ICTSI Chairman and President Enrique K. Razon, Jr. Business tycoon Enrique Razon has guaranteed to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for athletes and coaches bound to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino disclosed this Tuesday after a meeting with...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) granted provisional recognition to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI) as the national association of the sport. Majority of national sports association heads that attended the General Assembly on Wednesday voted for the decision, which...
House Deputy Speaker and 1Pacman Partylist Representative Mikee Romero is espousing a house resolution that will prioritize the national athletes for the country's vaccination program. Romero said Filipino athletes could be considered as frontliners since they are also sacrificing for the country....
A new volleyball federation in the country will emerge on Monday when the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) supervises its election of officers at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City. The proceeding is in compliance with the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) request...
Regional heads from the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) are throwing in their support for the upcoming volleyball elections despite its president Edgardo Cantada making a protest. In a letter to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Tuesday, PVF vice president Dr. Arnel Hajan requested that...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will still proceed with the scheduled election for new sets of volleyball officials next week despite protests from one of its stakeholders, Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) president Edgardo Cantada. POC president Bambol Tolentino said “it was a...
Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (third from left) and volleyball stakeholders (from left) Ariel Paredes, Ramon “Tats” Suzara and Rustico “Otie” Camangian pose for unity. The creation of a new volleyball federation is in the works as the Philippine...
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has requested the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to schedule an election for the country’s volleyball federation. POC president Bambol Tolentino said he received a letter from the FIVB last month asking the POC to supervise the National Sports...
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...
