{"id":354996,"date":"2026-06-23T05:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=354996"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:13:56","slug":"sports-icons-coo-torre-take-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/sports-icons-coo-torre-take-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports icons Coo, Torre take highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chess grandmaster Eugene Torre and sports commissioner Bong Coo will headline Tuesday\u2019s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum as they discuss two major sporting events scheduled in the approaching months.<\/p>\n

Torre, Asia\u2019s first grandmaster, can be joined by Mapua Fil-Chi Alumni Association official Nelson Salazar to speak in regards to the Eugene Torre Rapid Chess Cup, which can be held this weekend at Mapua University.<\/p>\n

The 74-year-old Torre, widely considered a pioneer of Philippine chess, is a Mapua alumnus.<\/p>\n

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Coo, considered the country\u2019s most decorated athlete, will discuss preparations for this 12 months\u2019s Batang Pinoy, the national youth sports competition set for Bacolod City later this 12 months.<\/p>\n

Joining Coo on the forum are Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Patrick Gregorio and Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya, together with representatives from the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.<\/p>\n

The forum begins at 10:30 a.m. on the PSC Media Room and is presented by San Miguel Corporation, the Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO and ArenaPlus.<\/p>\n

The session can be streamed live to tell the tale the PSA Facebook page and aired on a delayed basis over Sports Radio 918. It is going to even be shared through the station\u2019s official Facebook page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chess grandmaster Eugene Torre and sports commissioner Bong Coo will headline Tuesday\u2019s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum as they discuss two major sporting events scheduled in the approaching months. Torre, Asia\u2019s first grandmaster, can be joined by Mapua Fil-Chi Alumni Association official Nelson Salazar to speak in regards to the Eugene Torre Rapid Chess Cup, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":354997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[24666,11392,103,10231,53109],"class_list":["post-354996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-coo","tag-icons","tag-sports","tag-spotlight","tag-torre"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t