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“World-class!” This sums up what two Filipino athletes who won gold in the ongoing Southeast Asian (SEA) Games think about the country’s newly built sports facilities in New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. Olympics-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena and long-distance runner Christine Hallasgo were all praises for the sprawling sports complex, which hosted athletics and […]
Visiting athletes and delegates in the Philippines can now access the newly launched tourism webpage for Southeast Asian (SEA) Games visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has announced. The tourism microsite (philippines.travel/seagames2019) will help SEA Games visitors — both foreign and local, to explore the country while keeping abreast on SEA Games information. Featured in […]
Senator Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte wants to give additional incentives to Filipino athletes who will bag medals in the coming 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in addition to the incentives already provided by law. “Maliban doon sa mandated by law, willing po ang Pangulo na bigyan sila ng award to encourage them,” Go […]
Senator Bong Go delivered a privilege speech during the Senate’s regular session urging organizers of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to “wake up” instead of apologizing for the logistical inefficiencies in the country’s hosting of the sporting event which reportedly inconvenienced athletes from Cambodia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Thailand, and the country’s women’s football team. “Hindi apology […]
With the 2019 Southeast Asian Games nearing its opening, Senator Bong Go rallied Filipinos to fully support Team Philippines as he assured Filipino athletes of full government support during his visit to fire victims in Mandaue City in Cebu recently. “Ako naman, ito ang panahon hindi para magturuan at magsisihan. Kailangan ng mga atleta natin […]
Senator Sonny Angara called for unity among Filipinos and a cease from debating on the controversies surrounding the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Angara said the nation must pour its attention into showing it’s its Southeast Asian neighbors, the world-famous Filipino hospitality. The veteran legislator also warned that the raging […]
Two resolutions commending the country’s gold medal-winning athletes, Carlos Edriel “Caloy” Yulo and Nesthy Petecio, have been filed at the House of Representatives. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco filed House Resolutions No. 437 and 438 commending Yulo for winning the first-ever gold medal in the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championship and Petecio for winning […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go reminded athletes in Dipolog City to stay away from drugs as he vowed to support the development of sports in the country. Go graced the opening rites of the Mayor Darel Dexter T. Uy Inter-Barangay Basketball Cup and Inter-Barangay Volleyball Tournament at the Dipolog Sports Events […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chairperson of the Senate committee on sports, hailed the bicameral conference committee approval of a proposed measure seeking to establish the Philippine Sports Training Center or the PSTC. In the consolidated versions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the PSTC shall include training facilities for Olympic sports and other […]
After pushing for the passage of the law that raised the cash incentives for winning national athletes, Senator Sonny Angara is now working on raising the allowances of athletes and improving sports facilities in the country. “Matapos nating palakihin ang insentibo ng mga nananalong atleta, dapat ay siguruhin din natin na may sapat na allowance […]