EJ Obiena (AP) House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Aug. 12, extended his congratulations to Filipino athletes who nearly made a podium finish at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, namely EJ Obiena and Bianca Pagdanganan. In a statement, Romualdez...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he will conduct a comprehensive post-evaluation of the efforts exerted by the government and various stakeholders in preparing and supporting the country’s delegates to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, said...
Former Philippine women’s national football team manager Jeff Cheng is turning to Olympians as his next likely promising endeavor. Jeff Cheng (PWNFT) This, following his decision to end his tenure with the Filipinas he assumed in 2017. The Filipino businessman has been a...
President Marcos will honor 2024 Paris Olympics two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo and other outstanding Filipino Olympians in Malacañan on Tuesday, Aug. 13. (Photos: Bongbong Marcos & Olympics/Facebook) In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Yulo and the other...
Bianca Pagdanganan fumbled with a 1-over-par 73 to slip from medal contention to a share of 13 th place in the penultimate round of the women’s golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday at Le Golf National. Bianca Pagdanganan trails co-leaders Morgane Metraux of Switzerland and...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to bestow the Senate Medal of Excellence to Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio who both won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Estrada said both Filipina boxers deserve to be conferred the Senate’s...
Nesthy A. Petecio (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) honored Olympians Nesthy A. Petecio (boxing) and Elreen Ann Ando (weightlifting), both enlisted personnel at the Coast Guard Special Service Office, for their laudable performance in the ongoing Paris Olympics in...
Carlos Yulo Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte believes that there's measure that can help produce more Filipino Olympic gold medal winners like gymnast Carlos Yulo and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. If only the Senate...
NIGHT OWL The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal was attained by a weightlifter — a female weightlifter. And just recently, we were blessed with a back-to-back Olympic gold medals from a gymnast — a male gymnast. Was it mere coincidence or is it the world bluntly telling us that greatness...
Bianca Pagdanganan reignited the Philippines’ medal campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics after staying in medal contention with a second-round 3-under-par 69 in the women’s golf competition on Thursday, Aug. 8. Bianca Pagdanganan competes in the second round of women's golf at the 2024 Paris...
GOLD MEDALIST, Noah Lyles, of the United States, poses on the podium after the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo) PARIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles wasted no time. After winning the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics , he...
Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and...
