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BRANDON VERA EXCITED WITH POSSIBILITY OF FACING BUCHECHA IN THE ONE CIRCLE

Filipino-American ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera is spending much needed quality time with his wife Jessica and newborn Atreyu Timothy in Guam amid the pandemic. But ONE Championship’s recent bolster of its heavyweight division has the reigning king enthusiastic about a handful of potential matchups. One such matchup could possibly come against […]

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Politics

NEW CLARK CITY TO HAVE NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY FOR HS STUDENTS — VILLAFUERTE

In support of grassroots sports development, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure establishing a ‘premier training center” that will offer full or partial scholarships, with special emphasis on developing the athletic skills of young Filipinos in a bid to mold them into world-class athletes. Villafuerte said “the establishment of the National Academy of Sports  […]

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ANKITI BOSE, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF ZILINGO, TO JOIN ‘THE APPRENTICE: ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION’ AS GUEST JUDGE

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announced that Zilingo co-founder and CEO Ankiti Bose is confirmed to join ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong on The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition as one of 12 guest CEOs. Bose will help judge and mentor 16 contestants in a a […]

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THE RISE OF ASIAN-AMERICAN MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES IN ONE CHAMPIONSHIP

Asia’s largest martial arts organization, ONE Championship, without a doubt, has the largest collection of Asian martial arts World Champions who are currently employed on its elite roster of talent. The list of legendary figures is long and consists of some of the most iconic names in the history of martial arts. The roster includes Japanese mixed […]

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UP FIGHTING MAROONS CHEER UP FRONTLINERS WITH ZOOMUSTAHAN

With people around the world cheering, applauding and saying thank you to their frontliners from balconies and plazas, the University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) expressed gratitude and appreciation for local frontliners in their own unique way. UP Fighting Maroons Noah Webb, Kobe Paras, Ricci Rivero, James Spencer, David Murrell, Joe Gomez de […]

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TEAM LAKAY’S JOSHUA PACIO VOWS TO BE BETTER THIS YEAR

Reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines says if you’ve been impressed with his performances so far, you haven’t seen anything yet. The 23-year-old phenom vows to showcase a much better version of himself this year. Pacio attributes his improvement to the lessons learned in 2019. After succumbing to Japanese […]

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DANNY KINGAD PROMISES ‘SOMETHING NEW’ IN 2020

For three rounds, Danny Kingad tested himself against the greatest flyweight mixed martial fighter in history, Demetrious Johnson.  And while Kingad was unable to secure the victory over the “Mighty Mouse” when they clashed in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship Finals, it did give him a sense of foothold in the rankings. Kingad […]

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ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ON TAP FOR RECORD 50 LIVE EVENTS IN 2020

Martial arts giant ONE Championship just concluded a landmark 2019, the promotion’s biggest year yet. But it has already dropped a huge bombshell heading into 2020. The organization’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media late Sunday night to announce that ONE Championship is set to produce a record-high 50 live events this […]

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Politics

GO GIVES SHOES TO ILOILO BAREFOOT RUNNERS

Senator Bong Go sent rubber shoes to 24 members of the athletics team of an elementary school in the northern Iloilo town of Balasan. Go sent the shoes after learning that the team was declared over-all champion, despite running barefoot, in an athletics competition for elementary boys and girls in the Iloilo Schools Sports Council […]

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Government

SAMBO IS AN EMERGING MEDAL SOURCE FOR PH SPORTS – NOGRALES

“Sambo is just starting to take root in the country yet our sambo athletes have already brought us pride and honor in international competition.” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, Chairman of Pilipinas Sambo Federation, Inc. (PSFI) after the Philippines harvested six medals in two days of competition in the 30th Southeast […]