Olympic boxing medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas lead the recipients of the 2025 Women in Sports Awards which is happening on Saturday, March 15, at Century Hotel Manila.PSC executive director Paulo Tatad, left, and All Women in Sports Award secretary head Rachel Dumuk Now in its...
Women in a male-dominated field: Manila Bulletin highlights triumphs of female athletesThe 2025 MB Newsmakers of the Year Award underscores the achievements of Nesthy Petecio and Aira VillegasBy Jemimah Mapa and Jasmine TuañoBoxing, a sport traditionally known to be male-dominated, has been...
A touch of nostalgia shrouds the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night as Filipinos who represented flag and country in the Olympics will be given tribute in one of the special highlights of the Jan. 27 presentation at the grand ballroom of the Manila...
Responsible for delivering the country's two other medals in the Paris Olympics, Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas will be the recipient of a special recognition in the 2024 San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night.Two-time Olympic boxer Nesthy Petecio...
The commitment has transformed into a tradition as the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) gifts Paris 2024 Olympics double gold medalist gymnast Carlos Yulo not one but two houses-and-lots while bronze medalist boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas will soon walk into their brand new bungalows in...
Paris Olympics bronze medalist Aira Villegas returned to her hometown and was rewarded with a brand-new house and car by the local government of Tacloban City.Aira Villegas (Alfred Romualdez)The 29-year-old boxer was warmly welcomed in her hometown, basking in the glory of her recent...
Paris Olympics bronze winners Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas returned to their respective hometowns and were greeted with a warm welcome and additional incentives from the local government Thursday, Aug. 22.Paris Olympics bronze medalist Nesthy Petecio (Sta. Cruz Tourism)A Tokyo Games silver...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Tingog party-list paid tribute to Paris Olympics boxing bronze medalist Aira Villegas and Palarong Pambansa athletes from Eastern Visayas at the People's Center here on Friday, August 23, following a hero's welcome for her by the city government. VILLEGAS Tingog...
Aira Villegas (fourth from right) receives the certificate for her Health and Wellness Packages at Manila Doctors Hospital. With her are her two brothers, MDH hospital director Dr. Hian Ho N. Kua, medical director Dr. Alberto Roxas, board adviser Dr. Dante D. Morales, and other MDH officials.After...
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...
Aira Villegas had to box through injuries and pain on her way to bagging the bronze medal in the women's flyweight class of the 2024 Paris Olympics.(From left) Reynaldo Galido, Aira Villegas, and Marcus Jarwin Manalo (PSA)Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines (ABAP) secretary-general...