The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has appointed Philippine Sports commissioner Mon Fernandez as the country’s Chef De Mission in the 31 st Southeast Asian Games that Vietnam is hosting late this year. POC president Bambol Tolentino made this announcement Tuesday during the first...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino urged national sports associations (NSAs) to prioritize athletes participating in Olympic qualifiers and the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) should they plan to hold a training bubble. Speaking in the Philippine Sportswriters...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Filipino athletes who have earned slots in the Tokyo Olympics this year are delighted by the government’s effort to have them vaccinated against COVID-19. While there...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino believes budget will not be an issue in providing free COVID-19 vaccinations for national athletes. The idea is doable as far as the Tagaytay City representative is concerned since there are only more than 1,000 athletes in the national...
The country’s highest sports officials are confident the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still push through despite recent reports that Japan is poised to declare a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases soar in the East Asian nation's capital and three surrounding prefectures. Philippine Olympic...
The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) begins 2021 with a bang as it will have no less than Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino as its lone, special guest in Tuesday’s PSA Forum webcast edition. Tolentino is expected to talk about a wide array of...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events,...
Election committee chairman Bones Floro (top, right) administers the oath of office to re-elected president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (sixth from left). Also in photo are (from left) Jojo Villa, Juancho Ramores, Paquito Rivas, Jun Lomibao, Sunshine Joy Mendoza, Oscar Rodriguez, Moe...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino mediated between the country’s wrestling and jiu jitsu associations regarding a grappling issue. Tolentino met with wrestling’s Alvin Aguilar and jiu jitsu’s Choy Cojuangco on Wednesday, assuring them that both associations could...
Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero of 1Pacman Partylist urged all sports leaders and major stakeholders to support newly reelected Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino in helping national athletes for a busy year in 2021. Romero said it’s time to revolutionize Philippine sports...
Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino speaks after being elected as the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) during the Elections for the POC at Pasay City. (PHOTO/ ALVIN KASIBAN) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino will focus on the country’s plight to...
Opponents for the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) presidency Atty. Clint Aranas (left) and Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino take a light moment during the 2020 Elections for the officers of the committee in Pasay City. November 27, 2020. (PHOTO/ ALVIN KASIBAN) Cycling chief Bambol Tolentino...