# Philippine Bowling Congress

The Philippine Bowling Congress Inc. or more popularly known as Philippine Bowling Congress and PBC was the governing body for tenpin bowling in the Philippines from 1977 to 2016. The Philippine Bowling Federation Inc. PBF replaced it as the appointed member of the International Bowling Federation (IBF), Asian Bowling Federation (ABF), and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). in 2016.

## History

The POC member organization PBC registered with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 24, 1975, with a 25-year corporate term and Col. Nereo C. Andolong as its president and representative to the POC. He was elected the second president of the Philippine Olympic Committee in 1977. Col. Andolong became a director and president of PBC through Magallanes Bowling Association (MBA), founded with Vicente Sotto III.
Philippine Bowling Congress SEC registration was officially revoked in 2003 when it allowed its corporate term to expire without complying with law requirements to extend its corporate period of existence stated in the articles of incorporation. However, it continued its usual business as the member association recognized by the governing bodies. Despite this, a new organization bearing a confusingly similar name, Philippine Bowling Congress (PBCI) Inc., was registered with SEC in January 2009 and assumed the role of PBC without valid authorization. This confusingly similar corporation never applied for membership and was never officially recognized by any governing body; instead, only the original member, Philippine Bowling Congress, remained affiliated. POC identified the Officers of PBCI from 2009 to 2016 as that of PBC. Per Philippine law, these are two different entities. Philippine Bowling Congress membership with the POC was also eventually revoked.
In early 2016, after the resignation of the newly elected president and vice president of PBCI, the Philippine Olympic Committee established a caretaker body that will temporarily handle the affairs of Philippine bowling, and POC appointed secretary general Steve Hontiveros who was the last president of the defunct Philippine Bowling Congress Inc.

### Presidents of PBC before POC Recognition

List of PBC presidents :
| President | Term | Term |
| President | From | To |
| Eduardo Limjuco | 1966 | 1967 |
| Bill Yvanovich | 1967 | 1968 |
| Jose "Dondoy" V. Del Rosario | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ernesto "Toti" Lopa | 1969 | 1971 |
| Arch. Edgar Reformado | 1971 | 1973 |
| Ren Silayan | 1973 | 1975 |
Ernesto A. Lopa established the Philippine Bowling Federation in 1968 before co-founding the PBC in 1969. He was also Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs Asian Zone vice president from 1973-1976. He was also elected to the FIQ World Presidium in London England from 1975-1977.

### PBC presidents while POC recognized

List of presidents original 1975 PBC :
| President | Term | Term |
| President | From | To |
| Col. Nereo C. Andolong | 1975 | 1981 |
| Pablo P. Carlos, Jr. | 1981 | 1984 |
| Col. Irwin Ver | 1984 | 1986 |
| Stephen C. Hontiveros | 1986 | 1994 |
| Col. Ceferino "Jun" Sarmenta | 1994 | 1996 |
| Admiral Reuben Lista PN (GSC) | 1996 | 1998 |
| Arch. Ricardo Poblete | 1998 | 2001 |
| Stephen C. Hontiveros | 2001 | 2009 |
The Philippine Bowling Congress, Inc. was registered with the Securities Exchange Commission on September 24, 1975 S.E.C. Reg. No. 63697. Its first official president was Nereo C. Andolong who was also the second president of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 1977-1980.
* In 1985, PBC amended the composition of the Board of Directors;
* Col. Irwin Ver did not complete his term and was succeeded by his Vice President Stephen C. Hontiveros in 1986.
* In 1988 amended Art. III of the Articles of Incorporation;
* In 1993 amended the term of the president to four years, to synchronize it with the term of the POC election, all other officers were for two years and was scheduled after the 1994 term of three years. The position of Chairman was also added, the Chairmen who served in 1994 were Senator Franklin Drillon (then Justice Secretary) and former PSC Commissioner Philip Ella Juico (PBL Commissioner);
* In October 1997, the Amendment Committee headed by Arch. Edgar Reformado moved to change the manner of election in the By-Laws (to trustee election) among others and extension of corporate term in the Articles of Incorporation. However, PBC allowed its corporate term to expire without complying with the requirements provided by law for the extension of its corporate term of existence during the presidency of Arch. Ric Poblete.
* Stephen C. Hontiveros was elected president of Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs, the governing body of Tenpin Bowling, 2003-2007.

