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Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga y Matute (August 29, 1930 – January 27, 2016) was a Filipino basketball player, coach and politician. He was the most dominant basketball player of his era in the Philippines and is considered as the greatest Filipino basketball player of all time. As a member of the Philippine national team.
29 Sports Shooting. 30 ... Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. This is a list of notable Filipino athletes. Alpine Skiers. Rob Damien ...
This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippine archipelago. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the islands included Catholic priests and missionaries among the crew.
Philippine mythology and folk religion overlap, [18] while interconnected, are fundamentally different. Mythology is a collection of stories that explain the origins of the world, natural phenomena, and the actions of gods, spirits, and heroes. It serves as a cultural narrative, often tied to the beliefs of a community.
In 2014, he led "Pagpupugay", a tribute to Filipino sports heroes. That tribute got minor citation from the PSA Annual Awards in 2015. [17] He criticized Chot Reyes and the SBP for mishandling the team in 2023 FIBA World Cup. [18] [8] Beside of being a former boxing play-by-play commentator, he also a contributor to Philippine boxing. [13]
The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame was established through legislation, particularly Republic Act No. 8757 which was signed into law on November 25, 1999 by then-President Joseph Estrada to "immortalize the Filipino Sports heritage" which were meant to serve as an inspiration to Filipinos. [3]
Olivia "Bong" Coo [13] (born June 3, 1948) is a Filipino sports administrator and retired professional bowler. She is regarded as the most decorated Filipino athlete. [14] As a member of the Philippine national team, she has amassed a total of 78 medals won in regional and world competitions, 37 of which were gold medals. [15]
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