Philippine International School in Qatar (PISQ)

Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)

Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC)

Special Philippine Licensure Examination (SPLE)

Emir of the State of Qatar- H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

ADMINISTRATOR Bernard P. Olalia- POEA Philippines

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Qatar were established
on 5 May 1981.

For over a decade (10 years), Qatar was covered by the Philippine Embassy in the United Arab
Emirates.

The Philippine Government opened an Embassy in Doha in May 1992. Located in the West Bay Area,
the Embassy was initially headed by First Secretary and Consul Mariano A. Dumia as Chargé d’
Affaires, a.i.

The Qatari Government, in turn, opened an Embassy in Manila in 1994.

Philippine Ambassador to Qatar: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1. H.E. Antonio B. Magtibay (1994-1998).

2. H.E. Amado S. Tolentino, Jr. (1999-2002)
3. H.E. Wenceslao Jose O. Quirolgico (2002-2005)
4. H.E. Isaias F. Begonia (2005-2009)
5. H.E. Crescente R. Relacion (2009-2015)
6. H.E. Wilfredo C. Santos (2015-2017)
7. H.E. Alan L. Timbayan (2017- 2021) March 8, 2017

OFFICE OF THE LABOR ATTACHE (LABOR/OWWA SECTION)

Philippine Labour Attache to Qatar:

2020- David Des T. Dicang (Labor Attaché II)

2021- Adam A. Musa

Philippine Professional Organizations Qatar- PPO- Q (founded 2009)

PPO-Q exists with the primary purpose of enhancing the professional competence of its respective
members and promoting high-level of ethical conduct, integrity, camaraderie, and general well-being
among its members. The group is a non-political, non-sectarian and non-profit administrative
organisation. One of PPO-Q's visions is to continually reach out to Filipino professionals overseas who
are not yet aware that they can avail Philippine professional licences through SPLE and gain open
opportunities that can change their lives and careers in the Philippines and abroad," said Garcia.

Presidents of PPO-Q: (13 years)

1. 2009- Dr. Reynaldo B. Castillo (PSME-Qatar)

2. 2010- Engr. Frederick M. Garcia (PICE-Qatar)
3. 2011- Arch. Isaias B. Tabuzo, Jr. (UAPQaC)
4. 2012- Engr. Robert U. Mabulay- (IIEE-SQC)
5. 2013- Mr. Lyndon I. Magsino- (PICPA-Qatar)
6. 2014- Mr. Franck C. Jamandre (PNA-Q)
7. 2015- Engr. Genard B. Aller- (IECEP-Q)
8. 2016- Engr. Gerald T. Managuelod- (PICE-Qatar)
9. 2017- Michael Niño Garcia- (UAPQaC)
10. 2018- Engr. Voltaire J. Cabreros- (IIEE-SQC)
11. 2019- Mr. Jehmar R. Tabili- (PICPA-Qatar)
12. 2020- Mr. Cirio B. Caras- (PNA-Q)
13. 2021- Engr. Adonis Q. Talabo- (IECEP-Q)

Organisations to form PPO-Q:

1 Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers- IIEE-SQC

2 Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers PICE-Qatar
3 Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA-Doha
4 Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers in Qatar (PSME-Qatar
5 United Architects of the Philippines Qatar Chapter UAP-QaC
6 Filipino Association of Respiratory Practitioners in Qatar FIL-ARPQ
7 Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines- Qatar IECEP-Q
8 Philippine Nurses Association Qatar PNA-Q
9 Filipino Association of Physical Therapist in Qatar FAPTQ
10 Filipino Radiographers Association in Qatar FilRAQ
11 Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines Qatar-Chapter 2017 GEPQ
12 Filipino Dentists Organization-Qatar FDOQ
13 Association of Filipino Educators Qatar AFE-Q
14 Filipino Environmental Planners (ENP-Qatar)2019 ENP-Qatar
15 Nutritionist - Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines Qatar Chapter NDAP- Q
16 Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists Qatar Chapter IPAO-Q
17 National Master Plumber Association of the Philippines- Qatar Chapter NAMPAP-Q
All about Sports:

