Dwight Ramos is set to join Gilas Pilipinas in bubble training camp in Calamba, Laguna. (FIBA Images) Gilas Pilipinas player Dwight Ramos expressed excitement as he is expected to join the bubble training camp inside Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna. Ramos is still finishing the government-required...
Mo Tautuaa works on his skills during the training bubble of Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 in Calamba, Laguna. (Photo from SBP) Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 pool member Mo Tautuaa is working on ways to make sure he can hold his own against stiffer competition in this month’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...
Let the Games begin! Omega, the official timekeeper of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games With the developments of vaccines, a “new normal” finds its way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympics Games for a record of 28 times, is going to be there. The 100 days...
Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) president and former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso “Cito” Dayrit passed away Wednesday night, April 28, due to COVID-19. He was 69. Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) president Richard Gomez confirmed the passing of Dayrit, respected and...
Filipino fencers Nathaniel Perez (from left), Hanniel Abella, Jylyn Nicanor, Samantha Catantan, CJ Concepcion and Noelito Jose arrive at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey before they head to Tashkent for the Asian-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Uzbekistan. (Photo from national coach Amat...
The Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team was given the green light to start preparing for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament as early as next week at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. The PBA Board of Governors gave its go-signal to lend San Miguel Beer’s CJ Perez and Mo Tautuaa and rookies...
The Philippine kickboxing team (MB Photo / Ali Vicoy) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced there are three local government units (LGUs) offering assistance to national sports associations (NSAs) seeking bubble training for their athletes preparing for the 31 st...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino talks about the country’s campaigns in the Tokyo Olympics and the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games, respectively, with vaccines for COVID-19 coming its way when he appears as special guest in Tuesday’s Philippine...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) First Vice President Al Panlilio hopes athletes and coaches bound to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics late July would be vaccinated by next month. Panlilio, who heads the task force for vaccine procurement for athletes, said they are working with the International...
(This file photo taken on September 7, 2013 shows International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge displaying the name of the city of Tokyo elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics during a session of the IOC in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) From the unprecedented...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) First Vice President Al Panlilio has formed a working group as his first action after POC President Rep. Bambol Tolentino tasked him to lead the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for national athletes ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam....
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced Wednesday, April 7, it would procure COVID-19 vaccines as a private entity for athletes bound to the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. The announcement came after Malacañang allowed private companies...
