The Philippine Olympic Committee Inc. (POC) is the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines.
Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are six major sports in the Philippines:basketball,boxing,tennis,football,billiards,and volleyball.
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas or the SBP is the national sport association for basketball in the Philippines,formed from the merging of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Pilipinas Basketball (PB).
The Philippine Karatedo Federation N.S.A.,Inc. (PKF-NSA) is the governing body claiming jurisdiction over the sport of karate in the Philippines.
The Philippines women's national volleyball team represents the Philippines in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches,governed by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation since 2021.
The Philippine Volleyball Federation was the governing body for volleyball in the Philippines from 1961 to 2015.
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is the National Sports Association (NSA) for athletics sports such as track and field,road running,cross country running,and racewalking in the Philippines,including the core athletics sports which constitute the Decathlon in the Olympic Games. PATAFA is also a member of the Asian Athletics (AA) and the World Athletics.
The Philippine Table Tennis Federation,Inc. (PTTFI) is the national governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. It is recognised by the Philippine Olympic Committee,Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association,the Asia Table Tennis Union,and the International Table Tennis Federation.
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas,Inc. was the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines between 2015 and January 2021. It was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC),the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC),the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and provisionally recognized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). In 2021,the newly formed Philippine National Volleyball Federation became recognized by the POC,AVC and FIVB as the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines.
The 2015 PSL season is the third season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There were two indoor conferences for the season –the All-Filipino,and the Grand Prix. It staged its first beach volleyball tournament,the Challenge Cup,for the women's and men's divisions.
The Philippines competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924,Filipino athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games,but did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
The 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament was an international women's beach volleyball tournament hosted in Pasig,Metro Manila,Philippines from November 29 to December 3,2015.
The 2016 PSA Annual Awards was organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association,the oldest media organization based in the Philippines formed by sportswriters from newspapers and sports news websites. PSA is currently helmed by Riera U. Mallari of the Manila Standard. The awards night was co-presented by MVP Sports Foundation,Milo,Philippine Racing Commission,San Miguel Corporation,the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC),the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC),the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office,Philippine Basketball Association (PBA),Accel,GlobalPort,Rain or Shine,Maynilad,Smart Communications,ICTSI,the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation,SM Prime Holdings,One Esplanade,National University and Senator Francis Escudero. The awards were given to the Philippine athletes and organizations in recognition of their achievements and victories in 2015,particularly the Filipino gold medalists in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
The Philippine Hockey Association,also known as Larong Hockey sa Pilipinas,Inc. is the national governing body for field hockey in the Philippines. It is recognized by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and the International Hockey Federation (IHF).
Victorico L. Chaves,also known as "Concoy" was a Filipino sportsman and politician. He served as an assistant majority floor leader and representative of the 2nd district of Misamis Oriental for three consecutive terms and also served as the president of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association from 1986 to 1995. He is also a co-author of a house bill seeking for the creation of the Philippine Sports Commission enacted into law in 1990.
Victorico "Ricky" P. Vargas is a Filipino executive who served as the 10th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from March 5,2018,after winning over Jose Cojuangco Jr. in a court-ordered elections held on February 23,2018,until his resignation on June 18,2019.
In November 2016,the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) held an election which saw Jose "Peping" Cojuangco win a fourth term as president after Victorico "Ricky" Vargas was disqualified for not being an "active member" of the committee. Tolentino,a candidate for the chairman position was also disqualified on the same grounds.
Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation,Inc.,simply known as Karate Philippines,is the local governing body for the sport of Karate in the Philippines. KP was formed in early 2018,and subsequently recognized by the World Karate Federation as a temporary member in July 2018,potentially replacing the embattled NSA for Karate,the Philippine Karatedo Federation–N.S.A.,Inc. (PKF-NSA),which was withdrawn in April 2018 from WKF due to alleged malversation of training allowance of athletes competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. KP is also recognized by the Asian Karatedo Federation.
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF),also known as Volleyball Philippines,is the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines. It is recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC),the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
Manuel Luis "Manny" Tantoco Lopez is a Filipino politician and former sports executive who is the former Representative from Manila's 1st congressional district,which comprises the western side of Tondo,the largest of the city's sixteen districts.
