Two lawmakers are seeking the passage of a bill that directs the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to create a program that detects the use of performance-enhancing drugs by national team athletes. Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado filed House Bill...
Around 300 coaches participated in the recent Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) National Sports Coaching Certification Course held online Thursday. The program aims to provide an opportunity to improve coaching skills essential in grassroots development programs in the country. It provided...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) supports the ASEAN Sports Ministers’ initiative to add more Asian and Olympic events in future Southeast Asian Games editions. PSC chairman Butch Ramirez disclosed this Tuesday, saying that the topic was part of the agenda in the 6th ASEAN Ministerial...
Carlos Yulo (AFP) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Board approved Tuesday the awarding of a P750,000 cash incentive for Carlos Yulo for winning one gold and one silver medal in the recent 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Japan. The government sports agency said P500,000 of...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez is conferred with title Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa by the Mindanao State University (MSU), presented by Marawi Campus Pres. Habib Macaayong at the MSU Convention Center, Lanao del Sur on Thursday. (PSC Images) The Mindanao...
The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the request of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for an additional P650 million for the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) 2022 budget from general appropriations. POC President Bambol Tolentino, who is also Tagaytay City Representative,...
Senators expressed their support for the 2022 budget allocation of the Philippine Sports Commission and called for higher allotment for the agency. Sen. Joel Villanueva who led the Senate Committee on Finance hearing recognized the PSC for discovering champions and sports heroes at a time when the...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and fellow Olympian Elreen Ann Ando are expected to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship set this December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella said the two Olympians...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, Sept. 8, urge top Philippine universities to use "bayanihan" spirit to help upgrade the quality of tertiary sports. (Unsplash) In a press conference, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said that higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country are...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
EJ Obiena The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is rewarding EJ Obiena a P250,000 incentive for setting a new national pole vault record in the recent Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League in France. PSC acting executive director Atty. Guillermo Iroy confirmed this, saying Obiena will be rewarded...
