Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events,...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez believes the country can still produce more than 10 qualifiers to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. Ramirez’s assessment is based on the athletes’ performances over the last two years that include...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will discuss clarifications on the recent Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution allowing the training of national athletes competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. This includes if the resolution will also cover those athletes who have high chances of...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez said the government sports agency would prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for national athletes and coaches once it becomes available in the country. “Rest assured that we will take care of our athletes,” he said in Friday’s virtual...
The Philippine Sports Commission is hoping to start the training of some national athletes by January next year in a bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. “We’re all set, we’re just waiting for the go signal from the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force),” said PSC chairman...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez In an effort to define the professional players from amateur athletes, officials of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issued the guidelines that will give a clearer picture on the matter through a Joint Resolution No. 2020-01. “This...
Photo from the Philippine Sports Commission “Kamustahan lang dahil na-miss namin kayo.” With only two months before the year ends, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez took time to pause and reconnect with current Olympics-bound athletes Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Eumir...
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...
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...
