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Nine-year-old swimmer Xav Roblin Galeon of Cagayan de Oro holds his Most Outstanding Swimmer trophy, wears five gold medals, and displays a sponsor banner poolside at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships 2026 in Digos City.

Nine-year-old Galeon claims MOS title, 5 golds at One Mindanao Championship

Nine-year-old swimmer Xav Roblin Galeon swept five gold medals to earn Most Outstanding Swimmer honors at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships.

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Young archer Lester Ian Datiles of the Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental Archery Club poses with his recurve bow equipment on a target field.

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CDO archer Datiles secures slot in 2026 Asian Youth Championships

CDO archer Lester Ian Datiles qualified for the Under-21 division at the 2026 Asian Youth Archery Championships in Sharjah, UAE.

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A two-panel composite photo showing the Liceo de Cagayan women's softball team holding their trophy (top) and the JK.COM Zamboanga City men's softball team posing with their banner and championship trophy (bottom) at Caraga State University in Butuan City.

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Liceo de Cagayan Titans, JK.COM win ASAPHIL Mindanao leg in Butuan

Liceo de Cagayan and Zamboanga's JK.COM won the women's and men's titles at the 2026 ASAPHIL Mindanao Softball Championships in Butuan City.

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Student-athletes and coaches of the Valencia National High School baseball team, wearing blue jerseys with "Valencia City" branding, display their secondary division championship trophy, certificates, and cash prize envelopes following the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival.

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Valencia NHS clinches 1st Davao Occidental tournament crown

Valencia National High School captured the secondary division championship at the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival in Malita.

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Student-athletes and coaches of the Lt. Cipriano Villafuerte Sr. Elementary School baseball team from Davao City pose for a group photo in front of the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival backdrop in Malita, Davao Occidental.

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Villafuerte Elementary claims Davao Occidental festival title

Lt. Cipriano Villafuerte Sr. Elementary School won the championship at the inaugural Davao Occidental Baseball Festival, sweeping key individual awards.

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Triathlete Ellaiza Nicole Rojo wipes away tears of emotion while adjusting her visor as she crosses the finish line at Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu in Cebu.

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Socot triathlete wins Ironman 70.3, secures World Championship slot

22-year-old student-athlete Ellaiza Nicole Rojo emerged as the first Filipina finisher at Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu, qualifying for the World Championship.

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Nine-year-old triathlete Ma. Georjina Concepcion Pacquing Sumaje of Zamboanga City proudly holds up three gold medals after sweeping her events at the 2026 National Age Group Triathlon Camotes Island Series in Cebu.

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9-year-old Zamboanga triathlete bags 3 golds

Nine-year-old triathlete Ma. Georjina Sumaje won three gold medals across three multisport events at the 2026 NAGT Camotes Island Series.

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Seven-year-old swimmer Mike Constantine Pagaran displays three gold, one silver, and one bronze medal while standing in front of the official event backdrop at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships 2026 in Digos City.

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7-year-old swimmer Pagaran named MOS at One Mindanao aquatic meet

Seven-year-old Mike Constantine Pagaran won Most Outstanding Swimmer in the 7-and-under division at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships.

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A three-panel composite photo showing DavNor Blue Marlins swimmer Ishanie Blaire Dugay holding her medals (left), Best Coach recipient Amil Cabatuan displaying team trophies (center), and 16-to-18 division Most Outstanding Swimmer Kian Lescano holding his awards (right) at the Digos City Sports Complex Swimming Pool.

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DavNor Blue Marlins bags top spot in One Mindanao Aquatic meet

The DavNor Blue Marlins Swim Team won the overall championship at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships 2026 after scoring 398.50 points.

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Carmen NHS athletes win 44 golds at CDO meet

Carmen National High School won 44 gold medals at the CDO Division Athletic Meet 2026, securing 40 qualifier slots for the regional meet.

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A composite image displaying the official school crests of the five Mindanao secondary schools qualifying for the 10th DOST-SEI iMake.WeMake national finals: Acelo C. Badelles Sr. Memorial High School, Valencia National High School, Panabo City National High School, Iligan City East National High School, and Camiguin National High School.

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Mindanao schools secure five finalist spots in national DOST tech challenge

Five Mindanao high schools secured Top 20 national finalist spots in the 10th DOST-SEI iMake.WeMake competition with community tech innovations.

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A multi-panel collage featuring sisters Mitch Brielle and Alythea Micka Q. Gutierrez posing with their families, ceremonial cash prize checks, trophy plaques, and winning artworks from the Mongol Sketch It! and Titus Pens iDoodle Challenge 2026 in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Gutierrez sisters sweep youth art competitions in back-to-back wins

Sisters Alythea Micka and Mitch Brielle Gutierrez won back-to-back championships in the 2026 Titus iDoodle and Mongol sketching competitions in CDO.

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