Aira Villegas from Tacloban City wins Bronze Medal for the Philippines in Boxing 50kgs at Paris 2024. The Olympians campaing was brought to an end after she lost to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Turkey by way of unanimous decision.
PROFILE
VILLEGAS Aira
Philippines
Boxing
Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1995
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Function: Athlete
Height m / ft in: 1.58/5’2”
Place of birth: TACLOBAN CITY
Birth Country: Philippines
Place of residence : TACLOBAN CITY
Residence Country: Philippines
Biographical Information
Highlights:
Asian Games
Rank
Event
Year
Location
17
Women’s 50kg
2023
Hangzhou, CHN
1st World Qualification Tournament
Rank
Event
Year
Location
1
Women’s 50kg
2024
Busto Arsizio, ITA
Note:
Results in Non-Olympic events are not included in the above section.
Family:
Older brother, Rominick.
Position Style:
Southpaw.
Ambition:
Aims to win the gold medal at Paris 2024.
Languages Spoken:
English, Filipino
Start:
Started boxing at the age of nine.
Reason:
Started when her older brother, Rominick, would train her just for fun.
Influence:
Her parents.
General Interest
OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIP In 2021, Villegas was selected by the Philippine Olympic Committee for the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship Grant from the International Olympic Committee.
EYE-RAISING LOOK Sports a self-made cut/scar over her left eye.
Milestones
Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 via the 1st World Qualifying Tournament, defeating Zlatislava Chukanova (BUL) 5-0 in the decisive bout.
Reached the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Championships, losing 5-0 to Buse Cakiroglu (TUR).
Bronze medallist at the 2019 South East Asian Games.
Carlos Yulo captures gold medal for the Philippines and is now the country’s second athlete to become an Olympic champion after his spectacular performance on Saturday at the Paris 2024 Olympics, winning gold medal in the artistic gymnastics men’s floor event.
He successfully marked Philippines’ first medal at the current Paris 2024 Olympic Games and also holds the title of being the first Filipino gymnast to step at an Olympic podium.
Yulo’s triumphant peformance comes three years after fellow athlete weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history in winning a historic first gold medal for the Southeast Asian nation in 2020 Summer Olypics in Tokyo.
The Filipino gymnast performed third among the eight floor exercise competitors in which Yulo captivated both the audience and the judges with his amazing routine exercises. He scored a difficulty score of 6.600, the highest of the event; and excellently executed it with an 8.400, with an concluding final impressive total score of 15.000.
The 24-year-old’s achievement was all the more excitingly impressive as he enduringly witnessed the performance of defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel who culminated his exercise garnering him a total score of 14.66 just ahead of the 2020 gold medalist.
Carlo Yulo could yet give his country more reason to cheer as he vies for another medal in the vault final on Sunday at 10:24PM. Putting pride to his country, he awaits recognition and additional hefty prizes from the Philippine Government and private institutions
In the name of so-called INCLUSION, the International Olympics Committee and Olympics Paris 2024 organisers chose one Christian Symbols, The Last Supper; and allowed an athlete with XY Chromosomes and high testosterone levels to fight an ordinary female boxer; all are but plain insult and disregard to human norms and values. Is this a work of the devil?
If their aim was to put forward a message for the inclusion of LGBTQs, then why did they use a very symbolic Christian subject? Why did they used only Christians and not included Islam and other religions who are actually more conservative and against recognising the LBTQs? Why did the LBTQs and drag queens who performed the act were all wearing demonic attires that does not even represent the real posturing of LBTQs? Real LBTQs have high standards in their casual dresses. Or did they just aimed to mock and insult Christians? They have offended Christianity which is the only spiritual religion on earth to have more tolerance and acceptance to LGBTQs. Thanks to great leaders such as Erdogan of Turkey, Former US President Donald Trump , and Tesla’s Elon Musk for speaking in behalf of the people who are concerned with degrading standards of human norms and values.
The inclusion of Algerian Imane Khelif, an athelete with XY Chromosomes with high testerone levels due to a disorder, who was already disqualified by boxing professionals at the International Boxing Association for failure to meet Gender Eligibility Test is another blunder. Whilst all athletes undergo drug tests to make sure no one uses performance-enhancing drugs to disadvantage other players, having XY Chromosomes and high levels of testosterone are already advantage points for having the strength, physique, endurance, and other charateristics of a man. They could have created a more practical category that suits them for the safety and fairness to ordinary women athletes.
