The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) seeks to send 560 athletes to the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. POC President Bambol Tolentino announced this Thursday, adding that it could still be reduced until further evaluation with various national sports associations....
Solving for that elusive missing variable—your e(X) By Redge Tolentino Dateless? Single? Suddenly pining for your ex? Nothing wrong with that because feelings are tricky things. So are math problems. With the Valentine holidays triggering emotions it helps to look at things logically,...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino (On February 8, 2021, Senator Francis N. Tolentino spoke on the Senate floor as he voted no to Senate Bill No. 1886.) I vote NO, not because I am against Senate Bill No. 1866, which seeks to further expand the jurisdiction of the first-level and second-level courts. I...
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...
Celebrating arts month in the most interesting of times QUEEN OF ARTS NAM 2021 officially opened with a short program involving arts ambassador Catriona Gray, NCCA chairman Nick Lizaso, and other NCCA executives at the Metropolitan Theater British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said that...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The Japanese government recently announced that the Tokyo Olympics will take place as scheduled from 23 July to 8 August this year, despite doubts from various quarters about pushing through with the event in the midst of a global pandemic. The Games were...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino “We, the sovereign Filipino people” – the Preamble of 1987 Constitution starts with these five words. As a vision for the succeeding provisions of the fundamental law of our land, this phrase “we, the sovereign Filipino people” does not only put...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino There is a consensus around the world that the provision of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 to the majority of the world’s population is crucial in achieving herd immunity and preventing more deaths and lifelong health complications among...
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...
Thea Tolentino Young actress Thea Tolentino is thankful for playing kontrabida roles which made her a versatile actress and a better person. During a Zoom press conference for the fantasy-romance series “The Lost Recipe" on GMA News TV recently, Thea said that she's gotten used to playing...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The first system of absentee voting was enacted in the United States in 1862, when Wisconsin became the first state to allow absentee voting by Union soldiers during the Civil War. The US gradually enacted laws granting overseas citizens the right to vote in...
