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16/09/2026

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🥇 IN THE SPOTLIGHT: WRESTLING 🤼‍♂️

Bakit nga ba kakaunti lang ang nakakaalam at nanonood ng wrestling, lalo na kapag may malalaking paligsahan tulad ng Palarong Pambansa?

Sa bawat laban, hindi lang lakas ang puhunan. Kailangan dito ang disiplina, bilis, teknik, strategy, tapang at matinding training. Isang maling galaw, maaaring mabago ang takbo ng laban. At sa bawat segundo sa wrestling mat, dala ng atleta ang lahat ng oras, pagod at sakripisyong inilaan niya sa paghahanda.

Pero sa kabila nito, tila hindi pa rin gaanong napapansin ang wrestling kumpara sa ibang mas popular na sports.

Marami pang kabataang atleta ang nagsasanay, nangangarap at lumalaban para sa kanilang paaralan at lalawigan—kahit hindi palaging puno ang audience at hindi laging nasa spotlight ang kanilang sport.

Deserve ng wrestling na mas makilala. Deserve ng mga wrestler na mapanood, mapalakas ang suporta, at mabigyan ng pagkakataong maipakita ang kanilang talento sa buong Pilipinas. 🇵🇭

Hindi kailangang sikat agad ang isang sport para suportahan. Minsan, kailangan lang nating manood, matuto, magbahagi at bigyan ito ng pagkakataon.

🤼‍♂️ WRESTLING DESERVES THE SPOTLIGHT.

Ikaw, nakapanood ka na ba ng wrestling sa Palarong Pambansa? Ano ang masasabi mo sa sport na ito? At kung may wrestler na anak o kakilala ka, ipakita natin ang suporta sa kanila!

08/09/2026

With Wrestling Association of the Philippines – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

02/09/2026

We are currently writing a report on the recently concluded WAP NATIONALS 2026 – SEA GAMES YOUTH PLUS TRIALS. In the meantime, we are sharing the gems we find along the way in installments! Pending the posting of the official results, CONGRATULATIONS to the following wrestlers who medalled in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa AND successfully participated in the Nationals/SEA Games Youth Plus Trials despite the inclement weather! Congratulations to their coaches, teams, families, and supporters as well!

Here are their names, teams, and the medals they won in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa:

Women
1. Nica Sicat – Leyte, silver
2. Mei Chris Jan Cuizon - Team Dumog - Tagum City, bronze
3. Lhea Mae Concillado - Leyte, gold
4. Miriam Grace Balisma - RP TEAM – NCR, gold

Men
1. Reymark Mirafuentes - Ormoc Wrestling Team, bronze
2. Jose Niño Ulla - Dipolog City YSDC Wrestling, bronze
3. John Hirmel Arinasa - Ormoc Wrestling Team, bronze
4. Janelle Pido - Quezon City Wrestling Club, bronze
5. Bryan John Jusayan – Team Dumog - Tagum City, gold
6. Charles Johnson Calawen - RP TEAM/Cordillera Career Development College, bronze
7. Steven John Oagdan - Koronadal Wrestling Club, silver
8. Jhonly Baclayon - Leyte, bronze

And a special mention to athlete and trainer Jun Morales, as featured in our reshared post from the General Mariano Alvarez Wrestling Club! His is a "special case": He missed his chance to join the Palarong Pambansa because the games were suspended during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, even his region's qualifier, the CALABARZON Athletic Meet, was canceled at the time. However, he has proven himself to be a highly competent wrestler by winning a bronze medal in the recent nationals!

Another positive note from the recent WAP competition highlights Charles Johnson Calawen, who won a bronze medal representing Cordillera Career Development College/CAR in the 2026 Palaro. Already listed as a member of the Philippine Team for the nationals, he secured a gold medal this time.

Recruiting outstanding wrestlers from the Palarong Pambansa and the Batang Pinoy remains an excellent practice to infuse fresh blood into the Philippine Wrestling Team. Now, we await the official results of the WAP Nationals 2026 – SEA Games Youth Plus Trials. Stay tuned!

𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 (𝐖𝐀𝐏) 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Congratulations to the General Mariano Alvarez wrestling team on their impressive medal-winning performance showcasing their remarkable skills and dedication at the Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) National Championship held on August 39-30, 2026.

We're proud to announce our medalists:

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐨
Womens-wrestling U17 40kg category🥇

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚
Freestyle U16 44kg Category🥇
SEAGAMES PLUS TRIALS

𝐄𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧
Freestyle U17 51kg Category🥇

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬
Freestyle U20 79kg Category🥇

𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨
Freestyle U15 44kg Category🥈
Freestyle U16 44kg Category🥈
SEAGAMES PLUS TRIALS

𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚
Freestyle U15 57kg Category🥈

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚
Freestyle U20 60kg Category🥈
Greco-roman U20 63kg Category🥈

𝐍𝐲𝐫𝐞𝐱 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨
Freestyle U20 74kg Category🥈

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐨
Freestyle U17 60kg Category🥉

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧
Greco-roman seniors 65kg Category🥉

𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬
Freestyle seniors 74kg Category🥉

Coaches:
Ruth Punzalan
Dhes Bangcaya

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇 !

01/09/2026

Congratulations to all our new young Wrestling Champions! Onward to more victories in the inaugural Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games (SEA Plus YG) that our country will host from December 2 to 14, 2027. May we be represented in ALL available categories in wrestling by the best young wrestlers in our country—as duly supported by the Wrestling Association of the Philippines, POC - Philippine Olympic Committee - Olympic.PH, and the Philippine Sports Commission! Laban, Pilipinas! 🤼‍♀️ 🇵🇭 🏆

🇵🇭🔥 WAP NATIONALS 2026 – YOUTH CHAMPIONS! 🔥🇵🇭

What a show of heart, grit, and pure fighting spirit! 💪
Our young wrestlers stepped onto the mat and delivered performances that prove one thing loud and clear…

THE FUTURE OF PHILIPPINE WRESTLING IS HERE. 🇵🇭🏆

From every takedown to every hard-fought victory, you showed what it means to represent with pride. This is more than medals — this is passion, discipline, and the start of something even greater.

👏 To all our youth athletes:
You didn’t just compete… YOU MADE A STATEMENT.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the organizations that continue to elevate Philippine wrestling:
• MVP Sports Foundation
• Philippine Sports Commission
• Philippine Olympic Committee
• Quezon City Government

Your unwavering support fuels the dreams of every young athlete on that mat.

🚨 This is just the beginning.
Keep training. Keep pushing. Keep dominating.

🔥 WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! 🔥

28/08/2026

IT'S ON! The Wrestling Association of the Philippines NATIONALS 2026 (https://www.facebook.com/wap.phi/posts/pfbid0qXxE36Rb3rEi6NwNE99Vi26Mi2XHGcS9eRxR9Kp8ZThb1BcMX3UA2qGLKj7Trd3ul?comment_id=1303019461772375¬if_id=1787883101331163¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif) is happening this weekend, tomorrow until Sunday, August 29 to 30, at the MRB Compound in Quezon City—and we excitedly await the performance of our medalists from the wrestling event of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa! Will they dominate again and prove that they deserve slots on the Philippine National Wrestling Team (FS, FW, and GR)? You can check out their names in this post!

Good luck to all the participants! Good luck to our future Olympians who shall enjoy the support of the POC - Philippine Olympic Committee - Olympic.PH! 🤼‍♀️🤼🤼‍♂️🥇🥈🥉🏆

19/07/2026

LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLSj7bv8mMQ! 🤼‍♀️🤼🤼‍♂️

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12/07/2026

Di pa tapos ang laban! ✊

10/07/2026

Thank you, Philippine Sports Commission, for leading the National Network on Sport and Youth Crime Prevention!

09/07/2026

Hello po, POC - Philippine Olympic Committee - Olympic.PH, Philippine Sports Commission, & United World Wrestling! 👋