CARLOS YULO, winner of two gold medals in gymnastics in 2024 Paris Olympics and Ernie Gawilan, para athlete in swimming in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, are part of the Global Team Toyota Athletes of Toyota's 'Start Your Impossible' initiative, and also selected as 'Dual Heroes' under the same...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) members savored the success from the Paris Olympics campaign during their General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 11, with the preparations for the 33rd Southeast Games in Thailand next year and the POC elections this November keeping the body busy at the East Ocean...
CEBU CITY – Olympic weightlifters Elreen Ann Ando and John Febuar Ceniza received a rousing welcome in their return to their alma mater – the University of Cebu (UC) – here on Thursday, August 29. The school gave Ando and Ceniza a hero’s welcome as well as two other students who...
EJ Obiena came up short of back-to-back podium finishes in the Silesia Diamond League to cap off a busy week at the Śląski Stadium in Chorzow, Poland on early Monday, Aug. 26. (Manila time). The 28-year-old pole vaulter soared past 5.82 meters after breezing through the first four heights...
The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) is rewarding P10 million to Carlos Yulo and P2 million each to Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas for their medal performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Carlos Yulo, left, with Manny V. Pangilinan. (Manny V. Pangilinan Twitter) Pangilinan disclosed...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann hopes the country’s successful campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics would create more awareness and support for less popular sports. Bachmann said Carlos Yulo’s double gold-medal victory in men’s artistic gymnastics and the bronze...
Carlos Yulo (MANILA BULLETIN) As gymnast Carlos Yulo and his fellow 2024 Olympians continue to be the toast of the town, the House of Representatives gave its final nod to a bill that sought to exempt Filipino athletes and their coaches from the payment of taxes...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Sorry to disappoint those who think this is going to be a salacious discussion. But it does discuss sex—genetic sex, gonadal sex, and anatomic sex. The 2024 Paris Olympics is over but the issue of sex or gender lingers, as a result of which boxing, a sport in which Filipinos...
No lessons wasted for Filipina gymnast Aleah Finnegan following her debut in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics last month. The 21-year-old Finnegan is taking some time to reflect on what was a grueling year that saw her passionately and diligently dedicate all her energy and efforts to her...
Following her successful Japanese naturalization process, Jaja Santiago now has every bit of chance to become the first player with Filipino blood to see action in the Olympics. At the sidelines, Taka Minowa is looking forward to seeing that dream come true -- seeing his wife don the national...
From left to right: Gymnast Carlos Yulo, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has ordered the review and potential revision of Republic Act (RA) No. 10699 or the...
Property giant Megaworld welcomes the first two-time Filipino Olympic Gold Medalist Carlos Yulo to his new home inside the company’s 50-hectare McKinley Hill township in Taguig City. Yulo formally received the P32-million three-bedroom, fully-furnished, and designed condominium unit in one of its...
