Philippine Rugby juniors sweep Asian U20s

The Philippine U20s Rugby Union team made a clean sweep of the Asian u20s Division 2 Championships in Vientiane Laos this week. The Philippines played four games of Rugby Union in five days at the 2009 South East Asian Games stadium and were able to defeat India 38–7, Kazakhstan 22–10, Laos 52–0 and Iran 12–8 [...]

AMIGOS capture third NSW basketball cup

With their recent third win, AMIGOS join Cebu Uno and Kogarah Magic to be named as Filoz team of the decade. In the eighties, Cebu Uno lorded over the rest of the field at Bankstown stadium with mainstays Aaron Capala, Dodi Ramas and John Malabour. In the nineties, it was Kogarah Magic’s turn to shine led by prized cager Gary Dormido [...]

Meacham captures 2010 Kalayaan Cup, Yupongchay is first lady golfer champ

Clinton Meacham of Gladesville who plays regularly on Saturday and a member of Marsden Park Golfers Association captures the 15th PAL Kalayaan cup golf tournament held recently at Richmond Golf Club in conjunction with the celebration of the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence [...]

RP rugby team crushes top-ranked Thais, rolls into Division 2 final

The lead changed several times in the first half with both teams scoring great tries and trading penalty goals. A converted try late in the half gave the Volcanoes some breathing space as they went into the break with a 29-16 lead [...]

Remaining loyal to Two Blues Rugby Club

Loyalty has always been a strong characteristic amongst Filipinos and a trio of Filipino-Australian Rugby Internationals has illustrated this by remaining loyal to the Parramatta Two Blues Rugby Club in their time of need. Other media sources indicate that there are more than 100 former Parramatta players with other clubs, including 35 with 50 first-grade games up for the Two Blues [...]

JayHawks win second Parramatta basketball championship

The JayHawks squad led by playing coach Jo Paolo Policarpio added another feather to their cap by capturing their second championship in the Premiers Division of the Parramatta Basketball Association… beating the fancied ABA-led Cardinals, 61-56 [...]

Oblation Cup boosts alumni scholarship grant

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – New South Wales Chapter held its third Oblation Cup Golf Tournament recently to raise funds for its Scholarship Grant.

Sixty-three players showcased their skills at the Fairfield Golf Course in Prairiewood, with Zaldy Capulong emerging as overall champion, Rene Uy (Grade A winner) and Joe Cura (Grade B winner) in tight competition.

Also hitting top marks were runners-up James Fatu (Grade A) and Willy Limjap (Grade B), “nearest to the pin” winners Roger de los Reyes, Bert Garcia and Bobby Lim as well as “drive and pitch” winner Bert Bugayong.

This annual Easter Monday event, held last 5 April and named after UP’s well-known icon, is chaired by Engr. Ferdi and Dr. Cora Francisco.

The tournament is just one of the events marking the association’s 30th anniversary.

The celebration continues with a seminar entitled “Beauty and the Beast”: Philippine Wildlife Conservation” to be presented by Dr. Corazon Catibog-Sinha on the 29th of May, 2:00PM at the Max Webber Library Function Centre in Blacktown.

Victoria takes 16th Interstate Friendship Golf Cup, Sandoval tops with 139

The domination by the Australasian Golf Club of Melbourne continues when it easily bagged the 16th series of the Interstate Friendship Golf cup held this month in the Philippines. Ross Sandoval of New South Wales received the individual overall championship trophy [...]

Smart Gilas Pilipinas in tour shut-out

The touring Philippine national basketball team Smart Gilas Pilipinas completed a clean sweep on Sunday, March 21, at the Alexandria Basketball Stadium in Sydney by trouncing Sydney Comets, 93-81, in the final game of the six-game tour. It was the team’s fifth victory [...]

With Pacquiao’s win, Pinoy jokers are winners too

Boxing promoters, trainers and fans are unanimous in calling Manny Pacquiao the greatest fighter of his time. He now stands tall with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler. And who will argue [...]