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Tennis champ Alex Eala wins first qualifying match for US Open 2024
By Marivir Montebon Philippine tennis champion Alex Eala made a historic entry into the US Open on August 19 as she won her first qualifying match against 26-year-old Australian Maddison Inglis. Eala, 19, is the first Filipino tennis player to have the chance to qualify in the 16 spots at the US Open 2024. At […]
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Mabuhay to the 22 at the Paris Olympics!
By Loida Nicolas Lewis PARIS — France just knows how to wow the world with the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics! Every other country that hosted the modern Olympics since its founding in Greece in 1896 held the opening ceremony in a giant stadium. Each country’s athletes marched waving their flags to […]
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I LOVE MY JOB: Dezza Pastor: Preaching the benefits of yoga to the elderly
Dezza Pastor has been a yoga and meditation instructor for almost 15 years. She has a wide swath of students — from teens to seniors in their 80s — all looking to improve their strength, sleep better and learning to relax. Unlike many of her students who train in a classroom, the elderly are a […]
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Andrew Cabindol: Powerlifter, designer, beatboxer
By Cristina DC Pastor If Andrew Cabindol were an image, he would be a three-dimensional hologram, juggling his most intense passions: powerlifting, creative design and music. He recently announced he was competing in the first-ever FISU University World Championship Powerlifting competition to be held July 23-27, 2024 in Tartu, Estonia as a representative of Team […]
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Charina Amunategui: Banking, bodybuilding and the power of personal branding
By Cristina DC Pastor Charina Amunategui, this year’s PIDCI Grand Marshal, is all that and most certainly more. An Executive Director at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, her life’s narrative demonstrates the power of perseverance, unwavering determination, and the quest for holistic wellbeing, which includes physical, mental and emotional health. The harsh realities of life […]
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Beckham: Pop culture icon, football hero, family man
By Wendell Gaa David Beckham is arguably the greatest football (or soccer as it’s known in the U.S.) athlete to never have won a World Cup trophy. Of course, that view is subjective and there can be countless arguments how several of his other football peers from other countries could be just as gifted, if […]
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PBA player Justin Melton examines options after retirement
By Wendell Gaa Basketball is a sport which is practically ingrained in the blood of Filipinos and FilAms alike. Whether or not we may be active players — I’m not one myself unlike my late father Ambassador Willy Gaa and younger brother — it is the one sport which bonds Filipinos globally, from the arena […]
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Marathoner, anthem singer Jim Diego has died
By Gerald Tabios The running community has lost a beloved member. Jim Diego, a resident of Jackson Heights, Queens, has died at the age of 38. Cause of death remains unknown. On Monday, the parents issued a statement regarding Jim’s sudden demise. “It is with great sadness to share the news about the untimely passing of our beloved Jim Diego. Jim was our only child and was everything to Vic and me. Not only was he our […]
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Weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz sets sight on Paris 2024
By Marilyn Abalos Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, was in the U.S. recently to raise funds and participate in a training program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Passing through New York, Hidilyn was on her way to Atlanta, Georgia to train before competing in Bogota, Colombia for […]