Published February 3, 2021, 7:13 PM
A product of community-based basketball tournaments, former PBA superstar Dondon Hontiveros believes that these types of leagues should continue as it helps in the development of players.
The statement of Hontiveros came after the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) approved the formation of a new league Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, which aims to continue the progress of players from the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
“I was a product of community-based basketball more than 20 years ago,” Hontiveros said, who had an illustrious pro career that started in the now-defunct MBA before he transferred to the PBA for almost two decades.
Published January 8, 2021, 3:49 PM
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said Friday that the Supplemental Guidelines to the Joint Agreement Order (JAO) will be distributed to sports organizers aiming to conduct sports meet particularly at the professional level.
According to Mitra, a former Palawan governor, the updated JAO guideline under No. 2020-0001 will clarify the rules that govern the holding of bubble training or competition.
Last year, upon the instructions of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, GAB joined hands in forming the guidelines of JAO No. 2020-001 with the Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Health.
Published December 26, 2020, 1:22 PM
One more Filipino fighter joined the list of international champions for the Philippines that highlighted the year 2020, a year that saw a number of either postponed, reset or canceled fights here and abroad because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reymart Gaballo became the latest titleholder for the Philippines as he scored a stunning split decision win against Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto Rico to claim the interim World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title last Dec. 21 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
He was selected as replacement after compatriot and four-time world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire tested positive for COVID-19 at least a week before the fight.
The impact of the International Tennis Federation’s suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) will be discussed in the weekly webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) on Tuesday.
To talk about the issue are Philta President Atty. Antonio Cablitas and Vice President Martin Misa, who are both going to tackle too, the plans and programs of the federation for 2021.
The 10:00 a.m. sessions is presented by San Miguel Corp., Go For Golf, MILO, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
GAB chairman Abraham ‘Baham’ Mitra makes up the other half of the public sports program powered by Smart and Upstream Media as official webcast partner. He will discuss about the recent 2nd Professional Sports Summit conducted by his office.