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The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez approved on second reading House Bill 4513 or the proposed “Anti-Game Fixing Act.” It would prohibit and provide penalties for game-fixing, point-shaving, and game machinations in any sports competition. Under HB 4513, violators, who resort to game fixing such as acts of point-shaving […]
The Senate hailed the successes of the Philippine Skating and National Weightlifting teams in the Skate Asia 2022 and the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, respectively. In a unanimous vote, the Senate adopted Resolution No. 24, congratulating and commending the entire Philippine delegation on their outstanding performance in the Skate Asia 2022 competition, […]
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena for his largest and most successful medal haul during various pole vaulting competitions in Europe and Asia in 2022. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 212 (Adopted Resolution No. 18) introduced by Senator Pia Cayetano was adopted by the chamber taking into […]
The city government of Zamboanga has granted P1.5 million cash incentives to two Zamboangueña weightlifters for their sterling performance during the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from July 15 to 25 this year.Mayor John Dalipe turned over checks representing the city’s cash incentives to sisters Rose Jean and Rosegie Ramos and […]
The 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in May 2023, is set to include Arnis in its competition slate–making Cambodia the first foreign SEA Games host to do so. Prior to this, Arnis had only been competitively played in the 2005 and 2019 SEA Games, both hosted by […]
The Senate has lauded the victory of Philippine tennis sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala in the US Open girls singles competition, the first Filipino to win a tennis Grand Slam singles title. In a unanimous vote, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 199, in consideration of proposed SRNs 201 and 202, commending and congratulating Eala […]
The Senate commended Filipino Muay Thai athletes for their impressive performance in the International Federation of Muay Thai Association World Youth Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Through the passage of Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 165, senators congratulated Team Bagsik of the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines for bagging eight gold, six silver, and […]
Senator Sonny Angara believes Philippine sports is “having a moment” now with the unprecedented achievements coming its way. Speaking at the hearing of the Committee on Sports, Angara noted how Filipino athletes have been delivering victories on different fronts, some of which are milestones in Philippine sports. The veteran legislator cited the recent victory of […]
“All hands on deck.” Senator Nancy Binay wants the tourism department to work closely with the private sector to ensure there will be no hitches to the country’s co-hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup next year. Binay said that the Department of Tourism should take advantage of the massive opportunity that the FIBA event […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a resolution congratulating and commending the Philippine delegation on its “outstanding performance” in Skate Asia 2022. In his resolution, Lapid noted how the entire Philippine delegation performed commendably and remarkably during Skate Asia 2022 which was held from August 6 to August 14, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Sa kabila […]