President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. honored the exceptional talent of past and present Filipino Olympians who have brought glory to the country in a send-off ceremony on Friday night, June 21, in Intramuros, Manila. As the country celebrates 100 years of participation in...
ABS-CBN Corporation expects to improve its performance this year, four years after losing its broadcasting franchise, as it continues to focus on providing content on air and via online or digital platforms. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo L....
Olympic-bound boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam were selected as the country’s flag-bearers for the upcoming 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Monday, June 17. Olympic-bound boxers Nesthy Petecio, left, and Carlo Paalam Petecio and Paalam,...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) reported that it was recognized as Best Investor Relations Company during the annual Corporate Governance Asia’s 14th Asian Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony, held last May 31st at the JW Mariott Hotel in Hong Kong, was attended by 245 senior...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has high hopes for the Paris-bound athletes who aim to deliver the country's first Olympic gold in the sport. (From left) Paris-bound boxers Hergie Bacyadan, Nesthy Petecio, and Aira Villegas The contingent, composed of Tokyo medalists...
Four other Filipinos including James Aranas dispatched their respective first-round opponents while former champion Carlo Biado crashed out early in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, June 4. Aranas, who won the 2023 World Cup of Pool crown with Johann Chua, flexed...
Four Filipinos led by multiple Southeast Asian Games medalist Johann Chua toppled their respective rivals on Monday, June 3, to jumpstart their title campaigns in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Johann Chua opens his campaign in style with a dramatic first-round win over...
The job is not yet done for the Philippine boxing team after it qualified five fighters to the 2024 Paris Olympics happening late next month. Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) secretary general Marcus Manalo said expectations are high for the Filipino pugs after managing to...
Carlo Paalam found himself reeling against the ropes but amazingly managed to squeeze out of his predicament and is now on his way to Paris. PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino congratulates Carlo Paalam with his daughter Celestem who turns a year old this June 12....
Three years ago, Carlo Paalam vowed to do his best to return to the Olympics and clinch that gold medal he narrowly missed at the Tokyo Games. “I will not stop until I get that gold medal,” the Bukidnon-born boxer was quoted saying in Filipino after losing the gold-medal bout to a British rival...
It would be a reunion of sorts for Filipino boxers who won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after Carlo Paalam became the latest fighter to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games. (From left) Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial and Nesthy Petecio will try again their luck for the Olympic gold medal in Paris....
Carlo Paalam found his way back to the Olympics after outclassing Sachin Siwach of India in the men’s 57kg semifinal at the 2nd World Boxing Qualification for Paris Games on Saturday night, June 1, in Bangkok, Thailand. Carlo Paalam, right, celebrates his qualification to Paris Olympics after...