### Presidents of PBCI recognized as PBC

List of presidents 2009 PBC (PBCI) Inc. :
| President | Term | Term |
| President | From | To |
| Mariano Tamayo | 2009 | 2011 |
| Ernesto Lopa | 2011 | 2013 |
| Dr. Ronaldo V. Mendoza | 2013 | 2016 |
| Engr. Mario G. Lualhati | 2015 | 2016 |

## Athletes and their achievements

The Philippine has produced multi-world champions Paeng Nepomuceno, Lita dela Rosa and Bong Coo, world champions Oliver Ongtawco, Cj Suarrez, Biboy Rivera, Team Trios Gold medalists Liza Del Rosario, Liza Clutario and Cecilia Yap and Olympic Gold Medalist Arianne Cerdeña.
Paeng Nepomuceno and Bong Coo were inducted to the International Bowling Hall of Fame in 1993. Lita Dela Rosa was posthumously inducted in 2000. All three were elected to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

### 1988 Summer Olympic Games

Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the first, and so far only time. In all, a total of 20 nations competed in the exhibition, which was held on September 18 at the Seoul's Royal Bowling Center. Nonetheless, Arianne Cerdeña won for the Philippines its first gold medal in the Olympic Games.

#### Results

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament | Kwon Jong Yul South Korea | Jack Wong Loke Chin Singapore | Tapani Peltola Finland |
| Women's tournament | Arianne Cerdeña Philippines | Atsuko Asai Japan | Annikki Maattola Finland |

### WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship

The World Tenpin Bowling Championships is a global event that invites all countries that are members of the World Bowling to participate. This tournament is held every 4th year until 2006. It is the most prestigious tournament in the bowling world.

#### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1979 Manila SINGLES | Ollie Ongtawco | Rogelio Felice | Michio Matsubara |
| 1987 Helsinki SINGLES | Patrick Rolland | Paeng Nepomuceno | Rick Steelsmith |
| 1991 Singapore DOUBLES | USA Pat Healey Steve Kloempken | Japan Kengo Tagata HiroshiYamamoto | Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno Paulo Valdez |
| 1983 Caracas TRIOS | Sweden Kenneth Andersson Tony Rosenquist Mats Karlsson | Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno Rauel Reformado Oliver Ongtawco | USA Toni Cariello Darold Meisel Ruch Wonders |
| 1991 Singapore 5 MAN TEAM | Chinese Taipei Ying-Chieh Ma Chien-Yi Tang Cheng-Ming Yang Te-Lin Lai Chao-Hsiung Lin Peng-Sheng Cheng | Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno Rudy Salazar Paulo Valdez Rene Reyes Jing Sablan Efren Guerrero | Netherlands Erik Kok Erwin Groen Fedde de Boer Marcel vd Bosch Andre van Gurp Bart Jan Boogaart |
| 2006 Busan | Biboy Rivera | Achim Grabowski | Jason Belmonte |
| 2006 Busan | Biboy Rivera | Achim Grabowski | Rhino Page |

#### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1979 Manila SINGLES | Lita de la Rosa | Yvonne Nilsson | Orawan Nithinakakorn |
| 1979 Manila DOUBLES | Philippines Lita De La Rosa Bong Coo | Finland Eija Krogerus Tuula Kaartinen | Japan Kyogo Yamaguchi Harumi Morisaki |
| 1979 Manila TRIOS | USA Annese Kelly Cindy Schuble Jackie Stormo | Philippines Bong Coo Nellie Castillo Lita de la Rosa | Sweden Ingrid Sellgren Annette Hägre Yvonne Nilsson |
| 1983 Caracas TRIOS | West Germany Hani Hoplitchek Christen Huesler Gisela Lins | USA Dixie Kirk Yvonne Dowland Janine DitchKirk  Philippines Bong Coo Arianne Cerdeña Lita de la Rosa | Not Awarded |
| 2003 Kuala Lumpur TRIOS | Philippines Liza del Rosario Liza Clutario Cecilia Yap | England Zara Glover Kirsten Penny Lisa John | USA Lucy Sandelin Diandra Hyman Emma Rutten |
| 1979 Manila ALL EVENTS | Bong Coo | Yvonne Nilsson | Lita de la Rosa |
| 1983 Caracas ALL EVENTS | Bong Coo | Lena Sulkanen | Aasa Larsson |
| 2003 Kuala Lumpur ALL EVENTS | Zara Glover | Diandra Hyman | Liza Clutario |
| 1979 Manila MASTERS | Lita de la Rosa | Daniela Gruber | Yvonne Nilsson |

