MB File Photo The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has approved the renaming of select sports facilities to national athletes who brought honor to the country. One of the facilities renamed is the weightlifting gym at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, which will now be known as the Hidilyn Diaz...
The country’s six Paralympians will be feted on Thursday, August 19, in a virtual send-off ceremony arranged by the Philippine Sports Commission. It will be streamed on the agency's Facebook page at 6 pm, three days before the delegation leaves for Tokyo, Japan. President Rodrigo Duterte himself...
MB File Photo Top sports officials in the country are expected to meet next week to discuss the resumption of training for athletes seeing action in three important international tournaments in 2022. Officials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will meet with counterparts from Philippine...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez announced Thursday, Aug. 12, that the para-athletes, coaches, and accompanying officials are set to receive an additional allowance of P100,000 ahead of the Games from Aug. 24. to Sept. 5. PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez This hikes...
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...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz’s mother Emelita, second from left, and father Eduardo, right, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) The last time Hidilyn Diaz saw her parents was when she captured her first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal back in...
Photo from AFP As boxer Carlo Paalam claimed a spot in the semis of the flyweight category Tuesday, his sure podium finish gave the Philippine Team its fourth medal in the Tokyo Olympics. That assured the country its best showing since joining the greatest sporting event 89 years ago. It was during...
Photo from AFP A financial windfall awaits Nesthy Petecio even if she fell short in her bid to win the country’s first-ever gold in boxing. At this point, Petecio stands to receive a combined cash incentive of P20 million from the government and those from the private sector plus a condominium...
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...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz shows her Tokyo Olympics gold medal to MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Ricky Vargas and MVPSF president Al Panlilio during a virtual meeting last Thursday, July 29. As promised, the MVP...
Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz took the higher road and chose to forgive the critics and bashers when she pleaded for support in public in 2019. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Looking back, Diaz stood firm and said she has no regrets with the decision to share a post asking for sponsorship from private...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
