DavSur to host 3-day Mt. Apo Sky and Vertical Race
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Dec) – Around 300 runners from 20 countries will participate in the three-day Mt. Apo Sky and...
Siargao surfers dominate international surfing tilt
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 18 Oct) – Two local surfers here have clinched the victory as the 26th Siargao International...
9-year old chess whiz in Agusan Sur seen as another Wesley So
Gabriel Givero with his mother Rachel proudly shows his awards as blitz category champion and fourth placer in the standard games...
Gov. Barbers cancels surfing tilt in Siargao to avoid ‘collision’ with political rival
SWEET REVENGE. Local surfer John Mark “Marama” Tokong makes revenge as he successfully defeated American surfer Skip McCullough in Round 3...
‘Pinoy Aquaman’ to swim at least 10-km in Lake Michigan
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota (MindaNews / 24 July) -- Environmental lawyer and endurance swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine will test once again his...
Davao City’s TF on COVID to discuss lifting of restrictions on contact sports
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Nov) -- The COVID-19 Task Force of Davao City is discussing whether or not to lift the restrictions on...
Zambo girl bags 2 golds, 1 silver in Jeddah weightlifting tourney
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 7 October) — Fellow Zamboangeños rejoiced over the victory of Rose Jean Ramos at the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth...
BODY AND SOLE: Leylah Fernandez: Giant slayer
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – I was a fan of Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka – until Leylah Fernandez of Canada beat...
Floral floats welcome Diaz, Marcial in Zambo homecoming
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 1 Sep) – With Air Force personnel on board two floats adorned with fresh flowers on their sides, a barbell...
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz to Pacquiao: “you’re still a legend”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 August) – The country’s first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz on Sunday thanked world boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao...
Paalam brings home silver to cap PH’s best Olympic performance ever
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 07 August) – Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam settled for the silver medal after losing to British fighter Galal Yafai in...
Paalam victory brings jubilation to kin, fans in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 5 Aug) – Jubilation rang out inside the small house in Pasil, Barangay Kauswagan here when the judges...
With Marcial’s bronze, Zamboanga City now has 2 treasures in sports
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 5 Aug) – Flooded with congratulatory greetings as the only city in the Philippines to have produced two Olympic Medals...
Paalam wins vs Japanese hometown bet
MARAMAG, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 5 Aug) – Carlo Paalam won via unanimous decision Thursday against hometown bet Ryomei Tanaka at the Tokyo Olympics.
Paalam’s victory...
Nesthy Petecio loses to Japanese opponent, takes silver at Tokyo Olympics
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 03 August) – Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio appeared to be the aggressor and landed cleaner shots, but the judges saw...
Pinoy boxer Carlo Paalam defeats Olympic champ, bags 4th medal for PH
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 03 August) – Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam ousted Olympic champion Shakhobidin Zoirov in their flyweight quarterfinal bout on Tuesday and...
Mindanawon athletes shine in Tokyo Olympics; PH now assured of at least 3 medals
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 01 August) – As of Sunday (Aug. 1), the Philippines is assured of at least three medals at the ongoing...
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz’ other role: Food Ambassador of ZamPen
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 01 August) – Hidilyn Diaz of Barangay Mampang is not only a weightlifting icon and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, in...
Siargao surfers extend winning streaks in World Surfing Games
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 03 June) – The road to the Tokyo Olympics is getting closer for two surfers from this surfing...
Game-fishing competition in Misamis Oriental kicks off
SUGBONGCOGON, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 21 May) – Anglers from different parts of the country are now vying for the First Big Catch Game...
Youth football standout from Surigao del Sur gets US scholarship
Samuel Reuben Wilhelm Chavez from Surigao del Sur, a standout in Philippine youth football, has received a scholarship to Judson University, in Elgin, Illinois...
LAWAS UG LAPA-LAPA: Panaghoy sa Kalatungan
PANGANTUKAN, Bukidnon (MindaNews / Marso 8) – Nasaka na nako ang Mount Kitanglad (2,899 masl) ug Mount Dulang-dulang (2,938 masl), duha sa pinakataas nga...
‘Pinoy Aquaman’ to set record in Sibugay Bay swim
TUBIGON, Bohol (MindaNews / 22 Feb) -- After a 27-month hiatus, environmental-lawyer and long distance swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine is back in the...
President Duterte wants to try surfing in Siargao, says SEA Games gold medalist
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao (MindaNews / 11 Dec) – Southeast Asian Games surfing gold medalist Nilbie Blancada said President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants to try surfing...