#### Women's medal table

As 2019
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 29 | 26 | 28 | 83 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | England (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 17 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 106 | 108 | 135 | 349 |

#### Men's medal table

As 2018
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 32 | 26 | 23 | 81 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 19 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 11 | 17 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 7 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | England (ENG) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (30 entries) | Totals (30 entries) | 117 | 117 | 145 | 379 |

### World Games

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1993 The Hague SINGLES | Tomas Leandersson (SWE) | Yvan Augustin (FRA) | Paeng Nepomuceno (PHI) |
| 1997 Lahti SINGLES | Gery Verbruggen (BEL) | Vernon Peterson (USA) | Paeng Nepomuceno (PHI) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe SINGLES | Jane Amlinger (CAN) | Arianne Cerdeña (PHI) | Patty Ann (USA) |
| 1985 London MIXED DOUBLES | Belgium (BEL) Nora Haveneers Dominique De Nolf | West Germany (FRG) Gisela Lins Utz Dehler | Philippines (PHI) Bong Coo Rene Reyes |
| 1989 Karlsruhe MIXED DOUBLES | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Ma Ying-Chieh Huang Yuen-Yue | Philippines (PHI) Arianne Cerdeña Jorge Fernández | West Germany (FRG) Michaela Viol Wolfgang Strupf |

### QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

| Year | Location | Men | Women |
| 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Paeng Nepomuceno | Lucy Giovinco |
| 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Samran Banyen | Lita de la Rosa |
| 1979 | Bangkok, Thailand | Philippe Dubois | Bong Coo |
| 1980 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Paeng Nepomuceno | Jean Gordon |
| 1992 | Le Mans, France | Paeng Nepomuceno | Martina Beckel |
| 1996 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Paeng Nepomuceno | Cara Honeychurch |
| 2003 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Christian Jan Suarez | Kerrie Ryan-Ciach |
| 2017 | Hermosillo, Mexico | Jakob Butturff | Krizziah Tabora |

### World Youth Bowling Championships

The World Youth Bowling Championships was spearheaded by Philippine Junior Bowlers President Peping Cojuangco (now POC president) in 1991. The Cojuanco Cup is awarded each year to the winningest country. It is on its 13th edition held in Nebraska, United States in August 2016.

#### Boys

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1st Manila, Philippines 1991 ALL EVENTS | Lasse Lintila (FIN) | Paulo Valdez (PHI) | Ahmed Shaheen (QAT) |
| 2nd Caracas, Venezuela - 1992 SINGLES | Angelo Constantino (PHI) | Lee Dong-Hee (KOR) | Seo Kook (KOR) |
| DOUBLES | Philippines Noberito Constantino Angelo Constantino | Qatar Khalid Al-Sada Soud Al-Hajri | Korea Lee Dong-Hee Seo Kook |
| ALL EVENTS | Soud Al-Hajri (QAT) | Angelo Constantino (PHI) | Seo Kook (KOR) |
| MASTERS | Anthony Chapman (USA) | Seo Kook (KOR) | Angelo Constantino (PHI) |
| 5th Inchon City, Korea - 1998 SINGLES | Shawn Evans (USA) | Tamman Sharif (KSA) | R.J. Bautista (PHI) |

