BY JUN RAMIREZ   *   NATIONAL athletes and coaches can now enjoy 20 percent discounts in the purchase of goods and services similar to incentives granted to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD). The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulations No. 13-2020 that implemented the law expanding the coverage […]

By Jun Ramirez     National athletes and coaches can now enjoy 20 percent discounts in the purchase of goods and services similar to incentives granted to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD). The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulations No. 13-2020 that implemented the law expanding the coverage of incentives […]

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA       The 10th ASEAN Para Games, which the country will be hosting in October, has been officially canceled by the ASEAN Para Sports Federation. In a letter dated May 8, Major General Osoth Bhavilai, president of APSF, said they are canceling the event for athletes with disabilities after taking into consideration […]

  BY REY C. LACHICA       For the region’s para athletes – those with various physical disabilities – 2020 could be considered as their saddest year. That’s because the 10th ASEAN Para Games – already delayed twice – is likely to be canceled at all as funding is now of great concern for […]

BY NICK GIONGCO       Unlike other athletes who need space to train to remain on active mode amid the pandemic, those who excel in E-Sports don’t require an area where they could jump rope, do plyometrics or even run sprints. For a master gamer like Caviar Acampado, the Starcraft 2 gold medalist in […]