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....
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has declared athletics chief Philip Juico “persona non grata” in light of his recent dispute with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena. Athletics chief Philip Juico The POC executive board approved this recommendation of the ethics committee in a meeting last...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) extended financial assistance to national athletes and coaches affected by Typhoon Odette. The PSC Board has approved the release of a P15,000 support for each of the 85 athletes and 20 coaches from 24 sports as part...
Boxing and weightlifting, two sports that yielded medals for Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games, are in danger of getting scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as warned by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. (Photos from AFP) The Philippine delegation made history in the...
POC President Bambol Tolentino, right, turns over the house and lot for Filipino boxers who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Also in photo are, from left, Carlo Paalam, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino on Sunday...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and POC president Bambol Tolentino Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez supported Yuka Saso’s decision to choose Japanese citizenship when she reaches 22 years old. While the...
Two senior administration lawmakers rejected on Thursday, Nov. 4 the calls made by their Lower House colleagues to lift restrictions on face-to-face presence in plenary proceedings starting Monday, the resumption of regular sessions. Empty Lower House plenary hall Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro...
Several lawmakers want the House of Representativers to lift restriction in the personal participation of its members in plenary hall proceedings amid preparations for the resumption of regular session on Monday, Nov. 8. House of Representatives plenary 2 Deputy Majority Leader Jesus “Bong”...