CSC welcomes proposed bill to grant Civil Service eligibility to SEAGames medalists and coaches
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 December) – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is supporting a proposed bill to grant Civil Service eligibility to medalists...
Davao del Sur’s Petecio is AIBA Women’s World Boxing champ
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 October) – The new champion in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing featherweight division is a Mindanawon from Sta. Cruz...
Filipino surfer captures international surfing title
CLOUD NINE, GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 9 Oct) – It was a neck-to-neck battle between Hawaii and the Philippines in the final...
Filipino surfer takes revenge at Cloud Nine
CLOUD NINE, GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 8 Oct) – It’s a total vengeance for the home-grown surfer John Mark “Marama” Tokong after...
Split decision: Pacquiao defeats Thurman
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 July) – Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao won via a split decision in his fight Sunday (Manila time) against erstwhile undefeated...
Mindanawon boxer wins in Pacquiao-Thurman prelim fight
A Mindanawon boxer eked out a technical knockout in the fourth round of a flyweight bout in Las Vegas on Sunday (Manila Time).
Genisis Libranza,...
PACQUIAO WATCH: Thurman is hittable, beatable
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 02 June) -- Watching few videos of Keith Thurman fights makes you agree he packs a wallop. His unbeaten record...
Long jump champ from R-12 to get house and lot
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/29 May) – Region 12’s long jump ace Hazel Domocum only wanted to renovate their modest home in Barangay Rang-ay in...
Region 12 lands 4th in Palarong Pambansa; overall Mindanao haul: 74 Gold, 116 Silver,...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 May) – Mindanao’s Region 12 – also referred to as Soccsksargen – landed fourth overall among the country's 17...
SPORTS TALK: A glorious way to end an illustrious coaching stint
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 May) -- It was indeed a glorious farewell appearance for coach Domingo Subo, who is touted as a 'legendary' football coach from Barotac Nuevo, after capturing his 5th championship trophy in 11 appearances in Palarong Pambansa.
DepEd-12 to give P3-M incentive for winning athletes
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 May) – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 12 has allotted some P3 million as incentive for winning athletes...
BARMM football team targets bronze
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/03 May) - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will play for bronze in the elementary boys football competition of the...
Palarong Pambansa: Medal Tally as of 6:26:18 p.m., May 2, 2019
Medal tally for Mindanao's six regions highlighted in yellow
Palarong Pambansa: medal tally as of 11:23:24 a.m., May 2, 2019
Medal tally of Mindanao's six regions highlighted in yellow
Newly opened Davao sports complex littered with trash after Palaro opening
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Apr) – Several plastic bottles and other wastes were left on the bleachers of the newly-opened football stadium of...
Duterte vows to continue support for sports programs
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday assured the country’s young athletes of government’s continued support to the sports programs to help them hone their potentials.
Palarong Pambansa 2019 opens Sunday in Davao City amid tight security
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 April) -- Organizers of the 62nd Palarong Pambansa (National Games) assured delegates from the country’s 17 regions of their security during the week-long multi-sport event, which will open on Sunday
Heavy security readied for Palaro in Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 April) – At least 3,866 military and police personnel will be deployed during the 62nd Palarong Pambansa (National Games), the country’s...
BODY AND SOLE: Fun on slopes
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 March) – It was my first full marathon – the 2nd Davao International Marathon on March 10 – and it gave me both uncertainty and excitement.
P3.5-B sports center to rise in Sarangani, Pacquiao says
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/5 March) – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the construction of a state-of-the-art sports center, with indoor training facilities, in nearby...
12 y.o. DAVRAA athlete dies of pneumonia
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 Jan) – A 12-year-old volleyball player competing in the ongoing Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) died at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday...
Pacquiao retains WBA crown via unanimous decision
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 20 January) – Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao retained his WBA World welterweight title via a unanimous decision win over American...
PACQUIAO WATCH: A step closer
Deep within him, Sen. Manny Pacquiao knows his time is almost done or even past due.
At age 40, everything physical about him 10 or...
PSC official says Davao ready to host BIMP-EAGA Games in 2020
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 14 January) – It’s high time for Davao City to host the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area...
Datu Salumay Invitational Trail Run: It’s called DaSal for a reason
Text and photos by Bobby Timonera
MARILOG, Davao City (MindaNews / 17 Nov) – “Victory favors the prepared.” I read these words emblazoned at the back...