There have been numerous issues and controversies of the Paris Olympics 2024 from its marketing, opening and the current games. Probably the members of the committee should be investigated as some of them could belong to certain religious, gender or group that aims to disadvantage other religions or sectors of the society.
Lowland Students in Baguio enjoy rainy seasons not just because of cancelled classes but for more exciting reasons. With the freedom from their parents back home, the cold rainy season inspires them to enjoy the life in the country’s Summer Capital ( Photos not related to each other, CCTO)
When classes are cancelled due to heavy rains, some students would call their friends at their boarding houses and do great things. Some would do genuine school projects and some students will organise drinking spree to heat up the cold weather with cases of red horse or San Mig Light or whatever popular drinks on the market. Some would organise a home party, play loud music and dance with the beat of both music sounds and rain. The most exciting thing is when students do life-changing miracles that can only be discovered after 9 months. Some do it by either in the name of love, fun, or promiscuity.
Studying in Baguio for lowlanders is indeed a make or break decision. Success is either judged by seeing students going back to their home provinces with a degree ready to shoot off with their careers or bringing home a brand new family.
How about you, what are your experiences as a student in. Baguio?
Montanosa by Cordillera’s Song Bird Lourdes Fangki is a song featuring the different Towns, Cities and Provinces of the old Cordillera which is called Montanosa. The song has been a favourite even up to this date. In this version, TCC ladies, sung it with a matching gangsa or tayaw, an ethnique dance of Kankanaey Tribe of Benguet Province.
Below is the original version, sourced from Ultimate Guitar website
Montanosa Singer: Lourder Fangki [Intro] CGC
[Verse 1] C Montañosa a nagan; ili a kaigorotan GC Ta isu ti kadakkelan a probinsya ti pagilian
[Verse 2] C Gapu ti kalawa na, isu a pinagkappat da GC Benguet, Ifugao, Bontoc ken Kalinga-Apayao
[Verse 3] C Ili da diay Sagada, nagadu ti turista GC Diay Bontoc ti kabisera; ta idiay ti sentro na
[Chorus] FC Maysa met a kapintasan ditoy sangalubungan GC Inagdan a kabite; Rice Terraces diay Banaue
[Verse 4] C Kakabsat a madaydayaw, inkam man ipasindayaw GC Tattao diay Ifugao; narespeto ken nadayaw
[Verse 5] C Maysa met a probinsya; makuna a Kalinga GC Natitirad ti agong da, nalaing da pay a gumangsa
[Chorus] FC Ili da diay Apayao, awan kano ti agtaktakaw GC Agkaiwara ti 'carabao' ngem awan met ti mapukaw
[Verse 6] C Nu panggep ti kaykayo, nagadu diay Hundred Two GC Nu kayat yo ti repolyo, Mountain Trail papanan yo
[Verse 7] C Napessak a babbalasang, nagadu diay Kapangan GC Nu panggep iti kukod, mapan kayo idiay Bokod
[Chorus] FC Nu minas iti silaw; naglawa diay Ambuklao GC Nu minas ti patatas, mapan kayo idiay Buguias
[Verse 8] C Nu minas ti balitok; Philex, Balatoc ken Antamok GC No minas iti gambang; diay Lepanto, Mankayan
[Verse 9] C Nu adu ti tattao, mas karkaro ditoy Baguio GC Ngem awan kano serbin ti Baguio nu awan basurero
[Chorus] FC Saan yo a liplipatan, tay lugar a Taluan GC Ta isu ti nagtyambaan, bulakbol a kaaduan
[Verse 10] C Nu panggep ti pag-gudtayman, 1-6-8 ti papanam GC Ta idiay ti pagsasabatan, babbaros ken babbalasang
[Outro] FC Ken sadinno man ti papanam; intero nga amianan GC Awan ti pagdanagam nu Dangwa Bus ti pagluganam.
DSWD relief goods or family food pack (FFP) must not be repacked by LGUs or must not be relabelled with the name of an official or politician. 1 carton or FFP must be given to each family in whole. In accordance with Administrative Order No.2, Series of 2021, nobody is allowed to remove items, add items, or change the label of DSWD’s FFPs and NFIs to portray that it comes from another office or personality.
