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SEP BLESSEE PLACIDO SETS NEW U20 NATIONAL RECORD IN RACE WALK 🏃‍♀️🇵🇭National team athlete Sep Blessee Placido has etched...
13/06/2026

SEP BLESSEE PLACIDO SETS NEW U20 NATIONAL RECORD IN RACE WALK 🏃‍♀️🇵🇭

National team athlete Sep Blessee Placido has etched her name in the history books, establishing a new Philippine U20 National Record in the Women’s 5,000m Race Walk. Placido clocked an impressive time of 25:31.19 during the ongoing ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships.

Her performance marks a significant milestone, as she successfully surpassed the long-standing junior record of 26:48.3, which had been held by Rosalie Quinto-Demigo since May 30, 1984.

Placido’s record-breaking run comes under the guidance of coach Saturnino Salazar. This feat at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium highlights a major achievement in the young athlete's career and marks the end of a record that has stood for over four decades.

Via: Patafa



WHAT HAPPENED TO BOSSONG?Throwback article:Fil-Am runner hoping to represent PHPublished by Malaya Business InsightPubli...
13/06/2026

WHAT HAPPENED TO BOSSONG?

Throwback article:
Fil-Am runner hoping to represent PH
Published by Malaya Business Insight
Publication Date is March 30, 2026

Filipino-American distance runner Victoria Bossong’s bid to represent the country internationally through legislation is finally getting on track.

A former Harvard athletics varsity ace, came to Manila on her own and paid a courtesy call at the House and Senate seeking naturalization.

Although her dentist mother, Annie Atienza Bossong, was born a Filipino and is a native of Puerto Galera, Misamis Oriental, FilAm Sports head Bo Navarro, whose outfit has been supporting the athlete, explained that because of some legal glitches, “the only route for her to represent the Philippines is through naturalization, which she is willing to undergo."

The comely athlete, who graduated with honors with a BS Neuroscience degree from the American Ivy League school ran a personal best of one minute and 59.48 seconds in the 800 meters Tom which she set at the Jones Invitational on April 19, 2025 at the Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida.

Her time is superior to the gold-medal time of 2:03.20 set by Sri Lankan Tharushi Karunatna in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and 2:00.08 by Chinese Wu Hongiao in the 2025 Asian Athletic Championships in Gumi, South Korea.

Bossong, who is ranked No. 65 in the World Athletics rankings in the 800-meter run and a guest at the recent PSC Women in Sports Awards, is hoping that her naturalization would be complete before the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, by September.



VETERAN RACEWALKER INTENDS TO REPRESENT THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭Filipino-German Nathaniel Seiler easily established a new Phil...
13/06/2026

VETERAN RACEWALKER INTENDS TO REPRESENT THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭

Filipino-German Nathaniel Seiler easily established a new Philippine record time of 43 minutes and 53.38 seconds, in the men’s 10,000m race walk at the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships 2026 with a bang at the New Clark City Stadium.

The 30-year old Seiler, who previously competed in the 50km walk for Germany in the Tokyo Olympics five years ago, eclipsed the more than three decades-old national mark of 44:28.08 set by Sonny Diaz in the 1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games in Thailand.

Indonesia’s Hendro Yap, the 2025 SEA Games 20-km Walk Champion, bagged the silver with a time of 45:58.88, as Vincent Vienmar Dela Cruz of Spectrum Runners placed third in 47:37.94.

Seiler, whose mother Leticia Abunda hails from Borongan Eastern Samar, shared that he got his Philippine passport early this year and is awaiting for the approval of his allegiance change from the World Athletics.

A former soldier-athlete in the German army, Seiler's immediate target is competing in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan in September and hopefully in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Via: DZSR Sports Radio 918



LAUREN HOFFMAN BEATS 2025 SEAG CHAMPPhilippine team member Lauren Hoffman clocked 13.55 seconds to win the Women's 100-m...
13/06/2026

LAUREN HOFFMAN BEATS 2025 SEAG CHAMP

Philippine team member Lauren Hoffman clocked 13.55 seconds to win the Women's 100-meter Hurdles at the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships 2026 in New Clark City.

She defeated the reigning 2025 SEA Games 100-meter Hurdles champion Dina Aulia of Indonesia who clocked 13.63 seconds.

Hoffman went two-for-two as she also ruled the 400-meter Hurdles the other day.

