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Cebu City to host 6th Doce Pares World Arnis Championship

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | March 19, 2026 - 12:00am

Around 300 arnisadors from at least 10 countries will be coming over to the Queen City of the South to take part in 6th Doce...

Freeman Cebu Sports

Kabarangayan ang tirada Doce Pares International mobalik sa ilang kagikan

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | July 5, 2025 - 12:00am

Buot ni Doce Pares Supreme Grandmaster Arnulfo "Dong" Cuesta nga ipaduol og balik ang eskrima ngadto sa dughan sa mga masa.

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Makasaysayanong Handuraw arnis tournament sa Dapitan nagmalampuson

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | January 3, 2024 - 12:00am

Naglagiting nga kalamposan ang natagamtaman sa mga nagorganisa sa labing unang Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos Invitational Arnis Tournament nga gikumbatihan niadtong Disiembre 28-30 didto sa Dapitan City Cultural...

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Philippines' arnis, other usual sports gain attention in SEA Games

May 4, 2023 - 4:28pm

The SEA Games has a flexible program that includes sports in the hosts' favor and also allows for regional and newer dis...

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All set for 16th WEKAF Championships

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | July 12, 2022 - 12:00am

Cebu will once again be the center of arnis world as it hosts the 16th World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation Championships on July 17-21 at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.

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So long, eskrima legend Diony Cañete

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | August 24, 2021 - 12:00am

Philippine sports and the entire eskrima (arnis) community all over the world were gripped in deep sorrow with the passing of Cebuano martial arts legend Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio “Diony” Cañete,...

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Arnis ipipilit sa Vietnam SEA Games

By Chris Co | July 26, 2020 - 12:00am

Aminado si Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Fe­deration president Sen. Migz Zubiri na daraan sa butas ng karayom bago maipasok...

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Brief encounter: Fighter wins SEA Games gold after underwear row

By James Edgar | December 11, 2019 - 5:41pm

A Filipino martial artist was prepared to give up his chance of winning a Southeast Asian Games title because he didn't want...

Sports

Pinoys bag SEA Games golds in arnis anyo

By Joey Villar | December 3, 2019 - 5:57pm

Chrisamuel Delfin and Mary Allin Aldeguer topped the men and women anyo non-traditional open weapon events to cap the Philippines’...

Sports

Pinoys show mastery of arnis

By Joey Villar | December 3, 2019 - 12:00am

Arnis isn’t the national sport for nothing.

Sports