Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino is expecting a significant improvement from Alpine skier Asa Miller when he competes in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics next month. Winter Olympian skier Asa Miller (Asa Miller's Instagram) The 21-year-old Miller will be competing in the...
Philip Juico, left, and Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) General Assembly on Wednesday ratified the Executive Board's resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico as persona non grata in light of the ongoing dispute...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said retaining the overall title or even placing second in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam will be challenging for our national athletes. “Kaya naman nating i-defend ang title natin, but it’s going...
POC president Bambol Tolentino, left, and Skiing Federation chief Jim Apelar The Philippine Skiing and Snowboard Federation hopes the participation of Asa Miller in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would encourage more aspiring athletes to join the national team in the future. Federation president...
The Philippine Olympic Committee opted to reset its first General Assembly (GA) from Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 following the surge of the COVID-19 infections and the threat of Omicron variant in the country. POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB File) POC president Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino made the...
MB File Photo The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) has pledged 500 booster shots of the Moderna vaccines for national team members bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino disclosed this Thursday...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) demanded for a truce between Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) to find solutions and end their ongoing dispute. Speaking in behalf of the Board in a statement Wednesday,...
Ej Obiena, left, and POC president Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will make sure that Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena can compete in all major competitions including the 31st Southeast Asian Games and the 19th Asian Games this year despite Philippine Athletics Track and...
POC president Bambol Tolentino Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Bambol Tolentino defended the Ethics Committee’s recommendation to declare Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico as persona non grata following the national sports association’s...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) rejected Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) declaration of association president Philip Juico as persona non grata in light of his current feud with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena. In a position paper distributed to the media...
Decades of frustration, threat of COVID couldn't stop the athletes from winning Olympic medalists, from left, Carlo Paalam, Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, and Eumir Felix Marcial (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz's Facebook page) In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, four national athletes shed a...
Philippine boxing icon Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Dec. 29 backed the Philippine Olympic Committee for its “swift and judicious action” in addressing the ongoing controversy between the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and pole vaulting star EJ Obiena. Sen....
