In this file photo taken on January 10, 2020 International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends a press conference in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Thomas Bach will be re-elected unopposed for a second term as Olympic chief this week, just five months before the...
Senators on Thursday pushed for the passage of the bill seeking to tax Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to help the government generate revenues and fund its major programs, particularly on health and education, badly needed this time of a COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Sonny Angara (Joseph...
The Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) has requested the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to include its athletes in their proposed training bubble. PPC President Mike Barredo said their para athletes are looking at competing in the 11 th ASEAN Para Games that Vietnam is hosting in Hanoi...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) hopes the country will surpass its previous Asian Games performance by sending athletes to 46 of 61 calendared sports for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. POC President Bambol Tolentino said the list was based on the PH team’s showing in the 2019...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) seeks to send 560 athletes to the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. POC President Bambol Tolentino announced this Thursday, adding that it could still be reduced until further evaluation with various national sports associations....
ICTSI Chairman and President Enrique K. Razon, Jr. Business tycoon Enrique Razon has guaranteed to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for athletes and coaches bound to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino disclosed this Tuesday after a meeting with...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-led Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC) is strongly urging the quick approval of the proposed Open Access in Data Transmission Act and the signing of an executive order (EO) for satellite-based internet connectivity to accelerate the country’s shift...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) granted provisional recognition to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI) as the national association of the sport. Majority of national sports association heads that attended the General Assembly on Wednesday voted for the decision, which...
House Deputy Speaker and 1Pacman Partylist Representative Mikee Romero is espousing a house resolution that will prioritize the national athletes for the country's vaccination program. Romero said Filipino athletes could be considered as frontliners since they are also sacrificing for the country....
A new volleyball federation in the country will emerge on Monday when the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) supervises its election of officers at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City. The proceeding is in compliance with the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) request...
Regional heads from the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) are throwing in their support for the upcoming volleyball elections despite its president Edgardo Cantada making a protest. In a letter to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Tuesday, PVF vice president Dr. Arnel Hajan requested that...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will still proceed with the scheduled election for new sets of volleyball officials next week despite protests from one of its stakeholders, Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) president Edgardo Cantada. POC president Bambol Tolentino said “it was a...
