Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez, right, and national team coach Wilfredo Vizcayno Jr. watch the pool play of the National Open Fencing Championship in Ormoc City. (City Government of Ormoc Facebook Page) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) veterans...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association president Richard Gomez, right, tries to score against national team member Noelito Jose Jr. during pool play of men's epee in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championship last Saturday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (City Government...
Samantha Catantan and Maxine Esteban show their respective medals after finishing 1-2 in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championships Sunday, July 4 at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Maxine Esteban Facebook) Southeast Asian (SEA) Games medalist Jylyn Nicanor and fencing rising...
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez At 55, Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez hardly seems like a poster boy for hypertension. But he is - literally. Gomez, husband of Cong Lucy Torres, revealed that he started taking medicine for hypertension during the pandemic. "You ask if I take maintenance,...
Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
Expect an exciting and action filled event for the next nine days as slots for Philippine Team will be up for grabs in the National Open Fencing Championships starting on Saturday, July 3 at the Ormoc City Superdome. More than 100 fencers from the three weapons – foil, sabre and epee – will...
Congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez I was with Congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez virtually for two consecutive days. (kami na ang virtual friends!) For the first day, I hosted the “Kamustahan with the Gomezes via zoom with her husband Mayor Richard Gomez (live from Ormoc sila!) and some members of the...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan continues with her training at a quarantine facility after arriving from the US recently. She is preparing for the National Open Fencing Championships on July 3 to 11 in Ormoc City. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) After impressive stints in various international...
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez was reelected to a second straight term as president of the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) after the local fencing body met online last Friday. Gomez, the 55-year-old actor-sportsman turned politician,...
We all know him as an accomplished fashion model, sportsman, actor and politician. But how is Richard Gomez as a father? We gleaned a bit about it in his interview with "Sakto," recently. Richard shared, "I am very cool to Juliana pero hindi ko naman siya ini-spoil. Medyo estrikto ako in some ways...
Richard Gomez Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez said that the sports facilities in their area are available for national athletes with disabilities as they prepare for the ASEAN Para Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Gomez, a former national athlete, said that the Philippine fencing team will have their bubble...
In this file photo, Philippines' Haniel Abella, left, and Singapore's Abdul Rahman Kiria face off during the fencing individual epee finals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at World Trade Center last December. (MB File Photo) Fresh from a stint in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the national...
