LINGAYEN—Nine young Pangasinan chess champions who were regular participants in the Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. chess clinic series and tournaments since 2009 made waves in various chess tournaments here and abroad in 2011. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. congratulated the young chess champs for continuously bringing honors to the province and vowed…
LINGAYEN—Newly-minted International Grandmaster (GM) Oliver Barbosa ruled the 3rd Gov. Amado T. Espino Cup Chess Tournament held on December 17 and 18 at the Provincial Training and Development Center here. Barbosa earned a total of 6.5 points, conceding only a draw with fellow GM Mark Paragua in the fifth round,…
CHESS MOVES—More than 200 woodpushers, including Grand Master Mark Paragua (lower right photo), participated in the 3rd Gov. Amado T. Espino Cup Chess Tournament held last week in Lingayen. Newly-minted Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa (right, lower left photo) receives his trophy from Provincial Sports Director Modesto Operania. (PIA-Photo) Back to Homepage
LINGAYEN—It’s about five months in the countdown to the 2012 Palarong Pambansa that has been tentatively scheduled for May 6 to 12. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. said the dates were set by the Department of Education although he has yet set to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Education Secretary Armin…
PRISAA (Private Schools Athletic Association) Region I athletes, most of whom are from Pangasinan and Dagupan City, have intensified their training in preparation for the PRISAA National Collegiate Games to be held April 22-28 in Cebu City and Tagbilaran City, Bohol. They will compete in thirteen events: athletics, basketball, volleyball,…
1ST GOV. AMADO T. ESPINO, JR. CUP THE women table tennis team of the University of Luzon (UL) proved it is among the best among national-level players when it grabbed the 2nd runner-up position in the women’s category in the 1st Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. Cup Pangasinan National Open…
DAGUPAN City will host the 64th National Student Basketball Championship (NSBC) on February 27- March 3 next year under the auspices of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP). Graham Lim, BAP secretary-general, announced during a visit to Dagupan last week that the games will be participated in by the…
My second world title watch By Jesus A. Garcia BY the time this piece comes out, the world title fight between Filipino World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion Brian Viloria and number one contender Giovanni Segura of Mexico on December 11 (PH time) may still be in progress or already…
GOLD AND SILVER WINNERS–Provincial Administrator Rafael F. Baraan (3rd from right) presents the cash incentives to Team Pangasinan members who won gold and silver medals in the regional qualifying leg of Batang Pinoy sports competition held in Baguio City last November 24-27. Some 23 young athletes from Pangasinan are set…
LINGAYEN–The 1st Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. Cup-Pangasinan Open Table Tennis Tournament opened on December 9 at the Pangasinan State University (PSU). The event, which will end on December 11, is organized in partnership with the Pangasinan Table Tennis Federation.
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