Counter-aging run on September 11

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Davao Open chessfest part of grassroots project

The Fide-rated Davao Open Chess Tournament is a project to support the plan of National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president and former Surigao representative Prospero Pichay to discover new chess talents in the country.

NCFP regional director James Infiesto told sportswriters on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn that the contest is a development program to make players Fide-rated and for them to earn NCFP points.

Aside from the rating points, the champion will win P20,000, P10,000 for the second placer, P7,000 for the third placer, P5,000 for the fourth placer, P3,000 for the fourth placer and P1,000 each for the fifth to 10^th placers.

He said that the top five players after the event on May 26 to 31 at the Gaisano Mall of Davao will fly to Manila for another tournament and be given a chance to vie for slots in an international competition.

Fide ratings, he said, is important because this will give players a chance to accumulate the needed points to become title holders.

Wesley So, the youngest grandmaster from the Philippines, won the Dubai Open and has inspired Pichay to continue with its grassroots chess development projects in the country by organizing and backing competitions outside of Manila.

SK Summer Sportsfest opens on Saturday

The 2008 SK Federation Summer Sportsfest opens on May 17 at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The opening ceremony will be attended by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Vice Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and other officials after the parade that starts at 7 a.m.

Basketball, volleyball, chess, badminton, athletics and taekwondo are featured in the sportsfest for 15 to 18 years old participants that ends on June 7.

SKF president and Davao City councilor Halila Sudagar said on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn that they designed the event to keep the youth away from vices during the summer.

With the theme of “Magdula Ta Para Iwas Droga”, Sudagar said that this will reinforce the other summer activities being organized in the city but placed emphasis that their events are designed to create a stronger youth sector through sports with the help of the City Government of Davao and the Philippine Sports Commission.

Athletics will be played at the Davao City National High School with various events like the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run, shot put, long jump and relay events on May 23 to 25.

Basketball is set to start on May 19 that will select the best and youth cagers while badminton will be at the 4Play court.

Sudagar thanked the local sports associations for helping them in organizing the event which she hopes will be organized every summer.

1st DC table tennis clinic starts on Monday

Palaro gold medalists Engelbert and John Vincent of boxing and silver medalist Kim Mayono of badminton were also guests of the DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.)

The 1st Davao City Table Tennis clinic starts on Monday at the S.I.R. Elementary School Table Tennis Center.
The clinic is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 12 to 23 that will accommodate only 30 participants.
Registration fee is P300.
The Metro Davao Table Tennis Association with the support of the Telecom Table Tennis Club is organizing the event.
Ody Gajitos, coach of the Ateneo de Davao University, is the head instructor.
On Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn and sponsored by Genesis 88 Advertising, Gajitos said that the clinic is designed to teach the basics of the sport for them to become better and stronger players.

Coach E seminar on April 21-May 1

Atty.Manny Nitorreda gives details of the Coach E Hoop Club.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.)


The Coach E Hoop Club will have its Davao sessions on April 21 to May 1 at the Montana gym in Agdao.
Atty.Manny Nitorreda, Davao coordinator, told sportswriters on Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn that participants can avail of discounts if they buy Ferlette capsules.
Coach Eric Altamirano will be arriving in Davao on April 19 to personally handle the clinic with the assistance of Davao coaches.
The basketball clinic is open to all boys and girls from five to 18 years old including those who want to properly learn to play the sport.
Registration fee is P3,000 for 10 sessions inclusive of a shirt.
Registration has started and participants may contact Gerlyn Enargan at 2276394 or Atty.Nitorreda at 09163441125.

Samal, Davao cycling races set

The Samahang Siklista Kooperatiba Dabaw is holding two events in March, according to organizer Salvador Paholio Jr. on Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

He said that the Island Garden City of Samal Cycling Challenge is on March 2 while the Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Cycling Classics in on March 9.

The Igacos race will cover the Samal, Babak and Kaputian areas while the Duterte Classics starts in downtown Davao to Buda with the finish line in Barangay Calinan.

Paholio said that the races are part of their calendar of events for this year to give young riders another venue to hone their skills in preparation for bigger tournaments.