Every year, the Philippines experiences around 20 typhoons, some of which could lead to flooding and landslides in some areas. Being situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country also faces earthquakes and volcanic eruptions from time to time. In some cases, many people get displaced, losing their homes, along with most — if not all — of their belongings.
Fortunately, in times of disaster, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is always ready to help. When affected local government units (LGUs) need relief augmentation, the DSWD can help provide family food packs (FFPs) as well as necessary non-food items (NFIs) to affected areas.
Who are the Target Beneficiaries?
The target beneficiaries of FFPs and NFIs are individuals, families, and communities affected by a natural or man-made disaster. To be eligible for receiving these items, the individual or family must be: (a) affected by a disaster; and (b) registered or included in the official lists of evacuation centers.
What are the Requirements?
The basis of the DSWD for providing relief augmentation is the request made by local government units (LGUs). The LGU needs to submit: (a) a letter of request; (b) a disaster or incident report indicating the number of disaster-affected people and affected areas; and (c) a master list of affected families.
And so, before anything else, be sure to coordinate with your city or municipality LGU when you need help. They shall be able to assess you and provide you and your family’s immediate needs.
What is DSWD’s Relief Augmentation?
In times of natural or man-made disasters, city/municipal LGUs and provincial governments are tasked to give basic relief assistance to affected families immediately. However, if their resources are not enough, they can seek relief augmentation from the DSWD. This involves the provision of timely and appropriate support in the form of FFPs and NFIs.
Notably, based on the department’s “disaster response operations guidelines,” each DSWD Field Office should maintain the following at any given time: 30,000 FFPs; 1,000 Family Kits; 1,000 Hygiene Kits, and PHP 3 million worth of standby fund to replenish relief resources. This way, the office is able to provide much-needed assistance when natural calamities or man-made disasters strike.
What’s in a Family Food Pack?
Have you ever wondered what’s in a DSWD Family Food Pack (FFP)? Basically, it contains rice, canned goods, and powdered drinks. One FFP caters to a family of five (5) members, and it is good for two (2) days of consumption.
Each Family Food Pack or FFP contains the following items:
6 kilos NFA rice;
2 tins canned sardines;
4 tins canned corned beef;
4 tins canned tuna flakes;
5 sachets 3-in-1 instant coffee;
5 sachets powdered cereal drink; and
1 piece regular slotted carton.
What Non-Food Items are Provided?
In addition to FFPs, non-food items are also provided. These include kitchen kits, hygiene kits, sleeping kits, and family clothing kits. Let us take a closer look at each set of items.
1. Kitchen Kit
Kitchen kits contain cooking tools and utensils that can be used by affected families for food preparation and consumption. Each kit contains the following items:
5 pieces spoon;
5 pieces fork;
5 pieces drinking glass;
5 pieces plate;
1 piece frying pan;
1 piece cooking pan;
1 piece ladle; and
1 piece packaging material.
2. Hygiene Kit
Meanwhile, hygiene kits include personal hygiene products and toiletries for the whole family. Each kit, which is good for one (1) month, includes the following items:
5 pieces toothbrush;
2 pieces Toothpaste;
1 bottle shampoo;
4 pieces bath bar soap;
2,000 grams laundry bar soap;
4 packs sanitary napkin;
1 piece comb;
1 piece disposable shaving razor;
1 piece nail cutter;
1 piece bathroom dipper; and
1 piece 20L square plastic bucket, with deep cover and plastic handle.
3. Sleeping Kit
Sleeping kits are necessary for the comfort and protection of affected families during their displacement. Each sleeping kit comes with these items:
1 piece blanket;
1 piece plastic mat;
1 piece mosquito net;
1 piece malong (wrap cloth); and
1 piece packaging material.
4. Family Clothing Kit
The family clothing kit includes brand new clothes, towels, and underwear garments for children and adults. Here is a list of items that are included in each family clothing kit:
5 pieces bath towel;
2 pieces ladies’ panty;
3 pieces girls’ panty;
2 pieces men’s brief;
3 pieces boys’ brief;
2 pieces sando bra, adult;
3 pieces sando bra, girls;
4 pieces adults’ t-shirt;
6 pieces children’s T-shirt;
4 pieces adults’ short pants;
6 pieces children’s short;
2 pairs adults’ slippers;
3 pairs children’s slipper; and
1 piece packaging material.
