At six in the morning today (Sunday), over 600 runners ran starting from the Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital along Osmena Boulevard. A few hundred did the 3-K, a few hundred more the 6-K, and a few more, the 10-K. It was another highly-successful event organized by Dr. Peter Mancao, his team of physicians, and the [...]

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Ten years ago last December 27, Jasmin and I exchanged vows at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral then boarded a flight 48 hours after to stay for five nights in this city labeled as one of Asia’s most enthralling. In Hong Kong, we rode a mini-train to the top of Victoria Peak. We dined on Peking [...]

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DR. PETER MANCAO lives by the age-old saying: “Practice What You Preach.” One of Cebu’s top cardiovascular surgeons, Dr. Mancao knows that to keep one’s heart vigorous and pulsating, one has to run, jump, stretch, lift, smash, kick and sweat. In one word: Exercise. And so Dr. Mancao is one who not only exercises—I’m sure [...]

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(Eric Gay/AP) You know why I love sports so much? Five words: YOU NEVER KNOW THE ENDING. You don’t. You never do. A $220 million blockbuster movie will telegraph it’s ending midway through the story while a New York Times bestselling novel will snake you through turns and twists and reveal, two-thirds through the 347-pager, [...]

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Tom Brady. His other name is Matt Damon. They’re twins. They look alike. The only difference is, even if Matt Damon is well-built and can jump from 22-foot-tall buildings like what we saw in “The Bourne Ultimatum,” he’s unlike Tom Brady who towers at 6-foot-4, has graced the covers of GQ Magazine 235,280 times, has [...]

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It’s a few hours to go before one of the most-awaited events in Cebu sports unfolds… Z vs. V. Will Z “The Dream” Gorres fulfill his dream? Or will Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan ravage over Z like a raging bull? Abangan! Check on Philboxing.com. (Photos of yesterday’s weigh-in by Dong Secuya.)

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  Her name is Leszl Gitaruelas. She’s 33, married with three children, the eldest aged 15. But she’s not your typical stay-at-home mom. She’s an ultra-athlete. By “ultra,” I mean elite. Unlike you and me and 99.8 percent of the populace, she has a physiological makeup that only God can bestow. In two words, she’s [...]

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In the 12 years that Cebu’s “Queen of Running” has lorded over the sport in Cebu, there have been dozens and dozens of newspaper photos and articles that were featured about her. Here are a few…

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HERE ARE SOME OF MENDEL’S VICTORIES…

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