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...
I came, I saw’d, I built a spice rack! Irwin Pundamiera of Wood Academy teaches people how to make clean cuts, simple furniture, and lasting memories. By Redge Tolentino Safety first One early Saturday afternoon, a female beat cop, a tattoo parlor owner, a pair of engineers, an entrepreneur from...
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...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Traditional medicine has long been practiced in the Philippines even before the introduction of Western and conventional medicine in the country. Indigenous communities, provinces, and regions have their own unique traditional healing practices. Although...
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...
The country’s highest sports officials are confident the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still push through despite recent reports that Japan is poised to declare a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases soar in the East Asian nation's capital and three surrounding prefectures. Philippine Olympic...
