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Ciriaco Baronda CAPTION OF PICTURE: BPSIAA met on Feb. 22, 1959. CIRIACO BARONDA was tagged as one of the most likely to break Simeon Toribio’s record in the high jump. He holds the inter scholastics standard of six feet, 3-15/16 inches, which he set in the 1956 Batangas meet. Born 30 November 1933 (Baronda, Ciriaco, … Read more
Regino Ylanan The Father of Philippines Sport Filipino athlete, doctor, sports official, physical instructor, and sports historian (7 September 1889–23 August 1963). Three gold medals in Pentathlon, Shotput, and Discus track and field at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila helped him become famous. Additionally, he earned two more medals at the 1915 … Read more
Consuela Lacusong, an iconic figure in Filipino athletics, stamped her mark in the history of sports on June 22, 1975. It was on this day that she achieved an astounding distance of 13.92m in the Women’s Shotput event at the National Open held in Cebu City. This remarkable performance wasn’t just any record. It stood … Read more
Donovant Arriola Grant PinoyAthletics adds Fil-Heritage Long Jumper Donovant Arriola Grant to the PinoyAthletics Legends of Track and Field. The 2015 SEA Games Bronze Medalist in the Long Jump is also the Philippine Indoor Record Holder in the Long Jump at 7.64m. He also has leapt a wind-aided 7.90m +4.8 m/s and a legit 7.64m … Read more
Nenita Dungca Nenita Dungca was born on 24 December 1965. She clocked 56.69 in 400m at the ASEAN Cup in 1984. The Highlight of her career came the following year in 1985 when she broke the Philippine Record in 800m with a time of 2:07.01 at the SEA Games in Bangkok. Lucena Alam had previously … Read more
Jesson Ramil Cid Various sources or Solely via Pinoyathletics Our newest inductee to the Legends of Track and Field is Jesson Ramil Cid. The 2013 SEA Games Gold Medalist and previous national record holder in the Decathlon. Cid was nominated for the PSC Sports Hall of Fame, but unfortunately, his performances were too recent to … Read more
Plaque honoring Filipino Sports Heroes who died in service in World War II to be restored By Andrew Pirie Jun 9, 2014 I want to note that Miss Nancy (curator of the PSC Museum), myself, and PSC Engineer and PSL Technical Committee head Alfredo Mascardo Jr. We were able to solve the mystery of the … Read more
Benjamin Silva Netto Photo: Ben Silva-Netto, in his younger days pounding the cinder tracks as one of the countries’ best Middle and Long Distance Runners. First Published 5 May 2018 By Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Athlete, Coach, and then PATAFA Secretary-General for many years. Benjamin Silva-Netto devoted over half a century to Philippine Athletics. Yet … Read more
Josephine de la Vina This is a revision of an article I wrote for Pinoymiler on March 8, 2012, titled ‘Filipino Junior Records in Chaos and Collision: The Philippines Greatest Female Thrower and the Oldest JuniorRecord. More revisions as some info were incorrect. This week we will look at the Philippines Women’s Discus record. I want … Read more
Lydia De Vega was Asia’s fastest woman during the 1980s. Therefore one of the important chess pieces of the Gintong Alay program in Track and Field. Hence turning the Philippines into a superpower in Asian Track and Field and inspired national pride in being Filipino.
Lucila Salao Tolentino Lucila Salao Tolentino Was born July 1, 1954. Lucila Salao ran the 100 meters in the 1972 Manila Open Meet in which she won heat 2 in 12.5. Lucila Salao competed in the Women’s 4×100 at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich at the age of 18. Salao clocked 11.6 and 14.3 … Read more
Remember marathoner Herman Suizo? Born 19 January 1959 s a native of Santa Barbara Iloilo and once a footballer. Santa Barbara is a hotbed of football where some great Ilonggo football players came from. In 1983, Suizo shocked the running world when he beat his idol and mentor, the late Jimmy Dela Torre during the … Read more
Eduardo Buenavista Achievements One of the greatest successes of the legendary coach Mario Castro. Among the highlights of an illustrious long career, Eduardo Buenavista includes 4 SEA Games Golds in 4 Disciplines Steeples, 5000, 10,000, and Marathon. 2 Olympic Games. A bronze medal at Asian Championships in 10K. National Records in the 5000, 10,000, Half … Read more