• “sabong" Cockfights are normally held on Sunday afternoons. The Philippines used to have
Spanish-style bullfights.
• Filipino ten-pin bowler Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was the first bowler to be elevated to
the International Bowling Hall of Fame based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The Philippine
Congress has named him “Greatest Filipino Athlete of All Time.” The World Cup, which was
instituted in 1965, is contested annually by the national champions of the Federation
Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ). The highest number of wins is 4, by Filipino bowler Rafael
“Paeng” Nepomuceno: 1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996.
• Maria Teresa Calderon— a Filipina world champion speed reader—is listed in the Guinness
Book of World Records
• Filipino Eriberto N. Gonzales Jr. consumed 350 chilis in 3 minutes at the annual Magayon
Festival chili-eating contest held at Penaranda Park, Legazpi, Albay on May 27, 1999, making
it to the Guiness Book of World Records for the most chilis eaten.
• Arnis is a traditional Filipino marital art. Also known as krima or kali, it is a form of stick fighting
that has its origins in 8th century combat. It was employed by the warriors, fighting under
Lapu Lapu, who killed Ferdinand Magellan and sent his crew packing for Europe. Modern arnis
uses sticks and knives and is somewhat similar to kung fu.
• The National Olympic Committee of the Philippines is the Philippine Olympic Committee was
founded in 1911 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1929.

Popular sports of the Philippines

Football (Soccer), basketball, boxing

Traditional or Regional Sports of the Philippines

• Arnis (martial art) — a martial art of Philippines which emphasizes weapon based fighting.
• Sikaran — a form of kick boxing from the Philippines, which utilizes only the feet, the hands
are only used for blocking.
• Dumog — a Filipino style of wrestling while standing upright.
• Sikaran — a form of kick boxing from the Philippines, which utilizes only the feet, the hands
are only used for blocking.
• Sipa — A sport from the Philippines in which the aim is to kick the ball to the other side of the
net on to the opponent’s side without it touching the ground.

Philippines Sporting Success

The Philippines finished fifth in basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games and captured
a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championships.

Athletes from Philippines

• Manny Pacquiao (boxing)
• Robert Jaworski (basketball)
• Hidilyn Diaz (weight lifting)

