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Argentine fencer gets engaged in front of TV cameras after Tokyo Olympics loss

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 07:28 AM

TOKYO - Argentine fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice accepted a marriage proposal from her long-term partner and coach in front of television cameras at the Olympics on Monday, the second time he had posed the question in similar fashion. Read more »

Olympics: Fil-Am fencer Kiefer, Frenchman Cannone topple favorites to take gold

Sakura Murakami, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 08:48 AM

Filipino-American fencer Lee Kiefer clinched her first ever gold medal on Sunday in the individual women's foil fencing event. Read more »

THROWBACK: A queen in the king's sport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 01:32 PM

Samantha Catantan started fencing when she was 9, and at 17 she brought pride to the Philippines when she won a gold medal in an international foil competition. Read more »

'Step by step': PH fencers eye 2024 Paris Olympics

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:06 PM

After falling short in their quest to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, Filipino fencers are targeting the Summer Games in Paris in 2024. Read more »

Ahead of SEA Games, local fencers set for July qualifiers

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:37 PM

Filipino fencers including top star Samantha Catantan will vie for their spots in the national team that will compete in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games through the national championships in July.    Read more »

Fencing: Catantan eyes redemption in Vietnam SEA Games

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 03:59 PM

Filipina fencer Sam Catantan is determined to cap an eventful 2021 with a better campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam this November.   Read more »

Filipino weightlifters, fencers return to PH after successful international stints

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 09:41 PM

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) welcomed the Filipino contingents who represented the country in two major international competitions in weightlifting and fencing held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Read more »

Former POC president Celso Dayrit passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 02:01 PM

Celso "Cito" Dayrit, a longtime sports leader and former president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, has passed away. Read more »

Fencing: Catantan bows out in semis, fails to clinch Tokyo berth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:26 PM

Filipina fencer Samantha Catantan fell short of securing a spot in the Tokyo Olympics at the Asia-Oceania qualifiers held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.   Read more »

Fencer Sam Catantan earns All-America honors at Penn State

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 04:02 PM

Filipina fencer Sam Catantan capped a superb freshman season at Penn State with a bronze in women's foil in the 2021 NCAA Championships. Read more »

Fencing: Former UE star Sam Catantan shines in debut for Penn State

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 12:40 PM

Filipina fencer Sam Catantan, who starred for University of the East in high school, made a splash in her debut for Penn State in the Ohio State Invitational. Read more »

Magnanakaw, magbebenta, bibili ng takip ng manhole mapaparusahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 03:08 AM

Binalaan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang mga magnanakaw ng takip ng mga manhole sa Metro Manila.  Read more »

Masungi conservationist says presence of armed guards, fencing off georeserve illegal

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 08:00 AM

Billie Dumaliang, a trustee and designated advocacy officer at the eco-tourism site, said the area is protected by law and therefore cannot be anyone’s private property. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 10, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Online fencing course for kids amid GCQ

Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:54 PM

Willa Liana Galvez, 8, takes part on an online fencing training at their home in Manila amid the general community quarantine due to COVID-19, Tuesday. Read more »

Pakistan uses militant-tracking tech to hunt virus

Nasir Jaffry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 01:58 PM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus patients and the people they come into contact with. Read more »

Waiting on Olympics, Japanese fencer turns to Uber Eats for fitness, money

Jack Tarrant and Hideto Sakai, Reuters
Posted at May 13 04:10 PM

With his Olympics preparations in tatters, Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has begun delivering food for Uber Eats as a way to keep up his fitness and bring in a little extra cash during the enforced coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

UAAP: Atenean fencer Esteban donates allowance, incentive to COVID-19 fund drive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 03:24 PM

Ateneo standout Maxine Esteban added her entire 2019 salary from the Philippine Sports Commission to close out her "A Small Thing Goes A Long Way" fundraising drive for medical frontliners and vulnerable communities. Read more »

UAAP 82: Sam Catantan, UE continue dominance in high-school fencing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 11:23 PM

Penn State-bound Catantan graduated from UE high school helping the Junior Warriors win a ninth consecutive girls crown, as the boys team completed a 10-peat. Read more »

UAAP 82: UE fencers ‘8-peat’ as men’s champ; women regain title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 08:37 PM

The Red Warriors finished with five gold medals for their 14th men's title overall, while the Lady Warriors harvested four gold for their 13th crown. Read more »