The number of Filipino athletes qualifying for Paris is rising and so is the buildup of excitement as the country braces for its 100th year of participation in the Olympics. “Eleven, formally, and counting,” said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president on Sunday, April 21, a day after...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and three other National Olympic Committee (NOC) presidents who are also heads of their cycling federations were recognized by the International Cycling Union (UCI) during its Congress on Thursday, Aug. 3, in Glasgow,...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino heaped praises for the national team’s stunning victory over New Zealand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, July 25, saying God’s hand continues to touch Filipino athletes as they battle odds on the global...
A festive yet solemn celebration of the Olympic Day was held on Friday, June 23, at the University of the Philippines (UP) Track and Field Oval with more than 70 national athletes who won medals at the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games ceremonially receiving their cash bonuses from the Philippine...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) celebrates Olympic Day on Friday, June 23, with a traditional run and this time to be marked with a ceremonial turnover of incentives from the POC to medalists in last month’s Cambodia Southeast Asian Games. *Philippine Obstacle Relay team Gold medalists.*...
A total of P12.4 million will be given to medalists in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia as part of the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) Athletes’ Incentive Trust Fund. *POC President Bambol Tolentino with the men's and women's basketball team in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games....
The top Filipino athletes who performed well and won gold and silver medals in the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games will be in strong consideration for the country’s contingent to the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham...
Cambodia formally acknowledged the members of Team Philippines during Wednesday’s Team Welcome Ceremony with Deputy Chef de Mission Paolo Tancontian representing the delegation in the flag-raising rites at the host country’s main hub of 32 nd Southeast Asian Games action at the...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) went the extra mile over the weekend to complete the distribution of national team kits to athletes in 44 sports and disciplines who are seeing action in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games whose opening ceremony is set on Friday, May 5. *The national team kit...
A “House of POC” gained significant ground with no less than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. hinting on helping the Philippine Olympic Committee build its own home in one of the most ideal of all locations—the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex in Pasay City....
Tagaytay City will host the Philippine leg of the torch relay for the Cambodia 32 nd Southeast Asian Games on Monday, March 27, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. The torch relay began Tuesday around the World Heritage Site Angkor Wat in...
After an official from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) pleaded for help from lawmakers to improve the country's sports facilities, a House panel on Tuesday, March 14, approved the preparation of a substitute bill to institutionalize government-funded sports facilities. The House Committee on...
