With the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 in Metro Manila and in nearby provinces, Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra expressed optimism on the resumption of more sports events in the country by next year. Mitra said that the continued vaccination of Filipinos serves as a...
Senators expressed their support for the 2022 budget allocation of the Philippine Sports Commission and called for higher allotment for the agency. Sen. Joel Villanueva who led the Senate Committee on Finance hearing recognized the PSC for discovering champions and sports heroes at a time when the...
The pioneering batch of student-athlete scholars under the National Academy of Sports (NAS) were among the millions of students who welcomed the School Year 2021-2022 (SY) last week. National Academy of Sports (NAS) / DepEd NAS, the newest attached institution of the Department of Education...
The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development on Tuesday, Sept. 21 approved a substitute measure that would establish the "Order of National Athlete" award, and would grant "sports heroes" lifetime incentives. Weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) The still unnumbered...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and fellow Olympian Elreen Ann Ando are expected to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship set this December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella said the two Olympians...
The national karate team preparing for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam next year hopes to get an approval from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for ba ubble training in Baguio City. Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation, Inc. president Richard Lim said they have already submitted...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, Sept. 8, urge top Philippine universities to use "bayanihan" spirit to help upgrade the quality of tertiary sports. (Unsplash) In a press conference, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said that higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country are...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
2020 Toyota GR Supra 3.0L AT It’s hard to disguise the ‘wow’ factor around the Supra, regardless of the generation. Its reputation for having the best handling, great engine, and terrific design make even grown men gasp. The rear spoiler of the A80 (fourth-gen) was the feature that grabbed...
EJ Obiena The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is rewarding EJ Obiena a P250,000 incentive for setting a new national pole vault record in the recent Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League in France. PSC acting executive director Atty. Guillermo Iroy confirmed this, saying Obiena will be rewarded...
Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
