Alyssa Valdez won’t be seeing action in the Southeast Asian Volleyball Grand Prix in Nakhon Ratchassima, Thailand next week after hurting her right ankle. In a medical certificate provided to the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc., orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jose Raul Canlas of St. Luke’s Medical Center ruled that the 26-year-old top spiker suffered a […]
A mix of young and veteran players make up the national chess team that will see action in the 30th Southeast Asian Games that the country is hosting starting Nov. 30. Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna, Woman FIDE Master Cherry Ann Mejia, International Master Daniel Quizon and David Elorta will play in the blitz event while Catherine […]
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The Philippines has granted the request of Timor-Leste to come eight weeks early for the 30thSoutheast Asian Games set to start Nov. 30. The tiny republic, which was admitted in the Games only in 2003, is sending a motley 18-man delegation to the biennial Games. In a letter to Tomas Carrasco of the Philippine Southeast […]
Continue reading …Meetings with key people at Malacañang this weekend hope to remedy the problem of the procurement of competition equipment for the staging of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, chief of mission Butch Ramirez, chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said yesterday. Ramirez said an estimated P600 million worth of equipment that will be used during […]
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The Philippine swimming team could end up finding itself fully submerged in the 30th Southeast Asian Games based on the results of their recent performance in the Philippine National Open. A total of 27 swimmers, beefed by acquisitions from overseas, have been submitted for inclusion to the Nov. 30-Dec. 11 SEAG, according to the Philippine […]
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The Chef de Mission (CDM) team, headed by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez, will meet the competition managers, presidents and secretary generals of all national sports associations on Friday at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The gathering, set to begin 10 a.m., will discuss several important matters in preparation for the upcoming […]
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