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Zamboanga City has tripled the grand prize of the Fiesta Hermosa Street Dance Competition to ₱1 million in both the Hermosa-Based and Open categories. Scheduled for Oct. 11, the elevated prize structure aims to attract top performing contingents across Mindanao for the city's premier cultural showcase.
Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will skip the Asian Games despite a third-round KO win over Omar Ulises Huerta in San Diego. ABAP officials cited travel constraints, a 16-hour time difference, and recovery risks, leaving Team Philippines without an entry in the men’s 80kg division.
Five young Muay Thai fighters from Unified Mixed Martial Arts earned spots on Koronadal City’s official delegation for the Batang Pinoy 2026 national finals in Bacolod City. The athletes, aged 13 and 14, are now undergoing intensive conditioning and skills training following rigorous selection tryouts.
Koronadal City will host its 1st Mindanao-Wide Invitational Robotics Competition on Oct. 3–4 at Gaisano Grand Mall as part of NecoFest 2026. The tournament invites student teams island-wide to showcase engineering skills in Line Tracing, Soccerbot, Battlebot, and Sumobot categories.
A 25-strong contingent of athletes with deep roots in Mindanao will represent the Philippines at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Spanning combat sports, weightlifting, track and field, ball games, and surfing, these homegrown competitors carry local pride into international competition across 39 sporting disciplines.
Cagayan de Oro-founded BPO firm SupportZebra has merged with Lean Solutions Group, securing 100 percent of its local workforce while opening global career paths for local talent. To mark the announcement, leadership donated ₱100,000 to the Calabrian Children's Foundation, highlighting the company's community commitment.
Lanao del Norte will host the inaugural Mindanao-ONE Youth Games from April 11 to 17, 2027, bringing over 7,000 young athletes to Tubod's Mindanao Civic Center. The event kicks off a three-year hosting agreement aimed at establishing the province as Northern Mindanao’s leading destination for regional sports development.
The Bangsamoro Sports Commission has rolled out the Bangsamoro Sports Mapping Action Research Talent Identification (B-SMART-ID) program to identify and nurture young athletic talent across BARMM. Tested pupils receive personalized sport recommendations based on physical evaluations, laying the foundation for a future Bangsamoro Academy of Sports.
Cagayan de Oro native Woman International Master (WIM) Ruelle “Taweng” Canino is representing Team Philippines at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Following her global campaign, the 18-year-old chess prodigy will head to Misamis Occidental in November to pursue a Woman Grandmaster norm.
Weightlifting standout Albert Ian Delos Santos and Paris Olympics bronze medalist Aira Villegas have been named flag bearers for Team Pilipinas at the 20th Asian Games opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The duo leads a 447-athlete delegation targeting eight gold medals across 34 sports disciplines.
Eight-year-old swimmer Carl Fredrick Quizon of Cagayan de Oro captured the Most Outstanding Swimmer award at the Diyandi Festival Swimming Competition. Representing Team E-Warriors, Quizon harvested six gold medals and one silver medal, securing the top individual title after a thrilling victory in the 100-meter butterfly event.
Davao judoka Chino Sy Tancontian captured the men's -100kg gold at the 2026 Perth International Open in Australia on Sept. 12. On the same day, Tancontian was named Male Sports Hero of the Year by the Davao Sportswriters Association, boosting his momentum ahead of the 20th Asian Games.