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THE Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PHILSCA) in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City we will be hosting The National Volleyball Referee Course Accreditation on April 11-15, 2011 to be conducted by the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). Reflected are the details of the National Volleyball Referee Course Accreditation: • The course shall be limited to 60 participants only ... Full story

LAST Monday (March 28), Judge Danilo Buemio of the Pasig Regional Trial Court, Branch 265, heard the evidences presented by Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) president Go Teng Kok in support of his request for the issuance of a TRO to restrain the POC, its President ... Full story

Tournament director RP and US chess master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr., Tournament organizer Atty. Toto Causing, Jorge B. Convocar of Remate and Remate Tonight (champion),Orlando Pua of Manila Broadcasting Corporation (2nd place) and National Press Club (NPC) President Jerry S. Yap from ... Full story

FIDE MASTER Anton Paolo Del Mundo of the Philippines defeated International Master Adu Oladapo of Nigeria in the speed playoff to snare the crown in the just concluded 15th Annual Northern Virginia Open Chess Championships last November 6 to 7 at the Brand New Hotel-Double Tree Dules in Sterling, Virginia, USA. Actually, Del Mundo and Oladapo, both finished perfect five points ... Full story

LA SALLE GREEN HILLS (LSGH) and International School of Manila (ISM) kicked off its bid for a Private Schools Athletics Association (PRADA) chess team crown by sweeping its 1st assignment yesterday at the International School of Manila (ISM) in Taguig City. The LSGH, composed of Jan Nigel Galan, Giovanni Mejia, Alfonso "Trio" Ramos and Luke Matthew de Leon defeated Marist School of ... Full story

JULIUS GONZALES flashed his vintage form by winning the 6th Dr. Jose Leviste Sr. Inter-School Chess Festival held last Sunday at the Ateneo Grade School Cafeteria in Quezon City. The eight-year-old Gonzales finished the seven-round Swiss system tournament unbeaten to rule the grade school division of the chessfest held in honor of the memory of Ateneo alumnus Dr. Jose P. ... Full story

Everything is ready to resume the opening 13th Leg PACE Active Open Chess Championship (2100 & Below PACE Rapid Rating) on November 6, 2010 Saturday 10:30am at 2nd Floor PACE HQ 56 Mindanao Ave., Project 6, Quezon City. The event is organized by Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence. The schedule of November 7,  Sunday on the previous announcement has been ... Full story

MANILA---Amidst a promise of better showing, the crack 4-man Philippine team to the ASEAN Primary School Sports Olympiad 2010 (APSSO) Chess Championships leaves for Jakarta on Wednesday via Philippine Airlines. Led by Palarong Pambansa Mandaluyong meet Vice Champion Raul "Rhal" Sol Cruz of La Salle Green Hills (LSGH), Daryl Unix Samantila of Adamson University, Marie Antoinette San Diego of Cavite, and Stephen Rome ... Full story

LOUIE SALVADOR topped the 10th edition chess tournament which was held last October 17 at España chess club in Sampaloc, Manila. Salvador scored 5.5 points in six games of play to win the championships’ trophy. Tied for 2nd to 6th places were Christy Lamiel Bernales, Arvin Dableo, Clement Valledor, Ernie Faeldonia and Julius Gonzaga with 4.5 points each. Salvador, a varsity player of ... Full story

AROUND 200 young chessers from different school will vie for top honors in various divisions in the 6th Dr. Jose P. Leviste Sr. Inter-School Chess Festival gets underway on November 7 at the Blue Eagle Gym of Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Ave., Quezon City. Ateneo de Manila University coach national master Rudy Ibanez under the guidance of program head former ... Full story