Philippines Sports trivia

• One of the greatest Filipino tennis players of all time, Felicisimo Ampon, was only 4 foot 11
inches. He is the shortest ever male competitor at Wimbledon.
• The Philippines is the first South East Asian nation to take part and win a medal at the
Olympics.
• Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics
(in 2021)
• Tenpin player Arianne Cerdena won a gold in bowling at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but
Cerdena's gold was not included in the medal tally since bowling was considered only as a
demonstration sport.
• RP Became Far Eastern Games Champion
At the inaugural Far Eastern Games in 1913, the Philippines beat China to clinch the
championship. Only the two countries competed in the event in 1913 and 1915 while Japan
joined in 1917 and Indonesia in 1934. From 1913 to 1934, China won 9 championships and
the Philippines only one championship.
• RP Placed 2nd at Asian Games
The Philippines placed second to Japan among 18 participating countries in 8 sports events at
the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila. It also placed second behind Japan among 20
participating countries in 13 sports events at the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo.
• Filipinos Won 56 Asian Gold Medals
The Philippines has hauled in a total of 56 gold medals since it began participating in the 1951
New Delhi Asian Games. When the country hosted the 1954 Asian Games, Filipino athletes
captured 14 gold medals, good enough to make the country second to Japan in the medal
tally. It also placed second to Japan in the 1958 Tokyo Asian when Filipino athletes brought
home nine gold medals.
• Filipino Boxers Won 5 Asian Golds in 1954
When Manila hosted the Asian Games in 1954, five Filipino boxers won a gold medal each.
These boxers were flyweight Ernesto Sajo, bantamweight Alejandro Ortuoste, lightweight
Celedonio Espinosa, lightwelterweight Ernesto Porto, and middleweight Vicente Tunacao.
Four decades later, three Filipino boxers brought home a gold medal each from the 1994
Hiroshima Asiad. These boxers were light flyweight Mansueto Velaco, Reynaldo Galido and
Elias Recaido.
• RP Placed 2nd in Sea Games
The Philippines placed second to Indonesia in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila,
with 91 gold, 62 silver and 84 bronze medals and nearly edged out Indonesia which got 92
gold medals. In 1983, the Philippines was also second behind Indonesia in the medal tally,
after getting 49 gold medals. The Philippines began participating in Sea Games in November
1977, where it placed third behind Indonesia and Thailand with 31 gold medals.
• Dumapong Won a Bronze in Paralympics
The Philippines got its first bronze medal in the Paralympic Games 2000 courtesy of
weightlifter Angeline Dumapong who lifted 110 kilograms to win the bronze in the women's
82.5-kilogram division in Sydney, Australia in December 2000. Paralympics is a major sports
competition participated in by differently-abled athletes from around the world and held just
after the Olympics.
• PSA Named 11 Athletes of the Millennium
In the year 2000, the Philippines Sportswriters Association (PSA) named the 11 Filipino
athletes of the millennium: Paeng Nepomuceno and Olivia Bong Coo for bowling; Pancho Villa,
Gabriel Flash Elorde, Anthony Villanueva and Mansueto Velasco for boxing; Lydia de Vega, for
track and field; Felicisimo Ampon, for tennis; Carlos Loyzaga, for basketball; Teofilo Yldefonso,
for swimming; and Eugene Torre, for chess.
• PBA Named 5 All-Time Greats
In January 1998, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) named the All-Time Mythical Five
of Philippine basketball: Carlos Loyzaga in the 1950s, Narciso Bernardo in the 1960s, Robert
Jaworski in the 1970s, Hector Calma in the 1980s and Alvin Patrimonio in the 1990s.
• PSA Named 5 Athletes of the Century
In 1998, the Philippine Sportswriters Association named five athletes of the century: Lydia de
Vega Mercado, Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Paeng Nepomuceno, Felicisimo Ampon and Carlos
Loyzaga.
• Filipinos Became World Sports Leaders
