A former street vendor, Bryan last saw his mother and five siblings in 2021, when he left his home in Davao del Sur, to look for work opportunities in General Santos City. After dropping out of school, he found it hard to find a stable job in his home town. "Life is very difficult back home. I left because I wanted to find a job and not be a burden to my family," he
FIDE, jointly with the Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff’s office, will hold the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners. The tournament is set to take place on the International Day of Education in Prison, from 13-14 October. The online event is open to male, female and youth teams representing correctional facilities. So far, prisons and correctional facilities from 20 countries have registered for the competition.
After a successful Tokyo Olympic stint, the Philippines is on target for another triumphant sports victory as a team of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the General Santos City Jail battles Mongolia for the right to be declared as champion of the 1st Intercontinental Online Chess Tournament for