatch a single gold in swimming, the Davao Region bowed to Central… »
By Rico Biliran on April 17 2011 9:42 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) – Between 500 and 1,000 running enthusiasts and fitness buffs here are expected to give their share of relief to the already mounting loads of international… »
By Rico Biliran on April 15 2011 6:29 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Apr) – The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has donated television sets to four Mindanao schools in an effort to give students across Southeast Asia opportunity to learn… »
By Rico Biliran on April 15 2011 6:27 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 Apr) – A sports award giving body here has feted the region’s finest professional and amateur boxers, including three champions who were conferred with a Hall of… »
By Mindanews on April 10 2011 4:33 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/09 April) — The Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) 2011 kicked off Saturday afternoon without the delegation from the National Capital Region, PRISAA’s reigning champion. Aside from the… »
By Rico Biliran on April 6 2011 6:50 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 April) – All 17 regions in the country have confirmed participation in the upcoming 2011 Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Collegiate Games which is set to… »
By Rico Biliran on March 11 2011 12:01 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 March) ¬– Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (PPPI) is now in the process of joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), on the way to buying the franchise of… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on February 20 2011 6:24 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 February) — Of the many promises Rep. Manny Pacquiao made during the 2010 election campaign, one particular project resonated most to his supporters – building a… »
By Rico Biliran on February 18 2011 6:00 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – After hosting an international musical event, Tagum City will play host to the 34th Annual Federation of Duckpin Bowlers of the Philippines (FEDBOP) National Bowling… »
By Rico Biliran on February 17 2011 7:38 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb) — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has no plans to revive the ill-fated Mindanao Friendship Games, a sports for peace program aimed to help secure peace… »
By Walter I. Balane on February 13 2011 6:45 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/12 February) — Seven Kenyans, an Australian national and Bukidnon’s Mt. Everest climber Carina Dayondon will be joining 191 other participants in the 1st Kitanglad International Rugged Mountain… »
By Violeta M. Gloria on February 9 2011 7:13 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/8 Feb) – An independent documentary film on the Bukidnon-Talaandig culture will premier on March 1 during the Kaamulan Festival in a yet unannounced venue, contemporary Talaandig visual… »
By Mindanews on February 5 2011 12:01 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 February) – It would be a busy year for sports in Mindanao as Western Mindanao will host two national multi-sport competitions this summer. Zamboanga City will host… »
By Walter I. Balane on January 30 2011 3:01 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/30 January) — Instead of just playing indigenous sports as it has been the tradition in the annual Kaamulan Festival, Bukidnon’s indigenous peoples and communities will hold the… »
By Walter I. Balane on January 23 2011 12:02 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 January) — In response to the declaration of the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park as an ASEAN Heritage Site, local trail run enthusiasts will hold next month… »
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on January 14 2011 6:20 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Jan) – The 3rd Kidapawan Open Chess Championship gets underway on February 12 to 13 at the Kidapawan Convention Center. International Master Oliver Barbosa is expected to… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on December 16 2010 12:01 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 December) – Pacman, a book written by Gary Andrew Poole, is now available in all National Bookstore outlets nationwide. The 251-page book is a crafty chronicle… »
By Edwin G. Espejo on November 25 2010 11:46 pm
ALABEL, Sarangani (MindaNews/25 November) — Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao arrived in his adopted province amid a rousing welcome and several bonuses to boot for his fellow Sarangans. In… »
By Merpu Roa on November 16 2010 7:08 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (MindaNews/14 November) – Manny Pacquiao is bringing home to the Philippines his eighth world boxing title, the WBC super welterweight championship. He said he will continue fighting in… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on November 16 2010 7:04 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 November) – A day after witnessing boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s successful bid for a historic eighth world boxing title, residents and local officials here started to… »
By Merpu Roa on November 14 2010 8:05 pm
ARLINGTON, TEXAS ( MindaNews/14 November ) – Without any hesitation, the eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao admitted Antonio Margarito was the toughest opponent he has ever fought. “He’s very… »