At least five Filipinos had headed international sports organizations. They are Florencio
Campomanes, former president of International Chess Federation; Justiniano Montano,
former president of World Boxing Council; Rudy Salud, former secretary-general of World
Boxing Council; Gonzalo Puyat II, former president of International Amateur Basketball
Federation; and Manuel Nieto, former president of Oriental Boxing Federation.
• Filipino-Americans Became World Champions
1. Victoria Manalo Draves, a Filipino-American raised in San Francisco, won two Olympic
gold medals in diving's springboard and platform events in 1948 for the United States.
She had Filipino father and English mother and was married to her coach Lyle Draves.
2. Anthony Clark, a super heavy weight power lifter dubbed as the world's strongest man in
1995, was reportedly born in Pampanga province but grew up in Texas.
3. Elizabeth Punzalan, a daughter of one Dr. Ernesto Punsalan also of Pampanga, is a five-
time national skating champion. Another world champion ice skater is Filipino-American
Tai Babilonia.
4. Liz Masakayan is a many-time world champion in beach volleyball.
5. Roman Gabriel, the National Football League (NFL) MVP in 1969 had Filipino father and
Irish mother. Mark Rivera was another NFL player. Filipino-Americans Bobby Balcena and
Bobby Chouinard played for the US baseball major league.
6. Champion swimmer Jocelyn Enriquez is also half Filipino. Benny Agbayani played for the
New York Mets' Slugger. Tiffany Roberts, a Filipino-American, was a part of the US women
soccer team that won the gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
7. Many Filipino boxers who went to the US eventually became world champions. They
included Pancho Villa, Ceferino Garcia, Speedy Dado, Little Dado, Small Montana, and
Dado Marino.
• Philippines Hosted World Sports Events
The Philippines has hosted a number of international sports events. It hosted the Far Eastern
Games in 1913, 1919, 1925 and 1934, the Asian Games in 1954 and the Southeast Asian
Games in 1981 and 1991. It will host the Southeast Asian Games in 2005. In 1975, the Araneta
Coliseum in Quezon City was the venue of the infamous "Thrilla in Manila", the thrilling boxing
bout between Heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. In 1978, the country
hosted the 1978 World Men's Basketball Championships. In 1992, the Chess Olympiad was
held in Manila. The country hosted the World Grand Prix Women's Volleyball championships
in 1999, 2000 and 2002.
• Ali Fought in Quezon City
On October 1, 1975, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City was the venue of the infamous
"Thrilla in Manila", the thrilling boxing match between Heavyweight champions, Muhammad
Ali and Joe Frazier. Manila also hosted other international sports events such as the Asian
Games in 1954 and the Southeast Asian Games in 1981 and 1991.
• Padilla Tamed Ali and Frazier
Carlos Padillar Jr., the first Filipino member of the International Association of Boxing Referees
and Judges, was the referee in the Ali-Frazier bout held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon
City in 1975.
• Babe Ruth Scored Homeruns in RP
Babe Ruth, the American baseball legend who had over 200 homeruns in his professional
career, once played in the baseball field of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. In 1934, Ruth
and another baseball great, Lou Gehrig, selected an All-Star team that toured Asia where they
played 18 games. The All-Star selection stopped in the Philippines and played at the Rizal
Memorial Sports Complex from December 2 to December 9. Gehrig beat Ruth when he scored
the first recorded homerun at the Rizal complex on December 2. Ruth scored the 2nd
homerun on the same day and 4th homerun on December 9. The other players of the same
selection who also scored homeruns at the Rizal complex were Earl Averill and C. Gehringer.
• Garcia Was the Heaviest World Champion
Ceferino Garcia was the heaviest Filipino world-boxing champion. He captured the world
middleweight title on October 2, 1939 when he knocked out Fred Apostoli in New York.
• World's Largest Golf Event
