Board Members

& Officials

The Philippine Olympic Committee

Hon. Abraham N. Tolentino

POC President

Atty. Wharton R. Chan

Secretary General

Mikaela Maria Antonia

Cojuanco-Jaworski

IOC Representative

Alfredo S. Panlilio

1st Vice President

Richard Frank I. Gomez

2nd Vice President

Dr. Jose Raul Canlas

Treasurer

Donaldo Caringal

Auditor

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

Leonora Escollante

Board Member

Leah Jalandoni-Gonzalez

Board Member

Arthur Alvin Aguilar

Board Member

Ferdinand Agustin

Board Member

Alexander Sulit

Board Member

Jessie Khing Lacuna

Athletes’ Commision Representative

April 3, 2025
Aira Villegas (left), Fr. Eugenio Lopez, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, Carlos Yulo, and Nesthy Petecio
February 26, 2025
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (third from left) with (from left) coaches Jessica Pfister and Miguel Gutierrez,, Marc Pfister, Enrico Pfister, Christian Haller and Curling Pilipinas playing president Benjo Delarmente.
February 26, 2025
Philippine men’s curling team celebrates after winning historic first ever Southeast Asia’s gold medal in winter games.
February 26, 2025
David Lappartient (left) and Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino (right)
February 7, 2025
Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino
Key appointments made in POC General Assembly - Tolentino
January 21, 2025
RICKY VARGAS was named chef de mission to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Al Panlilio will handle the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) made key appointments during its first General Assembly for the year on Wednesday at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Paranaque City. Also appointed, according to POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino were Rep. Richard Gomez for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Dr. Jose Raul Canlas for the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and Stephen Arapoc for the Chengdu 2025 World Games. “The objective is to prepare our teams—and athletes—in earnest for the international competitions, that’s why the chefs de mission were appointed,” Tolentino said. “If we prepare early, there will be no excuses.” Richard Lim of karate is chef de mission to the Asian Winter Games in Harbin that starts February 7 to 14 while the a ched de mission has yet to be named for the Third Asian Youth Olympics Games from October 22 to 31 in Bahrain. Vargas is a former POC president and currently chairman of the boxing federation, Panlilio (basketball) and Gomez (modern pentathlon) are the incumbent first and second vice presidents, respectively, and Canlas (surfing) treasurer of the organization, while Arapoc heads the wushu association. The SEA Games will be played December 9 to 20 this year in Chonburi, Songkhla and Bangkok, and the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are set February 6 to 22, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games from September 19 to October 4 in 2026. The Los Angeles Olympics are from July 14 to 30, 2028. Former football president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta was appointed as ethics committee chairman while Atty. Daniel Hofileña, a non-POC member, will head the arbitration committee. Tolentino said the POC General Assembly also approved the 2025 working budget of P35 million which is P8 million less than last year’s because of the Paris Olympics preparations and participation.  Tolentino and his secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan also announced that the POC made a P15 million savings last year.

Stephen Hontiveros

POC Chairman

Hon. Abraham N. Tolentino

POC President

Atty. Wharton R. Chan

Secretary General

Mikaela Maria Antonia

Cojuanco-Jaworski

IOC Representative

Alfredo S. Panlilio

1st Vice President

Richard Frank I. Gomez

2nd Vice President

Cynthia Carrion

Treasurer

Joaquin C. Loyzaga

Auditor

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

Pearl Anne D. Managuelod

Board Member

Jose Raul C. Canlas

Board Member

David F. Carter

Board Member

Charlie Ho

Board Member

Victorico P. Vargas

Immediate Past President

Jessie Khing Lacuna

Athletes’ Commision Representative

OTHER POC OFFICIALS

Valeriano Floro II

Deputy Deputy Secretary General for International Affairs

Karen Claire Caballero

Deputy Deputy Secretary General for NSA Affairs, Government and Atheletes’ Affairs

Carl Irving Sambrano

Deputy Deputy Secretary General for Administration

Atty. Avelino Sumagui

Chairman of Membership & Accreditation Commission

Atty. Marcus Antonius T. Andaya

Chairman of POC Legal Commission


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