Dream. (From left) Olympic medalists Eumir Marcial, Carlo Paalam, Hidilyn Diaz and Nesthy Petecio pose for a selfie with senators after receiving Monday, September 6, 2021, the Senate Medal of Excellence for their historic feat in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Captured from the Senate of the...
The House committee on appropriations on Wednesday approved the substitute measure seeking to assist young athletes in the country by providing programs and financial incentives towards their development. The House panel approved in particular, the substitute bill for House Bill No. 5808 or the...
The Duterte administration has poured bigger investments to improve the welfare of Filipino athletes compared to the past government that contributed to their enhanced performance in recent Tokyo Olympics, Malacañang asserted Tuesday, August 10. President Rodrigo Duterte salutes the Filipino...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the substitute measure seeking to exempt from all taxes the rewards and donations given to Olympic gold medalists Hidilyn Diaz and other national athletes and their coaches which they obtained during international sports competitions. House Bill...
Take a bow Team Philippines. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Photo: Philippine Olympic Committee) Malacañang has commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam for his silver medal finish and rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the "best Olympic performance in history." The Philippines so...
Girl power, but with lots of style! Artwork by Ariana Maralit Who says you can't look great while competing at the Tokyo Olympics? Tokyo2020 Instagram account compiled just some of the women who made heads turn at the ongoing competition. Check this out. Gabrielle Thomas of USA is just gorgeous...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) honored the achievements of the 19 athlete- Philippine delegation to this year's Tokyo Olympics by awarding them with free flights. “All our athletes have uplifted the country’s spirits amid this challenging time and we are grateful to them, ” says Candice Iyog, CEB Vice...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, July 14, announced that the National Academy of Sports (NAS) has begun its nationwide search for talented Filipino student-athletes to identify and become part of its first batch of scholars. Filipino student-athletes (Photo from DepEd) The NAS...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares An author who was known for his intensive study of small businesses once said in a speech delivered before university students: “It is not the strongest who will survive, but the most adaptable.” This professor who went by the name of Leon C. Megginson was...
Screen grab from tournament livestream at sportschau.de Pole vaulter EJ Obiena bolstered his Tokyo Olympics preparations on Sunday after sharing the gold medal with reigning Olympic champion Thiago Braz of Brazil in the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany. Obiena and Braz both cleared...
Around 700 athletes and officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Manila Prince Hotel in Manila on Friday, May 28. JABBED --Olympian Cris Nievarez was among the 700 athletes and officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee...
Senator Francis Tolentino lauded on Friday, May 21, the government's pandemic task force for approving the vaccination of athletes set to join the Tokyo Olympics and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. "I thank the IATF (Interagency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Disease) for heeding the...