The Guinness Book of World Records claimed that the biggest amateur golf tournament takes
place in Baguio City, Philippines every year. Dubbed as the Fil-Am Golf Championship since
1949, the 72-hole golf tournament attracts close to 1,000 amateur golfers from all over the
archipelago.
• World's Largest Covered Coliseum
At the time it was completed in 1959, the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City was touted
as the world's largest covered entertainment center. Otherwise known as the Big Dome, it has
a floor area of 2,300 square meters and a seating capacity of 33,000 people.
• Largest Amphitheatre
The Freedom Ring Giant Amphitheater in the controversial Expo Filipino in Pampanga
province is considered as the largest amphitheatre in the country. It can hold as many as
35,000 people at a single event. Expo Filipino, however, has yet to become fully operational.
• Lope "Papa" Sarreal Produced 22 Champions
Lope "Papa" Sarreal, the first Filipino international boxing promoter, guided 22 world-boxing
champions of various nationalities in his professional career. Among such champions was his
son-in-law Flash Elorde.
• Three Basketball Players Became Senators
Among the Filipino basketball players who later became members of the influential Senate
are Ambrosio Padilla, Freddie Webb, and Robert Jaworski.
• Nepomuceno was First Olympic Bet
David Nepomuceno, a sprinter and member of the US Navy, was the country's first ever
representative in the 1924 Paris Olympiad.
• Pancho Villa was Francisco Guilledo
Pancho Villa was baptized as Francisco Guilledo in Ilog, Negros Occidental on August 1, 1901.
He adopted the name Pancho Villa after a famous Mexican revolutionary leader.
• Speedy Dado Was Disdado Posadas
Speedy Dado, the former world flyweight-boxing champion, was baptized as Diosdado
Posadas.
• Small Montana was Benjamin Gan
Former world boxing champion Small Montana was baptized in the Philippines as Benjamin
Gan. On November 30, 1938, Filipino fighters Small Montanao and Little Dado slugged it out
for the vacant California world flyweight crown. Little Dado won.
• Mikee Won an Asian Gold
Mikee Cojuangco, an actress, was 28 years old and had two sons when she won a gold medal
and a silver medal in equestrian at the 2002 Busan Asian.
• Bong Coo is Most Bemedaled Filipina Athlete
Filipina bowler Bong Coo is the most bemedaled athlete in the Philippines. Her collection
includes 37 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze medals, which she won in her stints at the Asian
Games, Southeast Asian Games and World and Asian championships. She brought home five
gold medals from Asian Games alone.
• Golez was a Former Boxing Champion
National Security Adviser Roilo Golez was unbeaten in 20 fights as a four-year amateur
champion at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.
• Pee Wee Was a Boxing Judge
Pasay Mayor Wenceslao Pee Wee Trinidad was a former boxing judge.
• Rudy Salud Was First WBC Secretary General
Lawyer Rudy Salud was the first secretary general of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
• There Were 4 Filipino Grand Masters
The Philippines has produced four chess grandmasters: Rogelio Antonio, Jr., the late Rosendo
Balinas, Eugene Torre and Bong Villamayor.
• Cardoso Was Asia's First International Master
The first international master in Asia was Rodolfo Tan Cardoso, a Pangasinan born chess
champion. Cardoso placed 5th in the world junior chess tournament in Toronto, Canada in
1957 and became the first Asian chess champion at the age of 25.
• RP Produced 3 Asia's Sprint Queens
Before trackster Lydia de Vega of Bulacan province won gold medals in the 100-meter dash in
the 1980s, two Filipino women had already been considered Asia's sprint queens, namely:
Inocencia Solis in the 1950s and Mona Sulaiman in the 1960s. Amelita Alanes won a silver
medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asiad.
• Minoza and Espinosa Had Two Things in Common
Former world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa and international golfer Frankie Minoza had
