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SWS: 95% of Filipinos proud when PH does well in international sports

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 07:45:04 +0000

MAJORITY of Filipinos are proud when the Philippines does well at international sports competitions, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday. The poll from September 27 to 30 among 1,800 Filipino adults nationwide showed 95 percent of respondents (79 percent very proud and 17 percent somewhat proud) were proud when the country […]

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Lacson: Senate must probe Phisgoc ‘excesses’ in SEA Games

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Credit to Author: Bernadette Tamayo| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:03:49 +0000

THE impressive performance of Filipino athletes should not prevent the Senate from investigating the alleged “excesses” by the committee in charge of organizing the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which the Philippines hosted in December. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, in a phone patch interview on Thursday, cited “issues on the transfer of funds from PSC (Philippine […]

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Lorenzana, Clement to pay tribute to SEA Games’ soldier athletes

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:30:12 +0000

DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces Chief Noel Clement will pay tribute to soldiers who participated in the just concluded 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. WATCH: Homage to the winners Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said Lorenzana and Clement would lead a thanksgiving dinner at Camp […]

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PH men’s volleyball team falls to Indonesia, settles for silver

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:02:05 +0000

THE gold medal remained elusive for the Philippine men’s volleyball team as it suffered a sweep to Indonesia, 21-25, 25-27, 17-25, in the finals on Tuesday night at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Nonetheless, the Filipino spikers nabbed their first silver in the biennial meet since 1977 and first podium finish since the country’s […]

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PH jujitsu squad finishes SEAG with 2 more golds

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:28:16 +0000

ADRIAN Guggenheim and Annie Ramirez added a gold medal each to the Philippine jiujitsu team’s haul after topping their respective weight divisions in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) on Tuesday at the Laus Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. Guggenheim forced Indonesia’s Willy Willy to submission to rule the men’s under-77 kg class. Ramirez […]

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PH soft tennis team emerges overall winner to end SEA Games campaign

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:20:01 +0000

THE Philippine soft tennis team capped their 30th Southeast Asian Games campaign on a good note by claiming victory in the men’s team event finals at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Court in Manila. Team Philippines defeated Thailand, 2-1, to emerge overall winner on Tuesday. Noel Damian Jr. and Mark Anthony Alcoseba opened the finals campaign […]

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PH seals 1-2 finish in SEAG tennis doubles

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Credit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 16:17:37 +0000

Jeson Patrombon and Francis Alcantara bested their compatriots Ruben Gonzales and Treat Conrad Huey, 7-6, 7-5, on Saturday to complete a gold and silver finish for the Philippines in the men’s doubles tennis competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex tennis court. Patrombon and Alcantara relied on on […]

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