Representative Abraham News Today

Unity Party Representative Candidate for electoral district#14, Montserrado County, Emmanuel K. Barnes says he is resolved to defeat incumbent Representative Abraham V. Coneh, and others vying for the district’s seat in October.

MANILA - First-time host Cambodia intends to go big time by laying out a 49-sport program with a potentially record number of events at 632 when the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian Games are held on May 5 to 16 next year. But Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president, Representative Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, told the POC Executive Board during its regular meeting on Monday that the other member countries are contesting the inclusion of dozens of events. "Many events are u...

MANILA - The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) - in the spirit of sportsmanship and the approaching Lent - has spared the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) of the suspension ax, but not the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta). The POC General Assembly ratified on Wednesday its Executive Board's decision to suspend the Philta for 90 days following its failure to heed the International Tennis Federation's instruction to amend its charter and hold encompassing el...

Fil-Japanese Yuka Saso (File photo) MANILA - Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president, Representative Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, on Thursday thanked Yuka Saso for having represented the country in major global competitions with a flourish and expressed belief that despite her decision to embrace Japanese citizenship, "she remains a Filipino by heart". "Still, she was born here in the Philippines so by heart she represents both," said Tolentino the day after Sas...