The ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam provoked this reminiscence from a journalist who covered the event hosted by the...
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Pro volleyball players need protection in the present and the future. In photo, Creamline Cool Smashers' Bernadette Pons (No. 19) tries to score against EST Cola's Kanokporn Sangthong during the Premier Volleyball League invitational
at the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex. Creamline won. —PHOTO FROM PNA, COURTESY OF PVL
Securing the future of Creamline and Choco Mucho players and coaches
With volleyball growing in popularity as a pro sport in the Philippines, how can the players and their coaches be protected in terms of an insurance plan that fits their active lifestyle? Allianz PNB Life (AZPNBL) helps to secure the future of the Creamline Cool Smashers and Choco Mucho Flying Titans with its eAZy Health coverage package, which covers most...
The Philippines' Carlos Yulo shows his winning form at the Paris Olympics. —PHOTO FROM OLYMPICS.COM
Postscript to the Paris Olympics: The games at home
As I write this, the news is that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is giving P1 million to every Filipino athlete coming home from the Paris Olympics and P20 million to two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo. This is not unexpected from the government. When Hidilyn Diaz came home a gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, then President Rodrigo...
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