From left is PSC Commissioner Arnold Agustin, PHISGOC Chief Operating Officer Ramon "Tats" Suzara, PhisGoc Chairperson Allan Peter Cayetano and POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino during the official turnover ceremony of the SEAG Final Report book on Wednesday. The Philippine Southeast Asian...
The group tasked by the Philippine Olympic Committee to handle its elections on November 27 is taking up the possibility of allowing online voting or via sealed ballots. “We’ll consider all possible options like sending ballots via courier in advance or online voting,” said Atty. Teodoro...
National athletes and coaches can now get their full allowances starting next week, Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino announced Thursday. The monthly allowances were slashed into half since July after the budget of the Philippine Sports Commission’s were channeled to...
Transparency and accountability serve as the election war cry of Clint Aranas and his party when the archery chief runs for the Philippine Olympic Committee presidency on Nov. 27. Aranas will go head-to-head against incumbent president and cycling's Bambol Tolentino for the top position, with his...
Or all that is to love about Halloween in the Philippines By Jeremy Tintiangko Filipino kids in their Halloween costumes While considered another big “holiday” in the Philippines, there’s no doubt that we celebrate Halloween widely, albeit differently from the west. Because ours is a...
Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino’s “Performance Team” for the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections in November convened under a cheerful atmosphere over lunch Saturday sans any tinge of political strategizing. Tolentino, the incumbent POC president, said the team prides itself as...
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino sought an additional P510 million budget for the elite sports as the country seeks the elusive first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Tolentino said the...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino (Privilege Speech “Law vs. IRR - The Spring Cannot Rise Higher than the Source” delivered in the Senate on September 14, 2020.) For the last several weeks, we’ve witnessed investigations, after investigations showing the lack of respect of some department...
Thirty-two-year-old Peej Tolentino could still vividly remember the knee-high water that entered the garage at his family’s small furniture workshop. He thought it was the end of their small business. But after picking up the (wood) pieces, literally, Peej continued to persevere and, with the...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino (PSA Images) Incumbent Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino on Saturday bared his full ticket for the POC elections scheduled on Nov. 27. Tolentino, who seeks reelection, announced triathlon chief Tom Carrasco as his...
From left, Jesus Clint Aranas (Archery), Executive Board Member; Steve Hontiveros (Handball), POC Chairman; Abraham Tolentino (Cycling), POC President; and Cynthia Carrion (Gymnastics), Executive Board Member (MB File Photo) Archery chief Clint Aranas bared his partial ticket for the Philippine...
Ariana Dormitorio, the undisputed queen of Philippine mountain bike racing (Photo from Ariana Dormitorio's Facebook page) PhilCycling chief Bambol Tolentino is pulling all the resources available for mountain biker Ariana Dormitorio to clinch a slot in next year’s Tokyo Olympics. “Pasasalihin...