Contact Information: DSWD Central Office
If you have any questions about FFPs and NFIs, you can get in touch with the DSWD’s Central Office by contacting these details. Also presented is the Google Map to the said office:
Address: Batasang Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City, Philippines, 1126 Telephone: (02) 8952-0697 or (02) 8931-8101, local 513 Website: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/
What will our muslim neighbours do if they put Muhammad praying over to a roast pork on the same table of the last supper that was desecrated by drag queens at the Olympics Ceremony? Hypocracy at its best if their intention is about inclusion; drag queens and organisers are confused between inclusion and disrespect.
We expect our muslim brothers, LBTQs and other sectors of the Christian society to stand with Catholics to condemn this mockery in the name of peace, respect and inclusion. Drag queens cannot simply demand respect and inclusion thru mockery of a host nation’s Christianity.
The purpose of this article is not to create division but to encourage healthy debate on the issue. Take note, we put the roast pork at end of the table, away from Muhammad on the other end of the table. No mockery and insult but inclusion.
Non-catholics naturally don’t care about this issue as they would deviate from Catholic beliefs. No matter what, The Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples is where the idea of the painting was based upon. Non-catholics are disappointingly disowning this piece of art as something not related to The Last Supper of Jesus, a very common behaviour of feuding parties against Catholic beliefs, just like behaviours feuding families.
Wikipedia says:
The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolotʃeˈnaːkoloor L’Ultima Cena ˈlultima ˈtʃeːna]) is a mural painting by the Italian HighRenaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delleGrazie in Milan, Italy. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the TwelveApostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him. Its handling of space, mastery of perspective, treatment of motion and complex display of human emotion has made it one of the Western world’s most recognizable paintings and among Leonardo’s most celebrated works. Some commentators consider it pivotal in inaugurating the transition into what is now termed the High Renaissance.
The days are counted for a content creator in Iloilo, Philippines who has gone ballistic in life and opted eating concrete hollow blocks to gain attention in social media. South Korean meokbang has been a hit in the Phillippines as mukbang, where content creators make gluttony or excessive eating as a subject for their contents. As expected, some will do relentless extremes.
A mukbang content creator recently died and the death was attributed to his gluttonic eating of massive food including fatty food such as Lechon which apparently led to his stroke or anneurism.
However, eating a foreign object such as concrete hollow block is extremely dangerous. Not only due to its physical contents such as sand and soil but also the toxic chemicals and trace metals that are used to manufacture cement. It will not only cause obstruction of the gut or digestive system but the chemicals absorbed into the body will also cause multiple health problems. These chemicals could distort the function of liver or kidneys, trace metals can be deposited in the body and cause disease and can also obstruct the blood circulatory system that will lead to long term health implications.
No matter how difficult life is or no matter how tempting social media is, aspiring content creators should not opt to these extremes. Netizens who have better mind control and discipline are advised to help such desperate content creators by not engaging or consuming their contents. Let us promote more humane contents such as having an engaging debate on certain issues, sports, travel, food and others.
Just few hours after her cryptic post, a retired St Lukes Hospital Nurse, her husband former Sagada Town Mayor James Pooten Jr and 2 other relatives die in a car crash, just a week after their arrival in Canada; adding to the more than 10 Filipinos who died involving car accidents in Canada within the last 10 years.
It is a tragic death for retired St Lukes Hospital Nurse (Quezon City) Cymbeline Joan Lumpias-Pooten, Former Sagada, Mt Province Town Mayor James Bagano Pooten Jr, who just arrived for holiday visit in Canada. Prior to the accident, Cymbeline posted a cryptic post on her Facebook account with a “days are numbered” which seem to show she had a premonition of the tragedy. Died alongside with them in the accident are their 2 other relatives, Arlene and Jacob Padalla. May God rest their souls.
In October 2023, a newly wed Filipino couple, Jonathan Lopez and April Viernes, were killed by a suspected impaired driver. In June 2018, 50-year-old Filipina Isabel Soria was also killed in by hit-and-run in Ontario. In November 2014, four Filipinos were also killed in a car accident in Alberta, Canada. The next month, December, 2014, another three Filipinos workers including also a newly married couple returning from their language class were killed in a highway crash.
In March 2012, four Filipino temporary workers also died in a car crash when their SUV were struck head-on by a Range Rover travelling on the wrong side of the road.
