Didal flies home after clinching Tokyo berth

June Navarro 06/19/2021

Margielyn Didal finally arrived home in Cebu after almost two months out of the country chasing a Tokyo Olympics berth. “My parents and siblings play a very important part in my career. I’m doing this not only…

Medina, Gawilan banner PH para Games roster

June Navarro 06/14/2021

Paralympics bronze medalist Josephine Medina of table tennis and Asian Para Games triple gold medalist Ernie Gawilan of swimming will headline a projected cast of 10 Filipino athletes who will be mixing it up to seize medals…

Hidilyn Diaz misses podium but makes 4th straight Olympics

June Navarro 04/19/2021

Hidilyn Diaz just went through the motions of punching a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics despite missing the podium in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday night. Diaz wound up fourth in the women’s…

PSC appeals to local gov’ts for funding

June Navarro 04/14/2021

Ramon Fernandez, the chief of mission in the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, is making an appeal to local governments all over the country for the sake of Team Philippines’ defense of the overall title. With the…

Mon Fernandez named PH chef de mission for Vietnam SEA Games

June Navarro 01/12/2021

Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino believes that appointing PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez as Team Philippines chef de mission in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam would result in another rewarding campaign. “We want to…

Guidelines for college sports reboot forwarded

June Navarro 10/27/2020

After the pros, college athletes will now be subjected to a set of clear-cut ground rules to resume training. Commission on Higher Education Chair Prospero de Vera III announced on Monday, October 26, 2020, that the guidelines…

Battle brewing over SEAG budget audit

June Navarro 10/09/2020

Seven members of the 13-man Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) executive board on Thursday pressed the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) for the immediate submission of its audited financial statements for expenses incurred during the country’s…

Face-to-face elections for Olympic body set Nov 27

June Navarro 09/17/2020

Holding virtual elections online due to the ongoing COVID-19 health dilemma seems impractical for the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), as the local Olympic body has decided to push through with a face-to-face conduct of its Nov. 27…

POC chief tacks P 180-M aid to Bayanihan Act

June Navarro 08/12/2020

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino inserted a P180-million item to the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act 2 for the benefit of athletes and coaches from the national team. In his capacity as congressman…

Olympic event NSAs seek IATF OK

June Navarro 07/27/2020

Olympic aspirants from rowing, fencing, archery, BMX cycling, 3×3 basketball, karatedo, taekwondo, table tennis, weightlifting, canoe-kayak and wrestling are ready to spring back into action pending the approval of their resumption guidelines by the government. National training…

PSC seeks private sector help for PH Olympians after pandemic depletes funds

June Navarro 07/17/2020

The government is hoping private corporations can pull the country’s sporting program out of a financial hole created by the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Ramon Fernandez of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is looking to the private sector…

PSC, POC to seek IATF ok for Olympic hopefuls

June Navarro 07/09/2020

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, they will now move to seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases…

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