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Malacanang will look into increasing financial assistance for athletes, Presidential Spokesperon Harry Roque said Tuesday after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz clinched the Philippines its first ever Olympic gold in 97 years."I don't think walang makakasabi na walang commitment ang administrasyon ni Presidente Duterte sa ating mga atleta," Roque said in ...

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is already a momentous event for Filipinos after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz bagged the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal to the sheer joy of Filipinos around the world. Not only did the Olympian bring fierce pride to Filipinos, but ...

Olympic gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz didn't just win P35.5 million in cash. After her historic win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz is being showered with plenty of gifts, some of which come in the size of an entire house and lot. Philippine Olympic ...

Last night was a whirlwind of ecstatic joy after Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines its first-ever Olympic gold medal. It was decades in the making, but Hidilyn was the athlete who finally made the dream of an entire nation become a reality. ...

In an monumental event for Philippine sports, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on July 26 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when she won the country's first-ever gold medal.The 30-year-old from Zamboanga set a new world record, lifting 224 kilograms in the women’s ...

You think your job is bad? Imagine being conscripted as the teleprompter operator of President Rodrigo Duterte’s last state of the nation address (SONA). For three hours, the poor operator didn’t have the privilege of drifting off while the guy on screen ...

In case you missed it, South Korean broadcaster MBC found itself in hot water after its problematic coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony.When the ceremony introduced each country’s competitors, MBC made sure to accompany the coverage with a few choice ...

The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) largest vessel in its fleet was just launched at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., the first of two 94-meter multirole response vessels (MMRVs) acquired by the Department of Transportation for the PCF.Together, the two ...

China expressed its displeasure to NBC when the broadcasting company did not show Taiwan and the West Philippine Sea as part of China’s territory in its broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. China said the map shown on the ...