Two-man race seen for local elite crown

Inquirer.net - Sep 19, 2026

Rising stars James Earl Ting, Edgie Arances and Anisha Eunice Caluya loom as the athletes to watch when the battles for the Filipino Elite crowns in the Damosa Land 5150 triathlon unfold Sunday in Davao del Norte’s Samal Island. Ting and Arances are expected to engage in a fierce men’s duel, while Caluya headlines the

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