PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino agreed to the importance of investing on cutting-edge sports science to sustain the country’s successful stint at the Tokyo Olympics. Ramirez said...
Maybe I caught the ‘Olympic Moth,’ er, bug? Watching the closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I found myself unexpectedly tearing up. Perhaps it was the dramatic music, the marching of the Japanese Olympians carrying their flag together with some frontliners—a clear representation...
Take a bow Team Philippines. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Photo: Philippine Olympic Committee) Malacañang has commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam for his silver medal finish and rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the "best Olympic performance in history." The Philippines so...
It's for a good cause, too! Tom Daley Who says knitting is only for grandmas? Great Britain's diver Tom Daley has been breaking the internet for the past few days with snaps of him at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics while knitting, and it looks like he's done. Dubbed as the Olympic Cardigan , his latest...
The Philippine delegation before the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Already assured of its best showing in the ongoing Tokyo Games, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is confident the country will also perform well in next...
The House of Representatives on Monday, August 2, adopted a resolution conferring the Congressional Medal of Excellence on Hidilyn Diaz for ending a nearly century-long Olympic gold medal drought for the Philippines. Hidilyn Diaz It was House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco who led in filing House...
EJ Obiena and her mother Jeanette (Screenshot from The Chasedown) Ahead of the highly anticipated men’s final of pole vault event in athletics of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jeanette Obiena thinks her son, Ernest John Obiena, is already a champion by being an Olympian. The elder Obiena said it was a...
Malacañang was elated as Filipino boxer Eumir Marcia bagged the country's third medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, August 1. Eumir Marcial (AIBA Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Marcial booked a spot in the semifinal round after knocking out Armenia's...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE - OUR NEW ABNORMAL On July 4th, this column talked about my pipe dream that one day we’d send an all-female contingent to the Olympics. At the risk of being branded a traitor to my gender, I observed how these Filipina athletes seemed to have real drive and...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to affirm that all Olympic-related prizes, awards and incentives given to Gold Medalist Hidilyn Diaz should be tax exempt. Drilon said that until now the rules with regard to the treatment of such perks...
The rewards and perks keep on pouring for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, with the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) awarding the weightlifter free train rides for life. In its Facebook post, the LRMC extended its congratulations to Diaz following her historic gold medal finish at the Tokyo...
Various La Salle campuses lit up to celebrate the Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. (Photo from DLS-CSB) The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), De La Salle University, and La Salle Green Hills illuminated their campuses in honor of Diaz. "Mabuhay ang Atletang...
