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19 students hurt as bus falls off cliff in Negros

pinoysport — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:18:05 +0000

BACOLOD CITY — Nineteen students from Don Bosco school in Cebu City were injured after the bus they were riding fell into a cliff in Don Salvador Benedicto town in Negros Occidental Saturday morning.

Bacolod to host Azkals vs Guam friendly

pinoysport — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:03:12 +0000

MANILA — June will really be a busy month for the Philippine men's football team Azkals as it set to take on Guam in a friendly match on Independence Day, just a week after the scheduled encounter with Indonesia in…

DBC’s Gerali joins U22 coaching staff

pinoysport — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:33:56 +0000

THE Philippine Under-22 team has started its preparations for the qualifying round of the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup from June 23 to July 3 at Myanmar. The team conducted tryouts for provincial…

Eye on the football: NCR captains set goals

pinoysport — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:51:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Many people see football as pure entertainment and fad. Some see it as a hobby or a way of spending their leisure time.

Badminton: smashing barriers

pinoysport — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:10:02 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos think they know enough of badminton (at least, enough to play the game) when, in fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Unlike other sports, a simple Google search of “badminton Philippines” unfortunately does not immediately yield …

Who can be called the greatest?

pinoysport — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:00:46 +0000

Nicknames, sobriquets, tags or titles for sports stars make sports even more interesting. The practice is a throwback to the time when boxing or wrestling matches had to be hyped with superhuman names to entice an otherwise unbelieving public to buy tickets

PHL expects to field smallest Olympic team

pinoysport — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:54:04 +0000

source: Olmin Leyba | philstar.com

With only one athlete in boxer Mark Anthony Barriga qualified for the 2012 Olympics so far and others still scrambling for slots, sports officials are bracing for what probably could be the smallest Phl delegation in recent years.

“The way it looks, our assessment is maybe five to six athletes will be included in the delegation, so that’s a far cry from the last two Olympics,” Philippine Olympic Committee first vice president and chef de mission Manny Lopez said yesterday.

Phl sent 15 bets to Beijing in 2008 and 16 in Athens four years earlier. And even if the POC’s conservative target of six would be met, it would be the lowest since 12 carried the flag in 1996. But in that meet, boxer Onyok Velasco brought home a silver medal, the best the country can produce in the Olympiad and Phl’s last medal to date.

Barriga placed ninth in the AIBA World Championships to qualify. His teammates led by Asiad champ Rey Saludar and the women’s delegation will try to follow suit in the separate qualifying meets next year as do weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and a group of shooters. Swimming and athletics are assured of mandatory slots, one male and one female each.

Most of the Olympic hopefuls are looking to make it via the backdoor, that is through the “Tripartite Invitation Places “or TIPs in 16 sports and reallocation of “unused slots” or vacancies in six sports.

Lopez, however, revealed that Phl has been disqualified for TIPs since only countries with six or less Olympians in the past two editions are entitled to such. Phl is left to seek unused slots in boxing, cycling, fencing, taekwondo and wrestling.

“Our only chance is if some slots will be given up in six sports where we can get it as substitutes. So we’re encouraging NSAs to convince their respective international federations to grant them slots,” said Lopez, reportedly groomed as a candidate for the next POC polls.

He lamented the dwindling number of Pinoy bets in the Olympics.

“While others have been improving by leaps and bounds, sad to say, we’ve not been developing competitively on a high standard. For the first time, wag naman sana, this would be our lowest number of contingent for the Olympics. But we’re still thinking on the positive side kaya pinipilit naming gawin ang lahat para madagdagan,” he said.

Pacquiao defends yacht purchase, cancels US trip

pinoysport — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:06:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing champion and Sarangani Congressman Manny Pacquiao defended himself from critics who lambasted him for buying a P25-million yacht.

He sought understanding from the public amid the ongoing relief drive for survivors of tropical storm Sendong in Mindanao and parts of the Visayas.

“Nagpadala naman tayo nang tulong sa Cagayan [de Oro] (We sent help to Cagayan de Oro),” he told ABS-CBN correspondent Jay Dayupay.

Pacquiao clarified that he bought the Italian yacht before Sendong struck southern Philippines last week.

The 8-division champion visited Cagayan de Oro on Friday to personally hand out relief goods to Sendong victims.

