SEA Games 2017
Regional athletes train sights on PH SEA Games in 2019
September 1, 2017, 7:05 am
MANILA -- It's now the Philippines' turn to host the biennial Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after 14 years. This was formalized in a simple turnover ceremony on August 30 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following the colorful and vibrant closing ceremony of the 29th SEA… Read More
Spectacular closing ceremony as SEA Games flag goes to PH
August 31, 2017, 12:34 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- The 29th Southeast Asian Games ended Wednesday night with a spectacular cultural-inspired closing ceremony and the official handover of the SEA Games federation flag to the 2019 host, the Philippines. Among the highlights were Malaysia’s impressive showcase of a vibrant cultural… Read More
Alora settles for silver in taekwondo
August 30, 2017, 10:06 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- Taekwondo jins Kirstie Elaine Alora and Francis Aaron Agojo on Tuesday settled for the silver and bronze medals in the final day of competition in taekwondo and penultimate day of the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Alora displayed solid kicks on the body and face of opponent… Read More
PH wins 1 gold, 3 bronzes in pencak silat
August 29, 2017, 4:30 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippines on Tuesday won one gold and three bronzes in the Tanding category of the 29th Southeast Asian Games pencak silat competition at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara here. Dines Dumaan delivered the country's 24th gold when he won the men's Class A (45kg-55kg).… Read More
Syquia delivers equestrian gold in SEA Games
August 29, 2017, 9:24 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippines won another gold, two silvers and one bronze on Monday in the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Colin John Syquia won the men's individual event in the equestrian showjumping competition at the 3Q Equestrian Centre in Rawang. Rhezie Aragon took the silver medal in… Read More
Figure skater Martinez settles for silver in SEA Games
August 28, 2017, 6:25 pm
KUALA LUMPUR – Michael Martinez settled for the silver medal in the men's individual free skating event after falling down during his routine in the 29th Southeast Asian Games at the Empire City Arena in Damansara Perdana on Sunday night. The 20-year-old Martinez only managed to score 171.63… Read More
Medal tally: PH performance in the 29th SEA Games
August 28, 2017, 1:38 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- Here is the partial, official list of Filipino medalists as of 10:30 a.m. (August 28) in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games here. The Philippines remains in 6th spot with 22-28-54 (gold-silver-bronze) medal haul, for a total of 105 medals. Since the start of the 29th biennial… Read More
Biado, Centeno pocket 2 golds in 9-ball pool singles
August 28, 2017, 8:18 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- World Cup medalists Carlo Biado and Chezka Centeno dominated their respective events in billiards to power the Philippines’ four-gold harvest Sunday in the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Biado kept his winning fashion and proved himself superior by topping the men’s 9-ball… Read More
PH wins second gold in taekwondo
August 27, 2017, 9:16 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison won over his Indonesian opponent on Sunday to give the Philippines its second gold medal in the 29th Southeast Asian Games taekwondo competition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Hall 1 here. Morrison, son of a retired US serviceman from Olongapo… Read More
Cayetano rallies PH athletes; vows to sustain government support
August 26, 2017, 5:23 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday rallied Team Philippines seeing action in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. He congratulated the victors as well as commended all Filipino athletes who gave all out their best for flag and… Read More
Patrimonio settles for silver in tennis
August 26, 2017, 5:04 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippines collected its second silver medal in tennis on Saturday following the loss of Anna Clarice Patrimonio in the rain-delayed women's singles final of the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. The 23-year-old Patrimonio tried her best but her effort fell short against… Read More
PH performance in the 29th SEA Games
August 26, 2017, 4:56 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- The following is the partial, official list of Filipino medalists in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games as of 9:20 a.m. Saturday. The Philippines remains in the sixth spot with 15-21-36 (gold-silver-bronze) medal count. GOLD Mary Joy Tabal (ATHLETICS -- Women’s marathon) … Read More
SEA Games: Watanabe eyeing third straight gold in judo
August 26, 2017, 9:15 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- Filipino-Japanese Kiyomi Watanabe hopes to win her third straight gold medal when the 29th Southeast Asian Games judo competition begins on Saturday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here. Watanabe will compete in the women's under 63kg event, which she also dominated in three… Read More
Medal tally: PH performance in the 29th SEA Games
August 25, 2017, 1:55 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- Here is the partial, official list of Filipino medalists in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games as of 11:45 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 24). The Philippines remains in sixth spot with 15-18-30 (gold-silver-bronze) medal count. GOLD1. Mary Joy Tabal (ATHLETICS-Women’s marathon) 2.… Read More
PH becomes first-ever SEA Games ice hockey champ
August 25, 2017, 1:35 pm
MANILA -- When asked by PNA prior to his team's departure for Kuala Lumpur for the 29th Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Ice Hockey Team captain Francois Gautier said Thailand will be the squad's biggest wall it needed to hurdle to get the gold. On Thursday night, Team Pilipinas broke through… Read More
Tupas, Marcial win gold in SEA Games boxing
August 25, 2017, 9:37 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- Boxers Marvin John Nobel Tupas and Eumir Felix Marcial on Thursday scored convincing victories en route to bag the gold in their respective weight divisions to highlight the Philippines’ 2-1-2 (gold-silver-bronze) harvest in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Light… Read More
Trackster Beram wins second gold in SEA Games
August 25, 2017, 9:36 am
KUALA LUMPUR – Trackster Anthony Beram blazed for glory and collected his second gold late Thursday evening by topping the 400-meter run in the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Beram, who also triumphed in the 200-meter dash, gave the Philippine athletic team its fifth gold after four days of… Read More
SEA Games: Patrimonio vying for silver on Saturday
August 24, 2017, 5:01 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- Anna Clarice Patrimonio will face top seed Thai Luksika Kumkhum in the championship round Saturday in the tennis competition of the 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Kumkhum, who is ranked No. 180 in the world, demolished third seed Singaporean Stefani Tan, 6-1, 6-1, in the… Read More
PH wins two more golds in athletics in SEA Games
August 24, 2017, 12:33 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippine athletics team has produced two more gold medals on Wednesday night in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games here. Filipino-American Trenten Anthony Beram ruled the men's 200-meter run while Aries Toledo won the men's decathlon event at the National Stadium in… Read More
Patrimonio reaches semis in SEA Games
August 24, 2017, 11:27 am
KUALA LUMPUR -- Anna Clarice Patrimonio has assured the Philippines of a bronze medal in tennis after reaching the women's singles semifinal round in the 29th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday. The 5-foot-9 Patrimonio fought back from a second-set defeat to prevail over Indonesian Beatrice… Read More