Looming fireworks
Fireworks are expected when newly-installed Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Joey Romasanta faces the general assembly for the first time since…
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Ready to regroup
With Ricky Vargas stepping down as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), his successor in Joey Romasanta vowed to waste no time to make sure…
Vargas steps down
Ricky Vargas formally resigned as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) following an executive council meeting, where 8 of the 13 board members…
Clash for control
Members of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) executive board asserted their authority and changed the combination of signatories in the organization’s…
Ready to explain
Amid pressure from majority of the Philippine Olympic Committee board members, POC president Ricky Vargas yesterday gave word to attend the crucial executive…
Furor over forum
With no agenda to speak of, members of the Philippine Olympic Committee executive council formally declined the board meeting called by POC president Ricky…
No end in sight
The crisis in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) appears far from over after POC president Ricky Vargas called for a separate meeting ahead of the 18 June
Bad timing
Last Thursday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the suspension of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) from its roll of international…
Untie ‘Phisgoc’ kink
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Commission on Audit (CoA) are expected to delve into the funding question surrounding the country’s hosting of the 30th…
No more scratched events
The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) welcomed reports that six regular events in athletics have been reinstated in the official program…
What now, Phisgoc?
Finally, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has untangled the issue about the status of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc)…
POC defangs Phisgoc
The Philippine Olympic Committee executive board will now take full control of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Golden opportunity
One arises in every crisis.
SEAG caging returns to MoA
Mall of Asia (MoA) Arena is set to host the 5x5 basketball events of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, after all.
Phisgoc slides off politics
The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee will not play part in the politics that wraps the controversies hounding the country’s preparation…
What’s stalling the SEA Games?
Preparations for the country's hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games are hardly moving with barely eight months left before the opening ceremonies.
Drop SEA Games, POC told
With calls for the scrapping of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games late this year no longer a whimper, other sports associations also…
SEAG cage venue downgraded
The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) moved the basketball events of the 30th SEA Games from Mall of Asia Arena to the Filoil…
Pichay assures fund for SEAG
Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay assured that the national government will not operate with a reenacted budget that would drastically affect the country’s…
PSC, POC can manage Games
With the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) facing numerous concerns, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) stepped up and…