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The Philippine Olympic Committee has unveiled the men’s and women’s Alas Pilipinas volleyball pools for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Veteran coaches Angiolino Frigoni and Takayuki Minowa will continue leading the national teams as preparations intensify for September’s continental showcase.
The Philippine men’s football team has secured a surprise place at the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games after India’s withdrawal opened a slot. The qualification means the Philippines will field both its men’s and women’s football teams while preparing its largest delegation in recent Asian Games history.
![Alas Pilipinas is staying the course for the 2026 Asian Games! The POC has reappointed Angiolino Frigoni and Takayuki Minowa while unveiling the men's and women's player pools for Aichi-Nagoya. [PVL photos]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design209-400x200.png)
The Philippine Olympic Committee has reappointed Angiolino Frigoni and Takayuki Minowa while unveiling the 36-player Alas Pilipinas pool for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
![PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president with kids from three Tagaytay City schools celebrate Olympic Day on Tuesday (June 23) at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design170-400x200.png)
More than 500 students from Tagaytay City schools took part in sports clinics during the Philippine Olympic Committee’s Olympic Day celebration at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. The event highlighted youth development and Olympic values through hands-on training in multiple sports.
Team Philippines continues to expand its Asian Games roster after six modern pentathlon athletes secured qualification for Nagoya-Aichi 2026, boosting confidence in the national campaign.
The Philippines received four additional taekwondo berths for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi, strengthening the country’s medal prospects in one of Asia’s toughest sporting competitions.
The Philippine Olympic Committee is expected to suspend the Philippine National Volleyball Federation after the FIVB imposed immediate sanctions over governance concerns and alleged ethics violations.
The Philippines is set to send nine athletes to the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, with cycling prospect Maritanya Krog and athletics standouts Pi Durden Wangkay and Naomi Marjorie Cesar among the early nominees.
![President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani (left) with POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio. [PCO photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/poc_oca_pbbm1-400x200.png)
The Philippines formally secured hosting rights for the 2028 Cebu Asian Beach Games following a meeting between President Marcos Jr. and OCA president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani.
![President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani (left) with POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio. [PCO photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/poc_oca_pbbm-400x200.png)
OCA president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani formally backed the Philippines’ hosting of the 2028 Cebu Asian Beach Games during a landmark Malacañang meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.