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Rolando Dy is BRAVE CF’s Fighter of the Year
The year 2020 may have been challenging for almost everyone in the world, but for Filipino mixed martial artist Rolando Dy, it is a year where his prizefighting career has benefited the most.Living up to his moniker "The Incredible" with a career-defining 12 months, in which he claimed two noteworthy victories to inch him closer to a chance of vying for a world title shot in the lightweight division, BRAVE Combat Federation has bestowed upon Dy the 2020 Fighter of the Year award."It's truly an honor to have this award. This trophy is a testament to my dedication, hard work, and sacrifice to be one of the best fighters in the world. It is a very proud moment for myself, my family, and my beloved country—hopefully, this is the first of many," Dy said in a press release.Even among...
San Carlos opens 1st Mayor’s badminton tourney
City PIO photoSan Carlos City through its City Sports Office kicked off its 1st Mayor's Cup Badminton Tournament at the City Sports Complex on December 3.The tournament includes varsity (men’s doubles), 30-up (women’s and men’s doubles), 50-up, and city officials (men’s doubles) categories.Gilberto Repetillo, badminton in-charge, said that the tournament was supposed to last for two days but with the pandemic, they plan to extend it to have a manageable number of players in every session and to strictly apply social distancing.*
NVF out, VANI in
Cristina Tabuada, Jelly Perez, Janus Dumaran, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Carmela Gamboa, and Jimmy Dequilla (l-r).Negros Volleyball Federation (NVF) Inc. has officially signed off as the leading volleyball federation in Negros Occidental.It was replaced by the Volleyball Association of Negros Island (VANI) Inc. following the grant and the release of their Certificate of Incorporation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July this year.The NVF had been serving the volleyball community in the province since 2018 by organizing numerous developmental leagues, age-group tournaments, beach volleyball leagues, club tournaments, and even facilitated some professional club leagues in the Philippines.It is also developing the fast-growing sport in the province by p...