two things in common. Both of them were declared "Athletes of the Year" in 1998 and 1990.
• Arianne Caoili Defeated a Grand Master
In March 2000, 14-year-old Arianne Caoili, who was in quest for her international master title,
defeated Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Epishin, the top seed at the International Malaga
Chess Open.
• Bea Lucero Switched to Taekwondo
Bea Lucero, before becoming a broadcast journalist, had been a gymnast champion and an
Olympic bronze medallist in taekwondo.
• Amparo Lim was a Badminton Player
Former Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Amparo Lim was a veteran
Olympian who played badminton.
• Eric Buhain was a Swimmer
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Eric Buhain was a swimmer who had
participated in Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games.
• Greatest Asian Athlete
In 1930, high jumper Simeon Toribio was awarded the Helms World Trophy for being Asia's
greatest athlete. He was also the "Filipino Field Athlete of the Half Century."
• Father and Son Won Olympic Medals
Jose "Cely" Villanueva won a bronze in boxing's bantamweight division at the 1932 Lost
Angeles Olympiad. Three decades later, his son Anthony won a silver in boxing's featherweight
division at the 1964 Tokyo Olympiad.
• Brothers Won Olympic Medals
Roel Velasco won a bronze in boxing's light-flyweight division at the 1992 Barcelona Olympiad.
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympiad, his younger brother Mansueto or Onyok clinched a silver medal
in the same weight division.
• Negros Occidental Produced World Champions
Negros Occidental province is considered as a breeding ground for world boxing champions.
Among the many top-caliber boxers who came from this province were Pancho Villa, Small
Montano, Little Dado, Roberto Somodio, Elias Recaido, Dodie Boy Penalosa, Gerry Penalosa,
and Roel and Mansueto Velasco.
• There were Two Roberto Cruz Who Became Champions
In 1964, Roberto Cruz of Baguio City became the World Boxing Association (WBA) junior
welterweight champion. In 1999, taekowondo-jin Roberto Cruz won the gold medal in the
finweight division (56 kilograms) of the World Cup Taekwondo.
• Caidic Won 2 Jones Cup
Allan Caidic has represented the Philippines as a player in four Asian Games (1986, 1990, 1994
and 1998) and as an assistant coach in the 2002 Asian Games. He was a part of the basketball
team that won the Jones Cup in 1985 and 1998 and played a large part in clinching the Asian
Basketball Confederation (ABC) championship in 1986.
• PBA was the First in Asia
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), which came into existence in 1975, was the first
professional basketball league in Asia.
• Filipinos Invented Yo-Yo
There was a tale that yo-yo originated in the Philippines, although other accounts claimed that
it was first used in China or Greece. It was said that in the 1920s, a certain Pedro Flores moved
to the US where he established Yo-Yo Company that manufactured yo-yo, which was a native
toy in the Philippines.
• Filipino Developed Game of the Generals
One Ronnie Pasola is credited for having developed or invented the "Game of the Generals",
a board game that uses military strategy. It is said that Pasola first played the game in Makati
in August 1967 but introduced it to the public in 1973.
• Filipinos Were First Football Players in Asia
It was said that Filipinos were the first Asians who played football. The Philippine Football
Federation (initially the Philippines Amateur Athletic Federation) was in fact founded as early
as 1907. The first football match in Asia took place in the 1913 Manila Far Eastern Games
where the Philippines defeated China 2-1.
• Feihl was the Tallest PBA Player
The tallest PBA player is Edward Joseph Feihl of TJ Hotdogs. Feihl who stands seven feet tall is
half German. With his height, Feihl could bang bodies with the centers in the NBA. Feihl was
part of the Philippine Centennial Team, which won third place in the 1998 Asian Games. Feihl
 is at least three inches taller than other PBA centers like Marlou Aquino, Paul Asi Taulava,
James Walkvist, Andy Seigle and Bonel Balingit.

