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Representatives from the Palawan Group, together with Benjie Paras, honored youth basketball and supported the next generation of Filipino athletes.

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The Palawan Group of Companies, through its e-wallet arm PalawanPay, reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and grassroots sports development as the Platinum Sponsor of the Philippine Youth Basketball Championship (PYBC).

PalawanPay has been a consistent backer of the UP Men’s Basketball Team, reigning champions of UAAP Season 87, as part of its advocacy to uplift and empower Filipino athletes.

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PalawanPay, from the trusted Palawan Group of Companies, reaffirmed its commitment to youth and sports development as the primary sponsor of the University of the Philippines (UP) Men’s Basketball, Judo, and Swimming Teams for UAAP Season 88.

Gary Dujali, mWell Chief Marketing Officer

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mWell, the Philippines’ first fully integrated health and wellness mega app, kicks off UAAP Season 88 by launching its Special Edition UAAP Smart Watches featuring a refreshed line-up and striking new designs. Each timepiece showcases updated university watch faces and straps that capture school pride in a bold new way, making them more than accessories but everyday wellness companions. mWell invites the entire UAAP community to get their wrist game on by showing school pride in style while staying healthy every step of the way.

For the star athletes playing at the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship, a life of competition means immense sacrifice – especially when it comes to family life. The way to provide for their families is often through the rigorous and intense sports schedules, far away from the ones they love most.

Far Eastern University averted disaster with a strong finishing kick to complete a sweep of Jose Rizal University, 25-15, 25-9, 25-23, in Pool B of the 2025 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup Saturday at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan.

Games Sunday:

(Playtime FilOil Centre)

10 a.m. –-- Arellano vs JRU

12 p.m. --- UST vs UP

San Beda University went through a tough opening day workout to beat clingy Emilio Aguinaldo College in a five-set marathon, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10, in Pool A of the 2025 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup Saturday at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan.   

Fresh from their victorious stint at the Asian Open Schools Invitational (AOSI) in Bangkok, Thailand, the Swim League Philippines (SLP) delegation, “The Patriots,” paid a courtesy call on Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Fritz Gaston recently.

Open water swimming winners.

Swimming

By Edwin Rollon

CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte — Rising stars Graziella Sophia Ato and Alexander Lawrence Chu stamped their class in the 2025 Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (PAI) National Tryouts in Open Water Swimming Championships, held over the weekend at the scenic Playa Tropical Resort in Currimao, Ilocos Norte.

Kyla Bulaga in action.

Swimming

By Edwin Rollon

Teen phenom Kyla Louise Bulaga etched her name in history as the youngest member of the Philippine swimming team bound for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) this December in Bangkok, Thailand.

Reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran will put his crown on the line against unbeaten Cebuano contender Christian Balunan on October 26 at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila, serving as the explosive prelude to the much-anticipated Thrilla in Manila 2 at the Araneta Coliseum on October 29.

Filipino jiu-jitsu athletes showcased their growing dominance on the international stage, bagging three gold medals at the 2025 Sports Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF) World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and No-Gi Championship held over the weekend in Chiba, Japan.

A young Filipino jiu-jitsu artist has just added another feather to her cap as she shone in a tournament in Canada recently.

Filipina-American pickleball star Lauren Mercado has successfully concluded her SM Pickleball Power Tour with SM Supermalls meet and greets recently, bringing the fast-growing sport of pickleball to life for thousands of mallgoers across Metro Manila.

TATAND-Joola members - Makoy Yap, Philip Uy and Michael Dalumpines -- receives their prizes from organizer Julius Esposo (far left).

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THE Table Tennis Association for National Development (TATAND)-Joola crushed Team Priority, 2-0, to claim the team championships in the 1st TOTOPOL Fishbroker International Veteran Table Tennis over the weekend at the Table Tennis Academy Spinora-Ayala Malls on the 30th in Pasig City.

Since its establishment in 1968, BSB Junrose Corporation has placed great importance of supporting the country’s transport sector. That commitment stems from the belief of its founder, Benjamin S. Bangayan, that "transportation is the driver of the nation's economy."

GIVE your collectible the care it deserves with BSB Junrose and Liqui Moly.

THE Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) maintains its confidence that the country's electric vehicle (EV) sector would continue to gear up towards more sustainable, innovative, and transformative mobility for more Filipinos.