Gold medallist Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (center), silver medallist Christopher Nilsen of the US (left) and bronze medallist Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s pole vault during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said the country’s back is against the wall to retain its fourth-place overall finish at the Southeast Asian Games following the latest rule that host Cambodia would impose in the 32nd edition of the biennial meet next year. POC...
The Philippine Olympic Committee will immortalize Lydia de Vega-Mercado at the soon-to-rise POC museum at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (right) speaks with Stephanie Mercado-Koenigswarter. At left is POC secretary...
POC President Bambol Tolentino Principal partners have pledged full support to the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) special incentive trust fund for medalist athletes. POC President Bambol Tolentino thanked Ramon S. Ang and San Miguel Corp. (SMC), as well as Manny V. Pangilinan and his MVP...
When it rains, it pours. MB File Photo Medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games will be rewarded with cash bonuses once again, this time from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). More than P11 million will be handed out to the medalists in the biennial meet, where the country went home...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced that financial incentives for the 31st Southeast Asian Games medalists will be given within the week following its approval from the General Assembly Monday. This marks the second time in the POC’s history after the Philippines 2019 edition that...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board lifted the resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) President Philip Juico as “persona non grata” as well as the decision to suspend the association for 90 days. PATAFA President Philip Juico, left, and...
PATAFA President Philip Juico, left, and POC President Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has deferred the suspension of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) following Wednesday’s General Assembly (GA). POC President Bambol Tolentino said the...
File Photo Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena leads eight other Filipino athletes who were granted Olympic Solidarity Scholarships (OSS) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino disclosed the list Thursday that also include golf...
PATAFA President Philip Juico The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is standing against its suspension from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board, saying it will continue the programs particularly for its athletes bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in...
Filipino taekwondo champion and former Makati 1st District Representative Monsour del Rosario on Friday appealed to the Philippine Olympics Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to team up and compel the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) to complete the...
PATAFA president Philip Juico (left) and POC president Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) said it was not given due process in relation to the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) 90-day suspension on the national sports association. In a lengthy...