Meanwhile, the tallest basketball player who has played in the NBA is Gheorghe Muresan (7'7
or 2.31 m). But the tallest basketball player in the world was Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8'1/2" or
2.45 m) of the Libyan team. The tallest man in history was Robert Wadlow (8'11 or 2.72 m).
• Harris Holds PBA Score Record
Former NBA player Tony Harris holds the all-time high scoring record in the PBA. As a Swift
reinforcer, Harris scored 105 points to lead his team in defeating Ginebra, 151-147, in an out-
of-town game held in Iloilo on October 10, 1992.
• Caidic Had Most Three-Point Shots
The record of having the most number of three-point shots in a single game belongs to former
Tivoli hotshot Allan Caidic. Caidic accomplished this feat when he sank in 17 three-point shots
while playing for the Tivoli against Ginebra on November 21, 1991.
• Cortez was First Rookie of the Year
Gil Cortez of Toyota was the first recipient of PBA's Rookie of the Year award. He received the
award in 1976.
• Adornado was First MVP
Bogs Adornado was chosen as the first recepient of PBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) plum
in 1976.
• Former PBA Import Became an NBA Coach
Keith Smart, who played for San Miguel at the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) Third
Conference in 1989 became the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers' at the National
Basketball Association (NBA) in 2003.
• Mark Paragua was the Youngest International Master
In January 2000, the 16 years old Mark Paragua became the country's youngest International
Master.
• Bata is Four-Time World 8-Ball Champion
Least known among his exploits is the fact that Efren "Bata" Reyes is a four-time World 8-Ball
champion.
• The following are some of the most memorable dates in Philippines sports:
January 16, 1988 – Rolando Bohol beat a South Korean boxer to become the International
Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion at the Araneta Coliseum in
Quezon City.
February 6, 1964 – Filipino boxer Anthony Villanueva won the country's first silver medal in
the Tokyo Olympics.
February 14, 1998 – Melvin Magramo defeated a Thai challenger to retain his World Boxing
Organization (WBO) flyweight crown.
February 15, 1969 – Rene Barrientos was declared World Boxing Council (WBC) super
featherweight champion of the world in Tokyo, Japan.
February 20, 1997 – Gerry Penalosa beat Hiroshi Kawashima to become the World Boxing
Council (WBC) super flyweight champion in Tokyo, Japan.
February 22, 1987 – Dodi "Boy" Penalosa , the older brother of Gerry Penalosa, beat a South
Korean boxer to become the International Boxing Federation (IBF)
flyweight champion.
March 7, 1999 – Paeng Nepomuceno won the World Tenpin Masters championship in London,
England.
March 16, 1960 – Gabriel "Flash" Elorde became a world champion in the 130-pound division
on when he knocked out American Harold Gomes at the Araneta
Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
March 20, 1964 – Roberto Cruz knocked out Raymundo Torres in the first round to clinch the
vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) junior welterweight
championship in Los Angeles, California.
April 25, 1972 – Ben Villaflor dethroned Alfredo Marcano as the world junior lightweight
champion at the age of 18 years old.
May 21, 2000 – Malcolm Tuñacao grabbed the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight crown
from a Thai boxer in Bangkok.
June 18, 1923 – Pancho Villa, then 22, knocked out reigning world flyweight champion Jimmy
Wilde of England in the seventh round at New York's Polo Grounds and
became the first Asian world boxing champion.
July 18, 1985 – Ramon Brobio became the first triple winner of the 18th junior world golf
championship held in San Diego, California.
August 1, 1950 – Salvador "Dado" Marino defeated Terry Allen to bag the world flyweight
boxing championship.
August 8, 1984 – Paeng Nepomuceno won the International Tournament championship in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
September 18, 1988 – Arianne Cerdena won a gold medal in bowling at the 1988 Seoul
Olympics.
September 21, 2002 – Kaye Cabalatungan won the ladies title at the 13th World Shoot
Championship held in Pietersburg, South Africa.
September 27, 1983 – Frank Cedeno defeated Charlie Magri at Wembley Arena in London,
England to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight championship.
October 1, 1975 – The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City hosted the infamous "Thrilla in
Manila", the thrilling boxing match between Heavyweight champions
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
October 2, 1939 – Ceferino Garcia knocked out Fred Apostoli to become the new world
middleweight champion in New York.
On October 4, 2002 – Paeng Nepomuceno and RJ Bautista won a gold medal in bowling's
double event for men at the Asian Games held in Pusan, South Korea.
October 20, 1969 – Bernabe Villacampo defeated a Japanese opponent to bag the World
Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title.
November 5, 1954 – The Philippine team beat the favored Uruguay team, 67-63, to clinch the
third place in the World Basketball Championship held in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
November 5, 1988 – Tacy Macalos defeated a South Korean boxer to clinch the International
Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title in a bout held in Manila.
November 8, 1999 – Athena Lee bagged the Open Ladies title at the 12th World Shoot
Championships held in Cebu City. The Philippine ladies team also won the
championship.
November 11, 1982 – Lydia de Vega won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Asian
Games held in New Delhi.
November 19, 1976 – Paeng Nepomuceno won his first World Cup in Tehran, Iran when he
was only 19 years old.
November 2, 1996 – Paeng Nepomuceno won his fourth World Cup in Belfast, Northern
Ireland.
November 5, 1954 – The Philippines beat the favored Uruguay team, 67-63, to clinch the third
place at the World Basketball Championship held in Brazil.
December 3, 1998 – Manny Pacquiao knocked out a Thai champion in the 8th round of their
bout in Bangkok to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.
