Chance encounter leads to massive break for Cebu football

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Feb. 14 edition.) This week marks two years since sports events…

DepEd taps Cebu to host Palarong Pambansa football bubble tournament

Football in the school sports system is finally making a comeback and it will start in Cebu. The Central Visayas…

Cebuana footballer in UK funds outreach program for Odette survivors

Suizette Nemeno, one of the pioneering batch of Cebuana footballers now based in London, managed to help 150 families who…

GAB chair Baham Mitra comes up with another novel idea for PHL sports

Baham Mitra, the gift that keeps on giving for Philippine professional sports, has come up with another unique and out-of-the-box…

PFF got P80M windfall a month after Hanoi; Will Malditas’ World Cup entry merit more financial windfall?

The unexpected Azkals semis entry—we didn’t even nominate a semis venue in the Suzuki Cup—had everyone on a high and…

Banking on the Malditas’ success

The success of the Malditas in the AFC Asian Women’s Cup has put the spotlight on women’s football in the…

Hoy! Pinoy sila!

The success of the Malditas–Filipinas for the other group–has again raised that old ugly argument, that they are not pure…

The crazy night when the Malditas had Pinoy fans celebrating like crazy

For Philippine football fans, Jan. 30, 2022 was one crazy night. For Philippine football fans who are also fans of…

Philippines’ date with history

Beat Thailand for the first time. Check.

Make the knockout stage for the first time. Check.

Good things come in threes, they say. I hope that holds true on Sunday.

Mandatory ROTC vs sports and pageantry

(Not really a sports topic, but..) After reading some of the comments on Sara Duterte’s plan for 18-year-olds to render…