Over 500 taekwondo jins from all over Luzon are set to compete in the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) - Women in Action Kyorugi tournament which opens on Saturday, June 10, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila. The two-day event is one of the first upcoming projects of the agency’s Women in...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is also setting its sights on strengthening the country’s grassroots sports program to produce more world-class athletes. *PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann (third from left) with Commissioners (from left) Fritz Gaston, Bong Coo and Edward Hayco. * PSC Chairman...
Officials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) are using their experience in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games to better serve Filipino athletes in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China late September. *PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann (third from left) joins Commissioners (from left) Fritz...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann said the current trend of having too many naturalized players is something the SEAG Committee has to discuss. *PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann (PSC photo)* “It’s something that the Committee handling the SEAG has to think about,” said...
Keeping to his promise of support during the send-off ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games delegation last Monday, April 24, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration, through the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), is shouldering major expenses of early departures to the...
While their respective athletes vie for medals, the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia will also provide the various national sports associations (NSAs) the chance to prove their worth and justify their future budget requests from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). *PSC chairman Richard...
Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann welcomed newly appointed commissioner Matthew “Fritz” Gaston who officially reported to the office on Friday, March 31. Gaston’s appointment completed PSC’s five-man board, joining fellow commissioners Olivia “Bong” Coo, Walter...
Fritz Gaston has been appointed commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. His appointment came Friday, March 24, completing the members of the PSC Board. He joins fellow commissioners Walter Torres, Edward Hayco and Bong Coo, and chairman Richard Bachmann. Gaston is a former PBA player and...
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...