🥇 Lauren Hoffman 🇵🇭 13.55
🥈 Aulia Dina 🇮🇩 13.63
🥉 Jelly Paragile 🇵🇭 14.16

Via: Patafa



LEONARD GROSPE SETS NEW PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RECORD IN HIGH JUMPLeonard Grospe has once again raised the bar for Philippi...
13/06/2026

LEONARD GROSPE SETS NEW PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RECORD IN HIGH JUMP

Leonard Grospe has once again raised the bar for Philippine athletics, capturing the gold medal in the men’s high jump at the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships 2026 held at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium.

Grospe cleared an impressive 2.23m, establishing a new national record and surpassing his previous mark of 2.22m set just last month on May 5.

This latest performance highlights a dominant season for the high jumper, who continues to elevate his standard of competition under the mentorship of coach Sean Guevarra. His ability to consistently break his own national record signals a significant trajectory in his athletic career.

Via: Patafa

2025 SEA Games:

🥇🇹🇭 2.22m
🥈🇸🇬 2.19m
🥉🇵🇭 2.19m (Gorospe)

2022 Asian Games
🥇🇶🇦 2.35m
🥈🇰🇷 2.33m
🥉🇯🇵 2.29m



Maligayang Araw ng Kasarinlan! 🇵🇭​Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Patuloy tayong lumaban—tayong mga ordinaryong Pilipino—kontra s...
12/06/2026

Maligayang Araw ng Kasarinlan! 🇵🇭

​Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Patuloy tayong lumaban—tayong mga ordinaryong Pilipino—kontra sa katiwalian, paglabag sa karapatang pantao, pang-aabuso sa mga manggagawa at maliliit na negosyante, at laban sa mga nagsasamantala sa mahihirap.

​Nawa’y magkaisa tayo para sa kapakanan ng bayan, hindi para sa interes ng mga politiko. Wakasan na natin ang kultura ng pagkapanatiko at bulag na pag-idolo sa mga nasa kapangyarihan.

​Ang tunay na kalayaan ay nagsisimula sa ating paggising at pagtindig. Huwag nating hayaang nakasandal ang kinabukasan ng ating bansa sa iilang tao; ang kapangyarihan ay nasa kamay nating mga mamamayan. Isang makabuluhang Araw ng Kalayaan sa ating lahat!



LET'S GO, EJ! Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena is shaking up his Olympic-level preparations, officially announcing a s...
10/06/2026

LET'S GO, EJ!

Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena is shaking up his Olympic-level preparations, officially announcing a strategic move of his training base from Formia, Italy, to Athens, Greece. The former world No. 2 standard-bearer is launching an extended training camp in the Greek capital to immerse himself in a high-intensity, elite training environment ahead of major international competitions.

The decision stems from Obiena’s desire to recapture a daily competitive edge after spending the last couple of years training mostly solo. While expressing immense appreciation for his legendary long-time mentor, Coach Vitaliy Petrov, Obiena noted that training alone lacked the critical push needed to sharpen his performance. In Greece, he will be training day in and day out alongside a premier group of international vaulters.

"As goes the training, so goes the competition," Obiena shared, highlighting that everyday rivalries with world-class peers are what ultimately wins medals. Expressing deep gratitude to Coach Vitaliy for making him reach unimaginable heights, the Filipino athletics icon stated he is highly motivated by the transition, eager to let a fresh environment of fierce competitors push him to his absolute best.

Photos: EJ Obiena, PATAFA IG



WINNING START! 💪Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala moves on to the next round of the 2026 HSBC Championship WTA 500 after ove...
09/06/2026

WINNING START! 💪

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala moves on to the next round of the 2026 HSBC Championship WTA 500 after overcoming China’s Zhang Shuai, 6-3, 6-2, in the Round of 32.

The victory extends Eala’s impressive winning streak as she continues her strong run on the WTA Tour. She will next meet her friend Iva Jovic of the USA in the next round.



Ateneo de Manila University released an update regarding the passing of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adil...
09/06/2026

Ateneo de Manila University released an update regarding the passing of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili on Tuesday.

According to the university, the remains of Baterbonia and Adili were transferred from Aurora Memorial Hospital to Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory in Quezon City earlier this morning.

The statement also noted that an autopsy will be conducted on Baterbonia's remains, while Adili's will be returned to Nigeria, both at the request of their respective families.

Final arrangements for their wakes have yet to be announced.

Via: GMA
Courtesy: Ateneo de Manila University



CHAMPION 🎾🏆🇵🇭 QUEEN 👸Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala beat Czech Czech Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, to reign sup...
07/06/2026

CHAMPION 🎾🏆🇵🇭 QUEEN 👸

Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala beat Czech Czech Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, to reign supreme in the 2026 WTA 125 Birmingham Open in the United Kingdom.




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