Cristina Ramos-Jalasco, former president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, believes that the ongoing rift between pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is an internal issue and must be allowed to be resolved within the national sports association. EJ...
The Philippine Olympic Committee opted to reset its first General Assembly (GA) from Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 following the surge of the COVID-19 infections and the threat of Omicron variant in the country. POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB File) POC president Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino made the...
Philip Ella Juico, president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), said he will contest the decision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) declaring him persona non grata amid the ongoing feud between the national sports association and elite pole vaulter EJ Obiena....
Boxing and weightlifting, two sports that yielded medals for Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games, are in danger of getting scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as warned by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. (Photos from AFP) The Philippine delegation made history in the...
POC President Bambol Tolentino, right, turns over the house and lot for Filipino boxers who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Also in photo are, from left, Carlo Paalam, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino on Sunday...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has awarded the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) the Breakthrough NOC Award for the country’s successful medal campaign at the Tokyo Olympics last August. POC President Bambol Tolentino received the award during the online...
There’s a nature trail in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija that gives bike enthusiasts a good reason to get off the pedal and stare at God’s masterpiece. It's called Colosboa Hills and it is also known as the town’s New Zealand. Edrie Ocampo, who designed the single-track of Colosboa Hills, takes a moment...
The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the request of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for an additional P650 million for the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) 2022 budget from general appropriations. POC President Bambol Tolentino, who is also Tagaytay City Representative,...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is requesting an additional budget of P450 million in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for five major international competitions in 2022. POC President Bambol Tolentino submitted the letter of request to Senate President Tito Sotto through Senate Committee...
After competing in the Tokyo Olympics as a continental qualifier, Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ann Ando hopes to earn a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the best athletes in the field. Ando can now join different international competitions to collect precious Olympic points following her...
unnamed (6) After three boxers delivered medals for Team Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics, there is great optimism that Filipino pugs can deliver another big performance in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France. This positive outlook led to the inclusion of two boxers to the new list of Olympics...
Samantha Catantan, EJ Obiena and Elreen Ann Ando are part of the Olympics Solidarity Scholarship Grant approved by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). (MB File Photos) Tokyo Olympics veterans EJ Obiena and Elreen Ann Ando, and Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan head the new list of...
