Written By: Zerjosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo It doesn’t take a lot of research to know that Ateneo Blue Eagle SJ Belangel is a winner. In the two years that he has played in the UAAP Seniors prior to the pandemic, SJ has won two championships with Ateneo. But behind the glamour and the […]
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BERNARD QUIBIDO: On Passing His Basketball Dreams To His Sons And Overcoming Adversaries As A Father
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May
May
Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo “One may not be able to fulfill all his dreams, but some of them can be fulfilled by those who are important to him.” This is exactly how the story of Bernard Quibido blossomed. Hailing from the historic city of Cebu, Bernard once dreamed to be one of […]
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Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo “Almost 11 years na ako nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa. 7 years old pa lang si Xander noong umalis ako.” This is how Shella Monteza started to tell the story of her unconditional love and ultimate sacrifice for her family. A loving wife to Ryan and a mother […]
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LERMA & SHEN ABRASALDO: Nurturing a Mother-Son Relationship Through Basketball and Passion Sports
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May
May
Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo The photo you see above perfectly encapsulates a mother’s support for her child. That’s Lerma Abrasaldo in the striped red shirt seated on the bench, nervously cheering her son Shen, who is the one dribbling the ball, about to set up a play for his team. “Mas kinakabahan […]
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COACH CAROL CAPIRAL: On Overcoming the Pressure of Carrying the Name Capiral and Continuing Her Father’s Badminton Legacy
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Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo If you are an avid badminton fan or a player yourself, there is a great chance that you have bumped into the name Severino Capiral at some point. Also known by the nickname “Bineng”, the renowned badminton legend Severino Capiral once donned the Philippine flag both as an […]
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ERIC SUGUITAN: On Surviving a Heart Operation and Transitioning from Basketball Star to Teacher and Coach
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Apr
Apr
Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo When you’re a towering 6-foot-7 individual in a country where physical height doesn’t come in abundance, it’s perfectly understandable that people expect that you’re a professional basketball player. For Eric Suguitan, that expectation became a reality when he was drafted in the PBA in 2012. But before he […]
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RICHARD ALBO: On The Value Of Imparting Life Lessons To His Sports-Oriented Daughter
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Apr
Apr
Written By: ZerJosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo At age 35, Richard Albo was the oldest applicant during this year’s PBA Draft. Richard went undrafted, and that could have forced him to give up on his dreams. It is a physically-demanding sport, and most hoopers in their late 30s would give up playing highly-competitive basketball. But […]
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Do you have what it takes to be the next big thing on sports’ biggest stage? Do you want to reach your full potential on and off the court? Do you want to become one of the newest breeds of sports prodigies? Get the chance to be trained by some of the country’s best coaches! […]
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MARK VELIGANILAO: Reaching His Basketball Dreams From The Far Province Of Bantayan Island
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Apr
Apr
By: Zerjosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo When Passion Sports first opened a basketball camp in Cebu City, tons of aspiring hoopers attended the event. After all, Cebu is one of the hotbeds of Philippine basketball so it’s just natural that Passion Sports’ camp garnered a lot of attention. But we didn’t expect that a young […]
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By: Zerjosh Serrano and Paul Tamayo That’s exactly what Deivid Yap did. Deivid, who is now sixteen years of age, started joining the basketball camps organized by Passion Sports back in 2013. It was his father who encouraged him to join, and Deivid said that it was worth it because he was able to improve […]