December 03, 1998 – Manny Pacquiao knocked out Chatchai Sasakul in the 8th round of their
match in Bangkok to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.
December 4, 1999 – Joma Gamboa knocked out a Japanese fighter in Nagoya, Japan to
become the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum weight (105
pounds) champion.
December 07, 1970 – Erbito Salavarria defeated a Thai opponent to win the WBC flyweight
title.
December 14, 1968 – Pedro Adigue beat American Adolph Pruitt to bag the World Boxing
Council (WBC) junior welterweight title.
December 19, 1990 – Rolando Pascua knocked out Chiquita Gonzalez in the sixth round to bag
the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title.
December 21, 2001 – Time Magazine included Efren "Bata" Reyes in its roster world's best in
sports and described him as the Philippines' "sole bona fide international
sports superstar".
Olympics Medals by sport:
Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 1 1 0 2
Hidilyn Diaz, Hidilyn Diaz
2020 Tokyo, Japan 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Boxing 0 4 4 8
Anthony Villanueva, José Villanueva, 1932
1964 Tokyo, Japan Los Angeles, USA
Mansueto Velasco, Leopoldo Serantes,
1996 Atlanta, USA 1988 Seoul, Korea
Carlo Paalam, Roel Velasco, 1992
2020 Tokyo, Japan Barcelona, Spain
Nesthy Petecio, Eumir Marcial, 2020
2020 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Athletics 0 0 2 2
Simeon Toribio,
High jump
1932 Los Angeles, USA
Miguel White,
400 metres hurdles
1936 Berlin Germany
Swimming 0 0 2 2
Teófilo Yldefonso,
Swimming, Men's 200
metre breaststroke
1928 Amsterdam,
Netherlands
1932 Los Angeles, USA
Total 1 5 8 14
1. The "Thrilla in Manila", a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, was held in
which city? Quezon City
2. This American baseball legend, one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame,
once played in the baseball field of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in the Philippines. Babe
Ruth
3. Is it true that the word Yo-Yo, referring to the famous toy, was first published in a dictionary of
Filipino words printed in 1860. Yes
4. This player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), nicknamed the "Triggerman", broke
several Filipino and PBA all-time records, including the most points scored in a single game by a
Filipino. Allan Caidic
5. Which player received the first MVP award of the The Philippine Basketball Association? Gil Cortez
6. Which champion swimmer was appointed chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission in 2001?
Eric Buhain
7. This practitioner of pocket billiards, called the "Magician", is famous for winning many of the
most prestigious nine-ball tournaments. Efren "Bata" Reyes
8. Which facility, located in Quezon City, Philippines, was nicknamed The Big Dome? Araneta
Coliseum
9. Which athlete was described by Time Magazine as the Philippines' "sole bona fide international
sports superstar"? Efren "Bata" Reyes
10. This athlete, referred to as "the National Fist", was the first Filipino to win a world boxing title at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2001. Manny Pacquiao
11. The Southeast Asian Games first used this name in 1977 upon the entry of three new countries.
Before it was renamed the SEA Games, it was known as what? Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
12. Even though this sport is considered the "national pastime" in the United States, it is also very
popular in South Korea. Basic equipment includes a ball, bat, and glove. Which sport is this?
Baseball
13. The very first Olympic competitor from what is now Iran was Persian Fereydoun Malkom in 1900.
In which sport did he compete? Fencing
14. The Asian Games, a sports competition for athletes from all across Asia, were first held in what
year? 1951
15. How many players are there on a regu (team)? 3 The centre player is called a Tekong, where
he/she serves the ball at all times. The other two players are called Feeder and Striker/Killer. It
doesn't matter which player (Feeder or Striker) plays on which side of the Tekong. A Feeder is the
player who sets the ball for the Striker, who usually does a spike. bicycle, or acrobatic kick to send
the ball to the oppponents' court.
16. What is the the Mongolian festival of the Three Manly Sports called? Naadam
17. This martial art is practically synonymous with Korea. It is defined as, "the martial art of empty-
handed self-defense." What is the name of this sport? Taekwondo
18. What material is the Sepak Takraw ball made of? Rattan
19. At the 15th edition of SEA Games (1989) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who was named as the
Athlete of the Games? Eric Buhain
20. This immensely popular sport is as ubiquitous as Kimchi in Korea. It involves kicking a ball into a
netted goal. Which sport is it? soccer/football
21. The Asian Games are under the authority of which governing body? Olympic Council of Asia
22. The word "takraw"" means ball. Where does it originally come from? Thai
23. What was the official mascot of the 1985 SEA Games in Bangkok, Thailand? siamese cat
24. How often are the Asian Games held? Every four years
25. It is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes
against another or others for entertainment. Sports
26. On what year does the President Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9850 into law? 2009
27. What is the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport? Arnis
28. Which of the following does not caters and organizes sports in the Philippines?

Philippine Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee of the Philippines

Philippine Sports Commission

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator

29. Which of the following can also be considered as an indoor sports? table tennis
30. It is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical power and often of a competitive nature. physical
sports
31. It is a game of skill where the mind component is more significant than the physical. mental sports
32. These are games such as in team sports in which we meet more number of people and increase
our social network. social sports
33. Where was Cricket first played England
34. Which is the most popular sport in the world Football
35.