Are you familiar with the name Aljay Villena? Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones thinks you should be. Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones (left) and Aljay Villena (Facebook) According to Palmones, Villena, a 15-year-old table tennis prodigy, could become the next...
The House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday night, Dec. 14 a resolution commending weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for again bringing honor to the country by winning three gold medals in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. Hidilyn Diaz (BDO) Held at the Gran Carpa Americas Corferias in...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) Malacañang's instruction is to win more medals in the Paris 2024 Olympics and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will be a good soldier to focus on accomplishing mission. “The President wants more medals in Paris,” POC...
Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo By NIKOLE JAVIER Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo took home 10 medals in the 2022 JRC Artistic Gymnastics Stars Championships Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, Nov. 19. The youngest Yulo, Elaiza, wrapped up the women’s category with four gold medals after just...
Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo By NIKOLE JAVIER Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo lived up to the expectations once more in the opening of the 2022 JRC Artistic Gymnastics Stars Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, Nov. 17. The youngest Yulo, Elaiza, captured the gold medal in the...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board approved the advanced training program for qualified athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics during its regular meeting Thursday, Nov. 17, in Tagaytay City. French aerial patrol ‘Patrouille de France’ fly over the fan village of The Trocadero...
PARIS (AFP) -- The Phrygian cap, the symbol of the French republic but wearing sneakers as a nod to the present, was unveiled on Monday, Nov. 14, as the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This photograph taken on November 10, 2022, shows the mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympic (right) and...
Carlos Yulo readies himself for tougher challenges ahead of his 2024 Paris Olympics campaign following a fruitful showing at the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England that concluded over the weekend. Carlos Yulo shows off his silver medal in vault at the 51st FIG...
A ranking solon has made an important commitment to the Filipino athletes who are set to defend the nation's pride and honor in the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Aniela Tolentino's Facebook) Cavite 8th district Rep. Aniela Tolentino, a vice chairperson of the House Committee on Youth and Sport Development,...
PARIS (AFP) — Paris expects a crowd of 600,000 at the 2024 summer Olympics' opening ceremony which is to take place on the river Seine, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday. Rather than in an athletics stadium as is customary, France plans to celebrate the ceremony on July...
Some Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) officials led by President Bambol Tolentino are in Paris, France over the weekend to inspect possible training venues for Filipino athletes that would qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol”...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., left, and pole vault start EJ Obiena By NIKOLE JAVIER Ernest John Obiena paid President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. a visit on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Malacañang Palace. The world No. 3 pole vaulter, who is set to fly to Italy to...