### Asian Games
#### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1986 Seoul SINGLES | Masami Hirai | Renato Reyes | Chee Meng Wang |
| 1998 Bangkok SINGLES | Wu Fulung | Kritchawat Jampakao | Virgilio Sablan |
| 2010 Guangzhou SINGLES | Engelberto Rivera | Mohammed al-Rgeebah | Frederick Ong |
| 1986 Seoul DOUBLES | Japan Kengo Tagata Hiroshi Ishihara | Philippines Delfin Garcia Jorge Fernandez | Thailand Montri Setvipisinee Surachai Kasemsiriroj |
| 2002 Busan | Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno Rowen Jay Bautista | Japan Isao Yamamoto Seiji Watanabe | South Korea Kim Myoung-Jo Jo Nam-Yi |
| 1978 Bangkok TRIOS | Thailand Samran Banyen Kasem Minalai Montree Vipisini | Japan Masami Hirai Toshihiro Takahashi Kiyoshi Taneda | Philippines Vicente Tito Sotto Emmanuel "Sonny" Sugatan Jose Peping Santos |
| 2002 Busan TRIOS | Singapore Goh Heng Soon Lee Yu Wen Ong Remy | Philippines Christian Jan Suarez Chester King Leonardo Rey | Not awarded |
| 2002 Busan TRIOS | Singapore Goh Heng Soon Lee Yu Wen Ong Remy | UAE Mohamed Al Qubaisi Shaker Al Hassan Hulaiman Al Hamli | Not awarded |
| 1994 Hiroshima 5 MAN TEAM | South Korea Min Cheol-ki Seo Kook Lee Yun-jae Byun Ho-jin Kim Sung-joo Lee Jae-ho | Philippines Jorge Fernandez Paeng Nepomuceno Renato Reyes Paulo Valdez Angelo Nathaniel Constantino | Japan Kengo Tagata Hiroshi Yamamoto Nobuyuki Takahama Kosei Wada Kosaku Tatemoto |

#### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Bangkok SINGLES | Bong Coo | Rosario de Leon | Catherin Che |
| 2002 Busan SINGLES | Kim Soo-Kyung | Miyuki Kubotani | Liza Clutario |
| 1978 Bangkok DOUBLES | Thailand | Japan | Philippines |
| 1986 Seoul DOUBLES | Japan | Japan | Philippines Arianne Cerdeña Bong Coo |
| 1978 Bangkok TRIOS | Thailand | Philippines Bong Coo Lolita Reformado Lita de la Rosa | Hong Kong |
| 1978 Bangkok 5 MAN TEAM | Philippines Rosario de Leon Lolita Reformado Lita de la Rosa Nellie Castillo Bong Coo | Thailand | South Korea |
| 1986 Seoul 5 MAN TEAM | Philippines Catalina Solis, Cecilia Gaffud, Rebecca Watanabe Arianne Cerdeña Bong Coo | Japan | South Korea |
| 2002 Busan 5 MAN TEAM | South Korea | Philippines | Chinese Taipei |
| 1986 Seoul ALL EVENTS | Bong Coo | Mayumi Hayashi | Poppy Marijke Tambis |
| 1978 Bangkok MASTERS MATCH PLAY | Bong Coo | Rosario de Leon | Anantita Hongsophon |
| 1986 Seoul MASTERS | Lee Ji-Yeon | Kuk Hung Che | Catalina Solis |
| 1994 Hiroshima MASTERS | Lee Ji-Yeon | Kim Sook-Young | Irene Garcia Benitez |

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 32 | 20 | 22 | 74 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 16 | 15 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 81 | 68 | 60 | 209 |

### Southeast Asian Games

Upon the return of past PBC President Ernesto "Toti" Lopa, the Men's team medalled in all five events at the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Frederick Ong Philippines | Jeremy Posadas Philippines | Adrian Ang Hsien Loong Malaysia |
| Men's doubles | Malaysia (MAS) Adrian Ang Hsien Loong Liew Kien Liang | Philippines (PHI) Engelberto Rivera Frederick Ong | Malaysia (MAS) Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Zulmazran Zulkifli |
| Men's trios | Malaysia (MAS) Adrian Ang Hsien Loong Liew Kien Liang Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia (MAS) Aaron Kong Eng Chuan Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Muhammad Nur Aiman | Philippines (PHI) Engelberto Rivera Frederick Ong Raoul Miranda |
| Men's team of five | Malaysia (MAS) Adrian Ang Hsien Loong Liew Kien Liang Zulmazran Zulkifli Aaron Kong Eng Chuan Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Muhammad Nur Aiman | Philippines (PHI) Engelberto Rivera Frederick Ong Raoul Miranda Jeremy Posadas Giancarlo Mansilungan Rogelio Enriquez Jr. | Indonesia (INA) Ryan Leonard Lalisang Oscar Billy Muhammad Islam Hardy Rachmadian Yeri Ramadona |
| Men's masters | Adrian Ang Hsien Loong Malaysia | Frederick Ong Philippines | Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Malaysia |
Sources includes the European Bowling Federation, World Bowling, Asian Bowling Federation