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The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Thursday lauded Filipino-American and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra for his inclusion in the 15 greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). “We have always considered Coach Erik as one of the greats, but to be officially recognized by his fellow coaches […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Tuesday lauded San Miguel Corporation for its commitment to build a P50 million sports center in Balayan, Batangas, for the development of homegrown athletes. “We welcome SMC’s commitment to sports development and thank Mr. Ramon Ang for his generosity. This planned sports center is sure to jumpstart […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list threw its support for alpine skier Asa Miller’s quest for a podium finish in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “We are proud that Asa Miller is carrying and playing for our flag. Just by qualifying for Beijing, he has already made us proud – because of him we […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Monday called for more support for the development and training of women football players as the Philippine national team made history for clinching the country’s first FIFA World Cup berth. “For the longest time, the spotlight has been on the Azkals, the men’s national team. And while […]
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation released the national team pools to represent the country in the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The federation has recently announced that they will be excluding collegiate volleyball players from the pool as the duration of the tournament will conflict with the UAAP season set to start during the […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Thursday urged the local governments of Metro Manila to issue their guidelines and approval for the bubble training of the teams of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).This, as the PBA Board of Governors on Monday unanimously agreed to resume games for the Governors’ Cup by the first […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Sunday lauded boxer Mark Magsayo for becoming the new World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion. Magsayo snatched the title from erstwhile defending champ American Gary Russell Jr. via majority decision – 115-113, 115-113, 114-114 – ending Russell’s nearly seven-year reign in the 126-pound weight division. The 26-year-old […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list is calling for the institutionalization of support and financial literacy training for national athletes as it hailed the rags-to-riches story of boxer and Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam. “Carlo Paalam’s story is an inspiration to us all, especially for the athletes striving to make it big in the […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list said the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) must ensure that all training bubbles for athletes bound for the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will be totally sanitized and secured to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 infections. This, after PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez said the usual training venues for Team […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Tuesday slammed the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) over the organization’s decision to drop Olympic pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena from its national training pool. “This is not how we treat our athletes, especially those who show great potential! The other sports organizations should learn […]