PH successfully defends title in East Asia Baseball Cup

Philippines confirmed as East Asia Baseball champions

World Baseball Softball Confederation
05 November 2024

The Philippines defeated Hong Kong, China, in the final. It's their fifth consecutive title. Jasmin Romero Junior earned MVP honours.

World No. 27 Philippines defeated No. 32 Hong Kong, China, in the final, 9-2, to win the East Asia Baseball Cup 2024.

No. 40 Thailand beat No. 60 Singapore in the third-place game to earn the bronze medal.

The Philippines won undefeated. In the Opening Round, they overcame Indonesia (13-1) and Singapore (15-0). In the Super Round, they beat Thailand (9-5) and Hong Kong, China (4-2).

The Philippines had a .373 batting average with four home runs. Their pitchers allowed a 0.92 earned run average (ERA).

Jasmin Romero Junior of the Philippines earned MVP honours.

The All-Torunament Team and the Individual Awards are in the Final Report.

Boxscores and statistics are available on the OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) organized the Asia Baseball Cup, a second-level tournament to the Asian Baseball Championship, from 1995 to 2010. The tournament split into the East Asia Baseball Cup and the West Asia Baseball Cup in 2012. The Philippines have won all five editions of the East Asia Baseball Cup.

Young Pinoy singer awarded Teen Icon of the Year in Malaysia

Filipino singer from Abu Dhabi recognized as emerging teen icon at international awards

Kristine Erika Agustin
The Filipino Times
03 November 2024

A young Filipino singer based in the UAE has been recognized as an emerging teen icon at an international awards ceremony for bringing his talent to the global stage.

Peter Rosalita, a 13-year-old singer from Abu Dhabi, has once again brought pride to the country as he received the title of “The Emerging Teen Icon of the Year” from The Knights Award, an international awarding body based in Malaysia,

“Thank you The Knights Award Malaysia! I am truly grateful and honored to receive this award. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Zyro Wong and the organizing committee for this recognition. To God be the glory!” Rosalita wrote in a Facebook post.

The award recognizes Rosalita’s exceptional talent in singing and performing while “captivating the hearts of people around the globe.”

The young singer first captured attention as a semi-finalist on America’s Got Talent Season 16 in 2021, where his impressive vocals and dynamic stage presence stood out. His popularity continued to soar during the America’s Got Talent All-Star edition in 2023, where he earned a standing ovation for his rendition of “Go the Distance” by Michael Bolton, securing the second place in the semi-weekly finals.

Rosalita’s talents have also led him to appear on the American talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Beyond his television stint, Peter has also won in various local talent contests in the UAE and bagged awards at prestigious international competitons. He won the Grand Prix at the Tessafest IV International Festival in Kazakhstan, and was honored with the Asia’s Pinnacle Award in 2023.

At the World Championship of Performing Arts in 2024, Rosalita has been a multi-medalist, earning six golds and two silver medals on various genres.

Now in its third season, The Knights Award aims to recognize individuals and organizations making significant contributions to society.

PH wins title in ICF Dragon Boat World Championship

PH bets bag overall title in World Dragon Boat

The Manila Times
03 November 2024

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – Ending with a flourish, the Philippines bagged the overall title for a rousing windup to the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships on a calm and sunny Sunday morning at the course overlooking the Puerto Princesa Baywalk.

Team Philippines celebrates after winning the overall title in the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships on Nov. 3, 2024 at the Puerto Princesa City Baywalk in Palawan. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO

A day after the Filipinos paid respect to their departed loved ones and in front of a lively hometown crowd, the Filipino paddlers added two golds, five silvers and two bronze medals for an impressive overall tally 11 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronzes.

Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand took runner-up honors with eight golds while the AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete) squad was third with a haul of six golds, three silvers and three bronzes in the meet supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and Tingog party-list. The hosts won a hotly-contested masters mixed 20-seater standard boat 500-meter race in two minutes and 6.34 seconds, nosing out Singapore (2:06.73) while Germany was not too far behind in third (2:07.98) in the competition organized by the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat Federation.

The Filipinos were also runaway winners in the 40+ 20-seater women's 2,000-meter standard boat event (10:42.31) over runner-up Canada (10:48.64) while had silvers in the 20-seater mixed standard boat 500-meter (1:58.13), 40+ 10-seater mixed 500-meter (2:19.45), 20-seater open (9:23.16) and 40+ 20-seater open 5,000-meter (9:34.47) races.

But the 20-seater mixed standard 500-meters was most thrilling by far among the contests as the hosts virtually led from start to finish until they were beaten in the last 10 meters by the hard-charging Ukrainians, who snatched the gold in a time of 1:57.51. They also bagged the last bronze of the day in the 40+ 10-seater open 500-meter (2:15.93) event in the four-day tournament also supported by the Puerto Princesa City government led by Mayor Lucilo Bayron, the Philippines Sports Commission and Lacoste watches.

 "We made practically made history every day so I am very proud of our national paddlers and how we organized this big event sanctioned by the International Canoe Federation," stressed PCKDF president Leonora "Lenlen" Escollante. "So I am very glad that our staging of this world championships yielded the main goal that our national team was aiming for by clinching the overall title right here on our shores at that" Escollante said. "This honor is not only for the PCKF, our paddlers but also for the country." "This was truly a world-class you have in Puerto Princesa and all we got was positive feedback from the countries who took part in the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships," noted ICF Dragon Boat Commission chairman Dr. Wai Hung-Luk of Hongkong. "The participants were also impressed by the warm hospitality shown by the Pawaneños and expressed their desire to come back again here," he said. 

The next staging of the biennial global dragon boat competition will be held in Regina, Canada in 2026. TMT