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A promotional graphic and fundraiser poster for 11-year-old taekwondo athletes Zhakari Zane J. Ebarat and Kissez Gemoto of Igpit Elementary School seeking community support for the Batang Pinoy national finals in Bacolod City.

Grassroots mug drive aims to raise P30,000 for Opol taekwondo duo

Young Opol taekwondo athletes Zhakari Zane Ebarat and Kissez Gemoto seek community support to compete in the 2026 Batang Pinoy National Finals in Bacolod.

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A side-by-side congratulatory poster graphic featuring the Bulua Strikers girls' futsal team and the Lady Booters secondary girls' football team holding banners and wearing championship medals.

Sports

Bulua NHS teams, athletes qualify for regional meet

Student-athletes from Bulua National High School and West 2 District stamped their authority at the Cagayan de Oro City Division Meet 2026, securing championship titles and regional slots across futsal, football, para swimming, and dancesport.

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A multi-photo color banner showing student researchers from Kong Hua School presenting their scientific research posters and displaying the Philippine flag and school banner at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia in Nilai, Malaysia.

Technology

Kong Hua students bag silver, bronze at international tilt in Malaysia

Student researchers from Kong Hua School in Cagayan de Oro brought home Silver and Bronze awards from the Science Castle Asia Research Conference 2026 in Malaysia for their groundbreaking studies on plastic waste degradation.

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Keren Isabel Cleland smiles proudly while wearing her crown and sash as Mutya ng Tubod 2026, posing with sponsors and delegates holding award vouchers and floral bouquets on stage at the Tubod Cultural Center.

Lifestyle & Culture

Keren Isabel Cleland crowned Mutya ng Tubod 2026

Keren Isabel Cleland, representing Barangays Poblacion and Dalama, was crowned Mutya ng Tubod 2026 as the municipality celebrated its 80th founding anniversary at the Tubod Cultural Center.

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Young student-athletes, coaches, and officials of the Bushido Thru Martial Arts Development Association (BMDA) pose with their team banner while displaying competition medals in Malaybalay City.

Sports

BMDA karatekas earn 65 medals in Bukidnon tilt

Host team Bushido Thru Martial Arts Development Association (BMDA) collected 65 medals, including 27 golds, during the 2nd BMDA Karatedo Bukidnon Tournament in Malaybalay City.

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A 2x2 grid photo showing the four division champion teams of the Abdullah Brothers’ Cafe (ABC) 8-A-Side Football Festival—Isabel FC (U12), Dabdab FC (Men’s Open), Holy Cross Bukidnon (U16), and Manukan United FC (Women’s Open)—posing with their trophies and medals in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

Sports

Four Mindanao teams take ABC football titles in Tubod

Four football clubs from across Mindanao emerged victorious in their respective divisions during the Abdullah Brothers’ Cafe (ABC) 8-A-Side Football Festival at the Mindanao Civic Center in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

Oct 21, 20262400

Young student-athletes from the Let's Swim CDO club pose together outdoors in athletic shirts, including "North I Waves" gear, following their qualification for the regional meet in Camiguin.

Sports

Regional Bound: 11 Let's Swim CDO swimmers qualify for Camiguin regional meet

Eleven swimmers from Let's Swim CDO qualified for the regional meet in Camiguin after securing top finishes at the Division Meet 2026, led by five-gold medalists Ronne Luis Garcia and Xarles Axle Montecillo.

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Young student-athletes of the Liceo Titans swimming squad and head coach Arvin Parajes pose poolside in maroon and gold Liceo U Titans jerseys at the Kagay-an Lawndale Spring Resort.

Sports

14-year-old Bolongaita wins 7 medals as Liceo Titans swim team secures regional slot

Fourteen-year-old Morrison Bolongaita led the Liceo Titans swim team with seven medals, including a three-gold sweep in breaststroke, at the Division Meet 2026 to punch his ticket to the regional meet.

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Tacurong Karatedo Association athletes win 15 medals, including six golds, at the 2nd BMDA Karate Championship in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Sports

Tacurong karatekas win 15 medals in Bukidnon

Tacurong Karatedo Association athletes win 15 medals, including six golds, at the 2nd BMDA Karate Championship in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

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Young student-athletes of the MSUKC AGSURHIGH karatedo team from Agusan del Sur National High School smile and make hand gestures while presenting their tournament medals in Malaybalay City.

Sports

Agusan Sur karate team bags 14 medals in Bukidnon

The MSUKC AGSURHIGH karatedo team of Agusan del Sur National High School earned 14 medals—including six golds—at the 2nd BMDA Karatedo Bukidnon Tournament 2026 held in Malaybalay City.

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Six-year-old swimmer Solana Aislah "Daday" Ayco smiles as she holds up a sponsor flag while wearing five gold medals in front of the Oktoberfest Quezon Swimming Tournament banner.

Sports

6-year-old Bukidnon swimmer sweeps 5 gold medals at Quezon swim meet

Six-year-old Solana Aislah “Daday” Ayco swept five gold medals and earned the Class A Most Outstanding Swimmer award at the Oktoberfest Quezon Swimming Tournament in Bukidnon.

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Seventeen-year-old Grade 12 student Francisco Navalta, wearing an Assumption College of Davao lanyard, holds up his smartphone displaying the interface of his DavaoGo transit navigation application.

Technology

Grade 12 student builds DavaoGo commuter app, hits Top 10

Seventeen-year-old Grade 12 student Francisco Navalta created DavaoGo: Dabawenyo Commuter Guide, an independent transit app that reached the Top 10 Free Apps in Maps and Navigation on Google Play.

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