The Philippines sends its 22 delegates as fighting team for its participation at the 2024 Paris Olympics games. The Paris Summer Games opens early Saturday (Philippine time) and the 22 Philippine athletes from athletics, boxing, fencing, golf, gymnastics, judo, rowing, swimming, and weightlifting will give their best shut to bring home medals.
Olympic silver medalists and boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will lead the Philippine delegation in the opening ceremony to be held at the Seine River.
List and Profile of Athletes
1. EJ Obiena, Athletics (pole vault
Asian Games – September 30, 2023 – Philippines’ EJ Obiena celebrates with the Philippines flag after winning the Men’s Pole Vault Final. Photo: REUTERS/Jeremy Lee
Age: 28
Place of birth: Manila
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2019 Asian Athletics Championships; 2019 World University Games; 2019, 2021, 2023 SEA Games; 2022 Asian Games; 2023 Asian Athletics Championship
Silver: 2015 SEA Games; 2023 World Athletics Championships
Bronze: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships; 2022 World Championships
Personal best: 6.0 meters (national record, Asian record)
World ranking: 2
Schedule:
August 3, 4:10 p.m. – Men’s pole vault qualifying round
August 6, 1:00 a.m. – Men’s pole vault finals
2. John Cabang Tolentino, Athletics (110m hurdles)
Photo: PATAFA/Instagram
Age: 22
Major achievements:
Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (110m hurdles); 2024 Asian Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles)
Personal best: 13.37 – 110m hurdles (national record)
World ranking: 35 (110m hurdles)
Schedule:
August 4, 5:50 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles round 1
August 6, 4:50 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles repechage
August 8, 1:05 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles semifinals
August 9, 3:45 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles finals
3. Lauren Hoffman, Athletics (400m hurdles
Photo: PATAFA/Instagram
Age: 25
Place of birth: Virginia, USA
Personal best: 55.72 – 400m hurdles (national record)
World ranking: 40 (400m hurdles)
Schedule:
August 4, 6:35 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles round 1
August 5, 4:50 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles repechage
August 7, 2:07 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles semifinals
August 9, 3:25 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles finals
4. Carlos Yulo, Artistic Gymnastic
Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo celebrates after winning gold medal in individual men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Age: 24
Place of birth: Manila
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2019 World Championships (floor); 2021 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2024 Asian Championships (all-around, floor, vault, parallel bars)’ 2019 SEA Games (all-around, floor)’ 2021 SEA Games (floor, still rings, all-around, vault, horizontal bars); 2023 SEA Games (all-around, parallel bars); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup – Baku leg (vault, parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (floor)
Silver: 2021 World Championships (parallel bars); 2022 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (all-around); 2023 Asian Championships (all-around); 2019 SEA Games (pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bars); 2021 SEA Games (team, parallel bars); 2023 SEA Games (team, still rings); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (parallel bars)
Bronze: 2018 World Championships (floor); 2022 World Championships (parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (horizontal bar); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (floor); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup – Cottbus leg (parallel bars)
Schedule:
July 27, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s Qualification Subdivision 2
July 31, 11:30 p.m. – Men’s all-around finals
August 3, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s floor finals
August 3, 11:16 p.m. – Men’s pommel horse finals
August 4, 9:00 p.m. – Men’s rings finals
August 4, 10:24 p.m. – Men’s vault finals
August 5, 5:45 p.m. – Men’s parallel bars finals
August 5, 7:33 p.m. – Men’s horizontal bar finals
5. Levi Ruivivar, Artistic Gymnastics
Photo: Levi Ruivivar/Instagram
Age: 18
Place of birth: California, USA
Major achievements:
Silver: 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (uneven bars)
Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (uneven bars)
Schedule:
July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals
6. Aleah Finnegan, Artistic Gymnastics
May 15, 2022 Philippines’ Aleah Finnegan Cruz poses on the podium after winning the Women’s Vault Exercise with silver medallist Vietnam’s Thi Quynh Nhu Nguyen and bronze medallist Indonesia’s Rifda Irfanaluthfi. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Age: 21
Place of birth: Missouri, USA
Major achievements:
Gold: 2021 SEA Games (team, vault)
Silver: 2021 SEA Games (all-around, balance beam)
Bronze: 2023 Asian Championships (vault, balance beam)
Schedule:
July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals
7. Emma Malabuyo, Artistic Gymnastics
Photo: UCLA Gymnastics/Instagram
Age: 21
Place of birth: California, USA
Major achievements:
Gold: 2024 Asian Championships (floor)
Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (floor); 2024 FIG World Cup – Cairo leg (floor)
Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (all-around)
Schedule:
July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals
8. Eumir Marcial, Boxing (80kg)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Men’s Middleweight – Last 16 – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – July 29, 2021. Eumir Marcial of the Philippines wins the fight. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Age: 28
Place of birth: Zamboanga City
Major achievements:
Gold: 2015 SEA Games (welterweight); 2017 SEA Games (middleweight); 2019 SEA Games (middleweight); 2021 SEA Games (middleweight); 2020 Asia and Oceania OQT (middleweight)
Silver: 2015 Asian Championships (welterweight); 2019 World Championships (middleweight); 2022 Asian Games (light heavyweight)
Bronze: 2020 Olympics (middleweight); 2018 Asian Games (middleweight); 2021 Asian Championships (middleweight)
Schedule:
July 31, 3:04 a.m.- Men’s 80kg Round of 16
August 2 – Men’s 80kg quarterfinals
August 4 – Men’s 80kg semifinals
August 7 – Men’s 80kg finals
9. Nesthy Petecio, Boxing (57kg
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Women’s Featherweight – Final – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021 Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines reacts. Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo
Age: 32
Place of birth: Davao del Sur
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2019 World Championships (featherweight); 2019 SEA Games (featherweight); 2023 SEA Games (featherweight)
Silver: 2020 Olympics (featherweight); 2014 World Championships (featherweight); 2015 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2011 SEA Games (bantamweight); 2013 SEA Games (featherweight); 2015 SEA Games (featherweight)
Bronze: 2012 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2022 Asian Championships (featherweight); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight)
Schedule:
July 30, 11:54 p.m. – Women’s 57kg Round of 32
August 2 – Women’s 57kg Round of 16
August 4 – Women’s 57kg quarterfinals
August 7 – Women’s 57kg semifinals
August 10 – Women’s 57kg finals
10. Aira Villegas, Boxing (50kg)
Photo: 24 Oras
Age: 28
Place of birth: Tacloban City, Philippines
Major achievements:
Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (bantamweight)
Schedule:
July 29, 3:20 a.m. – Women’s 50kg Round of 32
August 1 – Women’s 50kg Round of 16
August 3 – Women’s 50kg quarterfinals
August 6 – Women’s 50kg semifinals
August 9 – Women’s 50kg semifinals
11. Carlo Paalam, Boxing (57kg
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Men’s Flyweight – Quarterfinal – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021 Carlo Paalam of the Philippines reacts after winning his fight Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo
Age: 26
Place of birth: Bukidnon
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2022 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2019 SEA Games (flyweight); 2023 SEA Games (bantamweight)
Silver: 2020 Olympics (flyweight)
Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (flyweight)
Schedule:
July 31, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 50kg Round of 16
August 3 – Men’s 50kg quarterfinals
August 8 – Men’s 50kg semifinals
August 10 – Men’s 50kg finals
12. Hergie Bacyadan, Boxing (75kg)
Photo: Hergie Bacyadan/Instagram
Age: 29
Place of birth: Quezon City; Hometown: Kalinga
Major achievements:
Gold: 2023 World Championships (vovinam)
Silver: 2017 World Championships (wushu); 2017 Sanda World Cup (wushu); 2023 SEA Games (vovinam)
Schedule:
July 31, 6:04 p.m. – Women’s 75kg Round of 16
August 4 – Women’s 75kg quarterfinals
August 8 – Women’s 75kg semifinals
August 10 – Women’s 75kg final
13. John Ceniza, Weightlifting (61kg)
Age: 26
Place of birth: Cebu City
Major achievements:
Silver: 2019 SEA Games (55kg); 2023 SEA Games (61kg)
Bronze: 2020 IWF World Cup (61kg)
Schedule: August 7, 9:00 p.m. – Men’s 61kg
14. Elreen Ando, Weightlifting (59kg)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Weightlifting – Women’s 64kg – Group A – Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Elreen Ann Ando of the Philippines in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Age: 25
Home town: Cebu City
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2023 SEA Games (59kg)
Silver: 2020 Asian Championships (64kg); 2024 Asian Championships (59kg); 2019 SEA Games (64kg); 2021 SEA Games (64kg)
Bronze: 2022 Asian Games (64kg)
Schedule: August 8, 9:00 p.m. – Women’s 59kg
15. Vanessa Sarno, Weightlifting (71kg)