DC-PRISAA Meet starts Jan.26

PRISAA Davao Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia gives details of the Private Schools Athletic Association Meet on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

The Davao City-Private Schools Athletic Association (DC-PRISAA) Meet will hold advance games on January 26 until February 22 to determine the best athletes for the Regional PRISAA Meet.

DC-PRISAA Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia said that the men's and women's basketball and volleyball events will be played early to catch up with the February 22 last day of the games.
The other events like athletics, tennis, chess, sepak takraw, volleyball, swimming, taekwondo, judo, among others will be played on February 15 to 18 at separate venues.

Football eliminations will also be scheduled because the event was re-included in the National PRISAA Meet in April in Zamboanga City, he said on Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

Sarabia said judo will also be included next month after they received information that the National PRISAA Meet will also include back the sport.

"This is a very welcome development. We have very good judo players who can reap honors for Davao City and Southern Mindanao," said Sarabia.

The Regional PRISAA Meet is scheduled in the second week of March to be hosted by Davao City.

BKCC to hold 25th monthly chessfest

NCFP National Arbiter Ronnie Tabudlong announces a series of developmental chess competitions in Davao on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn. Beside him is PRISAA Davao Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION







The Blue Knight Chess Club will hold its 25th Monthly Age-Group Tournament on January 25 at BKCC Center along Bonifacio Street.

On Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, Club Director and National Chess Federation of the Philippines Arbiter Ronnie Tabudlong said that the competition will kick off their year-long grassroots chess development program in partnership with the Davao Sports Council Inc. and Davao City Councilors.

The tournament starts at 9 a.m.

Meanwhile, Tabudlong said that a multi-vitamins company has also expressed interest in supporting youth chess this year.The competition will be for college, high school and elementary students.

"We are very happy to inform you that chess has a new supporter here in Davao City," said Tabudlong, who is also the Mindanao coordinator of the prestigious Shell Active Youth Chess Championships.

He said that the sponsor and the organizers are still finalizing the details of the competition and will make the announcement soon.

Diving gold medalist to train in China with 4 fellow Davaoeños

Diver Shiela Mae Perez with her gold and silver medals at the DSA Forum at Tower Inn. She left for China to train for six weeks.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION)



1st row, shiela mae perez of diving, ruditha poralan, sanita kasim and amina anuddin of traditional boat race.
2nd row, edmer del socorro, ruel batuto of baseball, luvelyn maganda of softball.(Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)









Shiela Mae Perez, the three-meter springboard diving gold medalist in the Thailand SEA Games, and four fellow Davaoeños will be training in Xian, China for six weeks.
On Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, Perez said that Jaime Asok, Zardo Domenios, Niño Carog and Rexel Ryan Fabriga already left for Xian and she will immediately follow.
She said that they are all preparing for the Olympic qualifying World Cup in Shenzhen where the top 36 divers will earn a ticket to the Beijing Olympics in August this year.
Perez presented her gold medal and her silver medal she won in the one-meter springboard in Thailand last month. "We are happy to present these medals to our fellow Davaoeños," she said.
After a lunch treat courtesy of Davao City Sports Coordinator Christopher "Bong" Go to Perez and the other SEA Games medallists Edmer del Socorro and Ruel Batuto of baseball, Luvelyn Maganda of softball, Amina Anuddin, Sanita Kasim and Ruditha Poralan of traditional boat race, Perez left for Manila on Thursday afternoon to take a Friday morning flight to China.

Ibuyan to continue helping amateur boxers

City Councilor Edgar Ibuyan will never abandon amateur boxing development as head of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines-Davao City Chapter.

Under his wing are the 15 amateur fighters who they also send to school.

"ABAP Davao City is stable," said Ibuyan's spokesman and Barangay 5-A Kagawad Ruben Dongzal on Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

The statement on reports that there are already two amateur boxing organizations in Davao, the other headed by Councilor Amilbangsa Manding, President of the Liga ng mga Barangay Boxing Association.

Dongzal said that the other group's focus, though, is to build a stable of professional fighters and not amateurs which is consonance with ABAP and the international governing body, AIBA.

"We will continue to follow what is best for amateur boxing in Davao," said Dongzal, who bared that Councilor Ibuyan made sure that the Davao Chapter is registered to have legal personality.