The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed Tuesday the renewal of the tripartite agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) granting detailed service for national athletes PSC Acting Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. said they are...
Filipino NBA fans rejoiced as they heard the big announcement: The NBA is back on Philippine TV! The announcement was made by the NBA, Cignal TV, TV5 and ONE Sports altogether, followed by writeups on several news outfits and impromptu calls by news editors to Cignal’s management, who were...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) recently hosted a webinar for its national para-athletes and coaches in celebration of the 42nd National Council on Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Dubbed as “Para sa PARA-Athletes: Isang selebrasyon ng pagpupugay at pasasalamat sa mga natatanging...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Presidential Photo) Sports shared a brief spotlight in President Duterte’s 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, highlighting the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) and the success of the country’s Southeast Asian Games hosting last year. The...
TV 5, ONE Sports to televise NBA games on July 31 Cignal TV and Smart join forces to deliver live NBA games in the Philippines starting July 31. The NBA is restarting this week, and Filipino fans can now watch it live on TV. Yes, the NBA is back in the Philippines. Cignal TV announced Monday its...
Practice under strict protocol could commence next week Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusement Board chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra said he expects the official communication from the Inter-Agency Task Force giving the PBA and pro football to start practice...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The Philippine Sports Commission underwent an organizational revamp on Wednesday in light of the payroll fraud that one of its employees allegedly orchestrated over the past five years . In a statement released the same day, PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said the move was...
The Ninoy Aquino Stadium inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila (BCDA Images) The three Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) venues tapped by the government to house COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms are starting to fill up once again. Just a day after reopening, the Rizal Memorial...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The workload during his first day in office after a four-week furlough was extra-heavy. But Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez didn’t mind carrying the burden of putting his agency in order. Ramirez, who was on leave to attend to his wife who had...
ABS-CBN on Wednesday announced it will lay off a number of its employees effective August 31. The sports production team, including television crew and digital sports arm S+A, is part of the network retrenchment program. (REUTERS File Photo) ABS-CBN has dissolved its sports production team as part...
In this file photo, the Esports Philippine Team Sibol took home the gold after defeating Thailand in the DOTA 2 championship match during the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City last December. (MB File Photo / Alvin Kasiban) The Philippine Olympic Committee...
The Philippine Sports Commission is forming a fact-finding body to conduct its own investigation on the alleged payroll fraud involving one of its employees. PSC Officer-in-Charge Mon Fernandez said they signed a memorandum creating a task force to dig deeper into the matter where the accused, Paul...
