Balita.org: Your Premier Source for Comprehensive Philippines News and Insights! We bring you the latest news, stories, and updates on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, economy, and more. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7.
MANILA, Philippines — There’s a saying that it’s a damper when rain falls on your parade but for the Philippine delegation of 12 athletes and six officials sharing a boat with Polish and Puerto Rican counterparts in the fluvial procession kicking off the Paris Olympics on the River Seine last Friday, the hope is the drenching was a sign of good luck at the Summer Games.
MANILA, Philippines – Some of the best mixed martial artists across Asia will convene next month in the first-ever Manila leg of the Asian Mixed Martial Arts (AMMA) championship.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday renewed his call for more support for grassroots sports, expressing what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham "Bambol" N. Tolentino would have said on the Senate floor.
MANILA, Philippines — A few days before the Paris Olympics began last week, POC president and Tagaytay City Mayor Bambol Tolentino boldly predicted the Philippines would deliver more medals than the haul at the 2020 Tokyo Games. He also guaranteed to bring home more than just the lone gold that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz garnered in the previous edition. So far, so good.
MANILA, Philippines — Carlo Paalam bagged a silver in flyweight boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and now in Paris, he’s going for gold as a featherweight. It’s a leap from 52kg to 57kg but Paalam is facing the challenge of moving up in weight class head on. Paalam begins his quest in the Round of 16 against Ireland’s Jude Gallagher at the Arena Paris Nord in Villepinte on Wednesday.
Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Philippines has not sent a delegation of more than 19 to the Summer Games. The Sydney contingent of 20 included four boxers and four taekwondo jins. None came home with a medal. POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino recently said he’s hoping for a delegation of about 25 athletes in Paris and it will be the largest in 28 years.
MANILA, Philippines — POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino said yesterday he expects a delegation of about 25 athletes to represent the country at the coming Paris Olympics with more qualifiers from boxing, golf, judo, cycling, swimming, athletics, skateboarding, gymnastics and weightlifting tipped to bolster the current pool of 12.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is upbeat on the prospect of the Philippines taking home gold medals in the upcoming Paris Olympics.