“Onyok” was the only Filipino athlete to win a medal at the Games although the coaching staff headed by Cuban Raul Liranza complained bitterly about the 19-6 score in favor of the gold medal winner ...

Olympic silver medalist Onyok Velasco claims incentives promised him in the wake of his feat in 1996 in Atlanta were never delivered. PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte hinted he will take action on claims by ...

Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, a silver medalist in boxing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, experienced this in his time as a national athlete as well, but he expressed hopes that Diaz will be able to receive ...

Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco Jr. insisted that he never received all the pledges for winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics A successful roasted chicken retail business decided to reward him for ...

Boxer-turned-comedian Onyok Velasco knocked out his competitors during the February 10 episode of Shall We Dance. Can he maintain his lead over Dominic Ochoa and Angelica Jones? Find out this Sunday, ...

Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco was the last Filipino to win an Olympic medal. The boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental won a silver medal in the 48kg or lightflyweight division at the 1996 Atlanta ...

After 1996 Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Mansueto 'Onyok' Velasco said he did not receive some of the pledges he was promised after his achievement back then, food brand Chooks-to-Go gave a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco stands to receive P500,000 from the government as financial aid for the false commitments promised to him when he claimed a silver medal in ...

MANILA, Philippines — Onyok Velasco has been given his own business venture, a good 25 years after winning the silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. This as sports patron and Chooks-to-Go ...

Roasted chicken business "Chooks-To-Go" is helping another former Filipino Olympian The company has committed to giving Leopoldo Serantes a monthly allowance Former Olympian Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco ...

Although the final margin according to the judges at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games light flyweight finals was a lopsided 19-6 margin for Bulgaria’s world champion Daniel Petrov, Filipino Mansueto ...