Filipino American golfer Jaden Dumdumaya became the first player in 38 years to win back-to-back Pacific Coast Amateur titles after capturing the 59th edition of the championship at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, California on Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 20-year-old University of Southern California standout shot a final-round 1-under 69 to finish at...
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Filipino Tekken player to compete in Esports World Cup in Paris
Filipino Tekken superstar Alexandre Laverez grabbed his first championship title this year, ruling over the 241-player field in the Chain Shift 2026 Tekken 8 (T8) tournament held last June 22 in La Mirada, California. The currently ranked World No. 12 now heads to Paris to compete at the Esports World Cup, an offline French T8...
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Portraits in Jazz: Bobby Basa, guitar soloist and conversationalist
Twenty-third of a series Summer’s here, and with it the tautening grip of Fernweh — the German “farsickness” that describes a bone-deep yearning for exploring places elsewhere. Unfortunately, the war triggered by the US-Israel attack on Iran has stranded many of us at the “weh” station: that uniquely Filipino intersection of disbelief and skepticism and,...