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…

Malditas vs. Matildas

This is it. This was one of those shoot-for-the-stars and get-the-moon scenarios way, way back. The members of the Philippine…

Sara Duterte’s expensive hare-brained idea

Why is it, for a Duterte, the only way to promote nationalism and patriotism is to slapped citizens with a…

Why NSA reforms are impossible

One of the side stories in the saga between Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association…

Tiukinhoy’s no-nonsense approach

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Jan. 10, 2022 edition) While I think it was unfortunate for…