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...
The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) begins 2021 with a bang as it will have no less than Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino as its lone, special guest in Tuesday’s PSA Forum webcast edition. Tolentino is expected to talk about a wide array of...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events,...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino By this time during the past years, Filipinos, especially young people, would be thinking about their new year’s resolutions. The coming of the new year is always an opportunity to reflect on the past and think about ways we can improve ourselves and our...
Election committee chairman Bones Floro (top, right) administers the oath of office to re-elected president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (sixth from left). Also in photo are (from left) Jojo Villa, Juancho Ramores, Paquito Rivas, Jun Lomibao, Sunshine Joy Mendoza, Oscar Rodriguez, Moe...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino All around the world, governments have been issuing warnings to their citizens to not let their guard down during the holiday season as the COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant threat to public health and safety. In October and November, Canada and the...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino mediated between the country’s wrestling and jiu jitsu associations regarding a grappling issue. Tolentino met with wrestling’s Alvin Aguilar and jiu jitsu’s Choy Cojuangco on Wednesday, assuring them that both associations could...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino Last 7 December 2020, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 585, filed by Senator Richard J. Gordon, honoring and commemorating the delegates of the constitutional conventions, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Constitutional...
Scottie Thompson of Barangay Ginebra goes for a layup against Troy Rosario of TNT as Aljon Mariano and David Semerad battle for position in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Friday. (PBA Images) Scottie Thompson’s go-ahead triples in the semifinals and the PBA Philippine Cup Finals would...
