Filipino Olympians To Have Morale Boost From The President Filipino Olympians – Filipino athletes will be rejoicing as President Duterte announced that his government will be giving more support to the athletes going to the Rio Olympic Games. In a report by PhilStar, Duterte said that he will be collecting money from tax evaders to support … Read more
Manny Pacquiao Might Be In The Rio Olympics. After Manny Pacquiao’s decision to end his 21-year career in boxing, many are still wanting him to come back in the ring even in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Manny has already stated in recent reports that he wanted to join the Olympics if the opportunity shows itself. … Read more
Lopez, Alora: Filipina Jins Race For Competing In The Coming Rio Olympics 2016. Two Filipina jins race for the opportunity to compete in the Rio Olympics 2016. One is Pauline Lopez who advanced in the semifinal round of the Asian Taekwondo Olympic qualifying tournament. She beat Nurul Farah Alisa Roslan of Malaysia in the 47-kilogram … Read more
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Manny V. Pangilinan wanted the Philippine Team to face the United States if Gilas Pilipinas qualifies for the Olympics in August. This is according to a report in GMA News Online wherein Pangilinan said in an interview that he really wanted to see the Philippines and the US play … Read more
The Olympic Flame for the Olympic Torch Relay of the Rio 2016 is set to be lit on April 21, 2016, at the Ancient Olympia in Greece according to officials. This is according to the Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos and Olympic Torch Relay Commission chairman Giannis Karras during a press conference. During the event, … Read more
Andray Blatche will now play for the Gilas Pilipinas basketball team for the Manila Olympic Qualifying Tournament and if ever, at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In a report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, it states that naturalized player Andray Blatche has already committed to play for Gilas Pilipinas. This is because the handlers of Andray … Read more