By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. KNOWING our province capital town Lingayen’s chief executive Leopoldo N. Bataoil, an avid sports buff especially in cycling, he did not think twice when I proposed to him the holding of a bicycle road race in his town on November 27, in conjunction with the…

By Jesus Garcia Jr. THE star-studded Lingayen bikefest dubbed as “Arangkada Lingayen Cycling Classic 2023” will definitely push through on November 27, 2023, which coincides with the celebration of one our national heroes, Andres Bonifacio. The star-studded cycling road race is another sports project organized by the LGU of Lingayen…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE country’s oldest sports media organization, the Philippine Sports Association (PSA) headed by Philippine Star sports editor Nelson Beltran, will hold its traditional Awards Night on January 29 next year at Diamond Hotel in Manila. PSA will fete our country’s top performing athletes this year…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   OUR national weather bureau just announced that the wet season this year is already over and clarified that there might be some rain showers during the night. These are the signs that Christmas time is already just around the corner. Our athletes, particularly those…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, avid basketball buffs, watched on tv how our best national basketball quintet, “Gilas Pilipinas” under the mentorship of Chot Reyes was humiliated during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Championship 2023 winning only once out of their five skirmishes. Yes, despite having Filipino-American NBA player…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   AFTER 10 and a half years of absence due to political reasons, Pangasinan’s most well-known one-day bikefest, “Werweran ed Mangaldan,” finally returned on October 25. However, this time, it came with a different format and sponsor. Unlike the original setup, which was exclusively for…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   FIRSTLY, the talk of Philippine sports these days is about the stunning “positive” doping test result of our naturalized player, Gilas Pilipinas 5 guard-forward Justin Brownlee in the Hangzhou Asian Games where our country seized the elusive gold medal, our first after 61 years….

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE 15-day Asian Games in Hangzhou, China (September 23 – October 8) finally ended. As expected, the host and defending champion China emerged as the best country in the orient when it comes to sports, securing an impressive 201 gold, 111 silver, and 71…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   AS I write this piece on Thursday, just three days before the conclusion of the 19th Asian Games hosted by Hangzhou, China, it appears that our national athletes are poised to fall short of surpassing or matching our achievements in the 18th edition of…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE 19th Asian Games 2023 officially kicked off on September 23 in Hangzhou, China, and sports enthusiasts worldwide have been glued to their screens to witness the spectacular opening ceremony and the parade of athletes from 45 nations. With a total of 40 different…