“Nagpunta tayo ng Cagayan de Oro para tumulong at magbigay sa kanila ng inspirasyon (We went to Cagayan de Oro to extend help and provide inspiration),” he said.

The boxing champion was hit by some netizens for allegedly being “insensitive” for buying expensive items at a time when thousands of people are suffering due to the damages caused by Sendong.

Pacquiao said he sees nothing wrong in buying a boat for his family.

The money used for the yacht came from his earnings as a boxer and businessman, he said.

“Pera ko naman ‘yon, hindi ko naman ninakaw ‘yon at pinagpawisan ko ‘yon, sana maintindihan nila (I used my own money, I did not steal and I worked for it. I hope they understand),” he said.

Pacquiao also decided to cancel his family’s planned Christmas vacation trip to the US.

He said they will spend Christmas in General Santos City instead. – via ABS-CBNews

Manny Pacquiao buys P25-M yacht (VIDEO)

pinoysport — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:38:21 +0000

source: abs-cbnnews.com

World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has bought a P25-million yacht as a Christmas gift to his family.

The Italian-made yacht, named “Sarangani’s Pride,” is Pacquiao’s surprise treat to his family following his successful bout against Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez last November 12.

Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, said they had been dreaming of owning a yacht for sometime now.

“Andaming blessing na dumating atsaka ‘yung yate, iniisip lang namin dati na kelan kaya kami magkakaroon ng ganyan? Tapos ngayon, eto na,” she said.

The fully furnished vessel was blessed by a priest on Wednesday.

Pacquiao’s boat is considered as the “Ferrari” of yachts.

It carries 3 jet skis, worth P1 million each, and it can travel from Sarangani to Manila in a day-and-a-half.

Pacquiao said he and his family will have plenty of bonding time while riding the yacht.

“Regalo ko sa pamilya ko at sa mga kids ko, wife ko after ng [Marquez] fight,” he said.

The “gift” is also seen by some as Pacquiao’s way to make up for a recent issue surrounding his marriage.

Shortly before the Marquez fight, rumors about Jinkee’s supposed plan to have her marriage to Pacquiao annulled circulated.

But this was vehemently denied by the boxing champion.

Jinkee now maintains that their problems are already a thing of the past.

“Actually, hindi ko na iniisip eh. Hindi ko na dapat iniisip ulit. Saka ‘di ko na dapat balikan pa,” said Jinkee. — With a report from Jay Dayupay, ABS-CBN News SOKSARGEN

Manny Pacquiao buys P25-M yacht (VIDEO)

Rehab of old venues pushed

pinoysport — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:24:13 +0000

source: Abac Cordero | philstar.com

As the new training center remains on the drawing board, the hundreds of national athletes will have to make do with what the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission could offer.

Jose Cojuangco, the POC president, said they are looking at the renovation of the training facilities in Baguio City, and the development of existing venues for shooting, archery and other combat sports.

“We know what we have in mind,” said Cojuangco, who sat down with President Aquino a couple of weeks ago to stress the need for the construction of a new training center for the national athletes.

Cojuangco has been batting for this the last couple of years, but the project remains easier said than done because of the huge budget needed for the construction of the training center outside of Metro Manila.

Cojuangco is looking at an area in Clark in Pampanga as the ideal site, and said if it happens, the national athletes will be pulled out of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and Philsports in Pasig.

The POC chief said Metro Manila, with all the pollution and distractions, is no longer conducive for the national athletes.

President Aquino, according to Cojuangco, is open to the idea of a new training center but for the meantime he suggested that the POC as well as the PSC try to maximize what they have right now, especially when it comes to funding.

The President urged the top sports leaders to prioritize the sports that will receive full backing from the government, and just seek additional help from the private sector so there will be enough for the others national sports associations (NSAs).

Richie Garcia, the PSC chairman, said they are looking at 15 sports, all Olympic events, that will get full funding from the government sports agency starting next year.

The idea of selling the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex was even brought up, and the huge portion of the sale would be used for the new training center like that of the other countries.

“All the leaders in sports in Asia have training centers. I told President Noynoy that we need it. But since it would take time to put up the training center, we agreed to develop the sports facility in Baguio City first,” said Cojuangco.

“Then we can develop the Teachers Camp, and the venues in shooting, archery, taekwondo and the other combat sports,” he added.