In the quiet town of Benoni, Dirk Mortier, is busy with his unique labour of love – designing and building Hindu prayer shrines and personalised kavadies. Mortier said his business “Shanti’s ...

The PSA feted the likes of basketball legend Freddie Webb, who also served as guest speaker, swimming star Akiko Thomson Guevara, and boxing medalists Roel and Onyok Velasco, to name a few.

Velasco won a bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He is the brother of Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco, who won a silver in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Petecio also tipped her hat to another Velasco, ...