Basketball is home. And the Philippines will make the best of it. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force to prepare for the country’s hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Marcos signed Administrative Order No. 5 on Monday,...
Highlighting the role of basketball as the Filipinos’ favorite and most popular sport, the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development on Tuesday, March 14, approved, subject to style and amendments, a bill seeking to declare April of every year as National Basketball Month. House Bill (HB)...
After an official from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) pleaded for help from lawmakers to improve the country's sports facilities, a House panel on Tuesday, March 14, approved the preparation of a substitute bill to institutionalize government-funded sports facilities. The House Committee on...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann said he has reached out to EJ Obiena following the pole vaulter’s statements made on social media Wednesday, Feb. 8. PSC chairman Richard Bachmann vows to speed things up regarding the financial concern of pole vaulter EJ Obiena. (PSC...
Joint venture firm SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) has inked power supply agreements (PSAs) for the procurement of electric capacity from power plants owned by PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and PetroSolar Corporation (PSC) of the Yuchengco group. In a statement to the media, SNAP indicated that the...
A mandatory contribution worth P96.9 million was dispensed by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to three government agencies in a ceremony on Monday, Jan. 30. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The contributions were turned over to the Commission on Higher Education...
Richard Bachmann on Tuesday, Jan. 31, laid down plans to answer the immediate needs of athletes following his first month as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann stressed he is there to serve athletes. (File Photo) Among those plans are enhancing the...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann, from the onset of his administration, has committed to enhance facilities for national athletes as well as PSC’s offices. Over the weekend, the sports chief visited the PSC’s training camp in Baguio City and met national athletes...
Newly appointed Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard “Dickie” Bachmann took his oath Wednesday, Jan. 4, in Malacañang to oversee the country’s government sports agency. (From left) Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Hubert Guevarra, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, PSC...
Settling things in order for a smooth transition would be one of Richard Bachmann’s priorities as the new chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). In a short message to Manila Bulletin, Bachmann said he would be meeting with Commissioner Willie Marcial of the PBA 3x3 and the FIBA LOC...
Even for just a short time, Noli Eala thanked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for giving him an opportunity to serve the Filipino athletes as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Filipino athletes achieved greater heights in the global stage during Noli Eala's...
Richard Bachmann is a former Alaska governor in the PBA. (File Photo) Richard Bachmann, son of former basketball Olympian, is now the new chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). He’s the second official with vast Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) experience to be named as head...