Southeast Asian Games – Weightlifting – Olympic Taekwondo Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 15, 2023 Philippines’ Vanessa Palomar Sarno in action during the women’s – 71kg REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Age: 20
Home town: Tagbilaran, Bohol
Major achievements:
Gold: 2020 Asian Championships (71kg); 2021 SEA Games (71kg); 2023 SEA Games (71kg)
Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (71kg)
Schedule: August 10, 1:30 a.m. – Women’s 71kg
16. Sam Catantan, Fencing (women’s foil)
Photo: Sam Catantan/Instagram
Age: 22
Home town: Quezon City
Major achievements:
Gold: 2021 SEA Games (foil)
Silver: 2017 SEA Games (foil); 2021 SEA Games (team foil); 2023 SEA Games (foil)
Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (team foil); 2019 SEA Games (foil)
Schedule:
July 28, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 64
July 28, 4:25 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 32
July 28, 8:05 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 16
July 28, 9:55 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 8
July 29, 1:00 a.m. – Women’s foil semifinals
July 29, 2:50 a.m. – Women’s bronze match
July 29, 3:45 a.m. – Women’s gold match
17. Joanie Delgaco, Rowing (women’s single sculls)
Photo: Korean Rowing Association/World Rowing, Facebook
Age: 26
Home town: Camarines Sur
Major achievements:
Gold: 2019 SEA Games (lightweight double sculls); 2023 Asian Rowing Beach Sprint Championships (double sculls – mixed rowing)
Silver: 2021 SEA Games (single sculls)
Bronze: 2021 SEA Games (quadruple sculls); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight quadruple sculls)
Schedule:
July 27, 4:24 p.m. – Women’s single sculls heats 2
July 28, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s single sculls repechage
July 29, 3:54 p.m. – Women’s single sculls semifinals
July 30, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s single sculls quarterfinals
July 31, 4:14 p.m. / August 1, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s single sculls semifinals
August 2, 3:42 p.m. / August 3, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s single sculls finals
18. Bianca Pagdanganan, Golf
Bianca Pagdanganan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville.
Age: 26
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Residence: Arizona, USA
World ranking: 118
Major achievements:
Gold: 2018 Asian Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (individual)
Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (individual)
Schedule:
August 7, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 1
August 8, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 2
August 9, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 3
August 10, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 4
19. Dottie Ardina, Golf
Photo: WPGA Tour of Australasia/Facebook
Age: 30
Place of birth: Calamba, Laguna
World ranking: 267
Major achievements:
Gold: 2009 SEA Games (team)
Schedule:
August 7, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 1
August 8, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round
August 9, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round
August 10, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 4
20. Kiyomi Watanabe, Judo (63kg)
Photo: Kiyomi Watanabe/Instagram
Age: 27
Home town: Japan
Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Major achievements:
Gold: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 SEA Games
Schedule:
July 30, 4:00 p.m. – Women’s 63kg Preliminary Rounds
Silver: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Commonwealth Games (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2021 World Championsips SC (4x100m medley); 2022 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x100m mixed freestyle)
Bronze: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Pan Pacific Championships (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2019 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2022 World Championships SC (4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley)
Personal best: 51.45 (women’s 100m freestyle)
Schedule:
July 30, 5:00 p.m. – Women’s 100m freestyle heats
August 1, 2:30 a.m. – Women’s 100m freestyle finals
22. Jarod Hatch, Swimming (100m butterfly)
Photo: Jarod Hatch/Instagram
Age: 25
Place of birth: California, USA
Major achievements:
Silver: 2019 SEA Games (4x100m freestyle relay); 2023 SEA Games (mixed swimming: 4x100m medley relay)
Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly)
Personal best: 52.87 (men’s 100m butterfly)
Schedule:
August 2, 5:00 p.m. – Men’s 100m butterfly heats
August 4, 2:30 a.m. – Men’s 100m butterfly finals
Initial Game Schedule
The Philippines will open its campaign on Saturday with rower Joanie Delgaco in the women’s single sculls event, followed by gymnast Carlos Yulo in the men’s qualification of artistic gymnastics.
Here are the initial schedules of Philippine athletes per day:
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