Catantan, Gilas belles grace Forum

MANILA, Philippines — It’s going to be a girl power session in the PSA Forum today at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

Olympic-bound fencer Sam Catantan joins Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director Erika Dy, Gilas Pilipinas women’s team head coach Pat Aquino, and Gilas Pilipinas women’s U-18 mentor Julie Amos in an interesting two-part session of the weekly public sports program.

The forum, presented by San Miguel Corp., Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Milo, Smart/PLDT, and ArenaPlus, the leading sports entertainment gateway in the Philippines, starts at 10:30 a.m.

Catantan, who arrived in the country from the United States yesterday, will detail her plans and programs as she competes in the Paris Olympics as the first Filipino fencer to qualify in 32 years.

Dy, Aquino, and the rest of the women’s team meanwhile, are going to discuss their coming campaign in the SEABA U-18 Women’s Championship in Thailand from May 24-26.