Before her record-breaking performance in the SEA Games, Vanessa Sarno first had to battle through self-doubt that at times left her in tears.

The first batch of athletes to be supported by the Ayala Center for Excellence in Sports won six medals in the recently concluded SEA Games.

The SBP on Wednesday apologized after Philippine basketball teams performed below expectations in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The players in Indonesia are not as talented, Toroman acknowledges, ‘but they are disciplined, have high basketball IQ and they are hard workers.’

Filipino athletes clinched 52 gold, 70 silver and 107 bronze medals during the games, landing the Philippines to the 4th overall finish in the games that concluded on Sunday.

The Philippine women's national football team continues to make history, most recently at the 31st SEA Games where they won the country's first football medal in 37 years.

This comes after the squad's winless run in this year's edition of the biennial meet at Hanoi, Vietnam.

PSC chairman William "Butch" Ramirez on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction at the country's performance in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.

After five gold medals and one silver, Kiefer Ravena believes it is the right time to step away from the Southeast Asian Games.

Coaches Yeng Guiao and Derrick Pumaren called the shots for the Philippines basketball squad that settled for silver at the 1989 SEA Games.