After the Philippines, the torch will travel to Brunei, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos before returning to Cambodia on April 27.
Athletes, sports officials, and foreign dignitaries took turns celebrating the torch relay in Tagaytay City on Monday morning, ahead of the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian Games to be hosted by Cambodia this May.
TAGAYTAY CITY The Philippine Olympic Committee is confident that the country can retain the fourth spot when it competes in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino yesterday said their decision to increase the number of athletes from 656 to 840 also raised their chances of winning in the prestigious event
Para Chess - Men's B2 category gold medalists Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, and Arman Subaste (PSC photo) SURAKARTA, Indonesia - The triumphant Philippine team that competed in the just-concluded 11th Asean Para Games can expect a grand hero's welcome on Sunday. With the exception of the wheelchair basketball squads, majority of the Filipino contingent that took part in the regional sportsfest will touch down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 aboard a Philippine Airlines charter flight a little past noon. The para-athletes will be given the red-carpet treatment by officials, led by Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) president Mike Barredo and Commissioner Bong Coo of the Philippine Sports Commission's (PSC). Competing in 14 disciplines, the Filipinos, most of whom competed in their first international meet after five years, will return home with their best-ever finish of 28 gold, 31 silver, and 47 bronze medals. They exceeded the previous best of 24-
SURAKARTA, Indonesia – The triumphant Philippine team that competed in the just-concluded 11th Asean Para Games can expect a grand hero's welcome on Sunday.