Category: Fair Play

Underdogs and undermanned: Azkals in familiar grounds

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 31 edition. AFTER seeing the Azkals pool for their World…

Pacquiao vs. the unsullied

We may disagree with Manny Pacquiao’s politics but when it comes to boxing, the guy is simply constant — he’s…

Marcial vs. Abap: A fight we don’t need

With the Tokyo Olympics just over two months away, boxing hopeful Eumir Marcial should be in the final phase of…

The elephant in Pacquiao’s bill

Senator Manny Pacquiao delivers his privilege speech regarding the death of Kian Delos Santos, during the regular Senate Session on Tuesday. Delos Santos, the 17-year old grade 11 student who was allegedly involved in illegal drugs was killed in an anti-drugs police operation in Caloocan recently. (JAY GANZON)

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 22 edition. Manny Pacquiao’s heart is in the right place,…

Marcial has the edge

HAPPIER TIMES. Eumir Marcial (second from left) is joined by Abap president Ricky Vargas (third from left) during the Elorde Boxing Awards. (Photo grabbed from Eumir Marcial's Facebook page)

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 15 edition. Olympian boxer Eumir Marcial is in the news…

Cebu standouts

ALL SMILES. Trizza Musni poses with dad Dino , who is joined by the author (left) and coach Jinggoy Roa during the 2017 SunStar Cup.

Football in Cebu may have taken a standstill, but that doesn’t mean the Central Visayas Football Association has also stopped…

Open water dreams

CAN YOU MUSTER THIS? Here's the route for the 1-kilometer category of the PJ Open Water Challenge. (Image from PJ Open Watter Facebook account)

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 8 edition. During the launch of the Olango Swim Challenge,…

Sports, optics and politics

THE FIRST. Mayor Edgar Labella is the first Cebu City mayor to jog regularly at the Cebu City Sports Center.

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 6 edition One of my favorite stories involving Edgar Labella…

Tennis in Moalboal

EMGEN. Members of the Emgen Tennis Club pose before the start of their tournament. Emgen is one of the three tennis clubs in Moalboal.

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 5 edition Getting stuck here in Moalboal has its perks,…

A better SEAG stint

HISTORIC. The men's volleyball team against Indonesia in the finals of the 2019 Sea Games, the first time in 42 years the country made the gold medal round. (PSC FOTO)

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 1 edition. A few weeks ago, when the nation’s capital…