Tisha Abundo

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name = Teresita Dominguez "Tisha" Abundo


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Teresita Dominguez "Tisha" Abundo (b. July 12, 1949) served as Philippine Sports Commissioner from 1998 to 2001.

Early life and career

Tisha was born to Manila City Hall employee Antonio Dominguez and housewife Leonor Patrick. Tisha’s early schooling was in the public schools and she graduated from the Manuel A. Roxas High School in Paco, Manila. She entered the University of the East in 1966 on a varsity scholarship where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education, major in Physical Education and minor in English. She has a masteral degree in Business Administration.

While still in elementary and high school, Tisha participated in volleyball intramurals, as well as in district and division meets. She was the youngest Filipina to become a member of the national volleyball team when, at age 17, she wore the colors of the country in the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok.

Four years later, she again represented the Philippines in the 1970 Asian Games, also in Bangkok. She played in the World University Games (Universiade) in Tokyo in 1967 and the Asian Zonal Volleyball Championships in Manila in 1974.

She won a Philippine Presidential Award in 1969 as the “Most Outstanding Female National Volleyball Player”.

Her playing days were soon followed with various stints as a physical education instructor, volleyball coach, and physical fitness consultant with various educational, government and service institutions. In 1984, she was appointed Director of Physical Education at the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA).

Modelling career

Tisha was a member of Karilagan Arts International and was named their signature model in 1974. She modeled for fashion designers Ben Farrales and Pitoy Moreno. She was a member of the cultural and trade missions organized by the Department of Tourism that traveled to 11 states in the U.S., Berlin, Melbourne, Guam, Hong Kong and Tokyo in the 1970’s.

ports advocacy

Tisha founded the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), consisting of 19 educational institutions. She also served as the founding president of the first national athletic organization for Philippine tertiary level sports, the Federation of Higher Education Sports Association (FHESA).

Commissionership

As Commissioner, Tisha organized the Philippines' first "Palarong Kababaihan" (Women's Games) as part of the celebration of the International Day for Women in 2000. She laid down the foundation of the Philippine Sports Talent Identification Program (PSTIP), the Philippines' first attempt to include scientific parameters in the identification and selection of sports potentials.

She represented the country at the International Olympic Academy in Athens in 1999, where she delivered a paper on "Women, Sports and Development: Towards Empowerment and Equity in the Philippines."

External links

* [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports1_jan11_2007 "Tisha Abundo and her many hats"] by Reuel Vidal," Manila Standard Today," 2007.