6912 Host Vietnam is enforcing a “no vaccine, no participation” policy in the 31 st Southeast Asian Games slated late this year. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced this following an online meeting with the SEAG Federation last Tuesday, saying that the...
Yacine Guermali (From the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association Facebook page) Fil-Morrocan Yacine Guermali surpassed another Philippine record when he finished second in the men’s 1500 meters in the Portland Distance Carnival race in Oregon over the weekend. Guermali, whose mother...
Photo from PNVF All 16 players who attended last month’s tryouts are included in the women’s national pool following the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc (PNVF) announcement Wednesday, May 13. The list included 2019 Southeast Asian Games team members Mylene Paat, Eya Laure, Aby...
William Ramirez The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has released the list of approved personnel for detailed service to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) as they prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. A total of 117 athletes and coaches from...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to include Filipino athletes as essential workers so they can be part of the government’s priority list to be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tolentino noted both of the country’s amateur and...
The Philippine kickboxing team (MB Photo / Ali Vicoy) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced there are three local government units (LGUs) offering assistance to national sports associations (NSAs) seeking bubble training for their athletes preparing for the 31 st...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes national athletes could resume training on July 1 amid restrictions brought by the pandemic. PSC Commissioner Mon Fernandez said the new schedule would still allow ample time for athletes to prepare for the 31 st Southeast Asian Games that Vietnam...
Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez hopes national athletes will be vaccinated in the coming months in time for the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. Fernandez said vaccines for athletes are not only beneficial for their physical health but also their mental...
Rizal Memorial Coliseum (MB Photo / Ali Vicoy) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is waiting for a directive from the Office of the President if it could lock down its facilities in Manila and Pasig City due to the rising COVID-19 cases of its employees. Sources said the government sports...
In this file photo, athletes of the Philippine delegation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games wave their mini-flags before being crowned as the overall champions. (MB File Photo) The Philippine Sports Commission has approved the lineup for the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as training...
Photo by Steven Francis Kong Downhill skater Jaime de Lange believed that the national team's domination in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games made a huge leap for the skateboarding scene. De Lange, who ruled the downhill event, recalled that he saw an instant impact for the sport after the Philippines...
Photo from Jenelyn Olsim's Facebook account If the 2021 Southeast Asian Games coincides with a mixed martial arts bout in ONE Championship, Jenelyn Olsim would choose to participate in the latter. Olsim, a muay thai silver medalist in the 2019 edition of the biennial meet, clarified that the...
