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April 23, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Teenage chess sensation Ruelle Canino yesterday sought help from the government to facilitate the release of her Department of Social Welfare and Development clearance for minors so she could compete in the Asian Zonals in Mongolia.

The 16-year-old Canino, the reigning national women’s champion and member of the Philippine team that snared a historic Category B gold medal in last year’s Budapest Olympiad, told The STAR that she missed her morning flight because of the absence of the required DSWD document needed for minors.