PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Jr. chess: Pascua rips foe
Manila, Philippines – FIDE Master Haridas Pascua took the scalp of Joey Albert Florendo to jumpstart his campaign in the National Junior Championships grand finals at the Event Center in Tanauan, Batangas. Joining Pascua in the win-column were Vince Angelo Medina, Franz Robert Grafil, Joel Pimentel Jr., and Baltazar Rafales. Medina toppled Trista Frech Ibaoc; Grafil downed Jan Francis Mirano;...
DLSC Chess Cup May 12
Manila, Philippines – The second De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC) Chess Cup will be held on May 12 at the Milagros de Rosario building, De La Salle Canlubang, Biñan, Laguna. The event, open to all untitled players who are members of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), is divided into two categories: the Non-Masters for adult players and the Kiddies for players below 15 years...
Twin chess tilts get underway
Manila, Philippines – The grand finals of the 2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championships get under way today at the Tanauan Event Center in Tanauan City, Batangas. A total of 180 qualifiers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will see action in 12 categories (boys & girls -8under, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 20under) in the Age Group championships. The top finishers will be...
Visayas age-group chessfest underway
Manila, Philippines – The Visayas leg of the 2012 National Age Group Chess Championships got under way last April 4 with 167 players from Cebu, Negros Occidental, Leyte, and other areas as far as Zamboanga, Davao, Misamis Oriental, General Santos City and the National Capital Region taking part at the Gov. Corazon Cabagnot Training Center in Kalibo, Aklan. The tournament, sponsored and hosted...
GMA chess
Manila, Philippines – The GMA Water District Open rapid non-master chess tournament will be held on April 15 at the GMAWD-Brgy. Kua Training and Sports Plaza in GMA, Cavite. The opening ceremony will coincide with the occasion of the 23rd Anniversary of GMA Water District. Open to all unrated, untitled and non-master chess players in the event organized by GMA Cavite Chess Players Association,...
Checkmate classes
The provincial sorties of Milo-sponsored Checkmate summer chess clinics begin Tuesday, April 10 in Cabuyao, San Pablo City and Dagupan City before proceeding to Paniqui, Tarlac on April 13. The chess clinic in Cabuyao will be held at Angels in Heaven School located at No. 138 Bonifacio St. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In San Pablo City, it will be conducted at the 3F Lobby cinema of Ultimart Shopping...
Grassroots chess
Manila, Philippines – The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) concludes its nationwide search for young chess talents with the staging of the Visayas leg on April 7-14 in Kalibo, Aklan. Close to 100 boys and girls players are competing in the final stage of the three-leg grassroots competition organized by NCFP and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine...
National chessfest
Manila, Philippines – The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold the 2012 National Open Chess Championships for men and women starting on April 16 at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) in Quezon City. The event also serves as qualifying for slots to the Philippine team to the 41st Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10. Elimination...
Mirano, Docena top Mindanao chess
Manila, Philippines – Jan Francis Mirano of Aklan defeated Keith Duval Ibaoc of Cagayan de Oro in the sixth and final round to rule the boys division of the 2012 Gov. Oscar S. Moreno National Juniors Chess Championships at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol Grounds. Mirano, member of the vaunted Far Eastern U chess team, tallied 5.0 points to share the top spot with Kenneth Norman Honculada...
