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The Philippine Sports Commission hopes it could restore the athletes’ allowances into full by the end of the year once it receives its usual remittances from the government.

If and when the national team athletes are allowed to return to prepare for various Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Emerging Infectious Diseases will provide swab testing for all involved before they enter the Philsports Complex in Pasig City.

The government agencies that formed the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) yesterday issued a clarification that only professional leagues can return to action when it is allowed later this month.

Although the Philsports Complex in Pasig City was locked down after a staff of the Philippine Sports Commission tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), an official of the agency assured the facility is COVID-19 free.

Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra says he is excited to see professional athletes return to action – at least in practice sessions – when it is good to go under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) assured national athletes they would get their monthly allowances as soon as possible following reports of delay relayed to Senator Bong Go.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday, August 8, called on the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to give financial assistance to athletes and coaches who require help during the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19)  pandemic.

Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Baham Mitra said that if all professional athletes will cooperate, actual sports competition may soon be allowed by the government.

Team practices in the professional ranks could be put on hold if plans of a stricter community quarantine measure in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces starting Aug. 1 pushes through.

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

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.

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.

GAB chairman Baham Mitra said he expects the official communication from the IATF giving the PBA and pro football to start practice sessions next week.

The Philippine Sports Commission underwent an organizational revamp on Wednesday in light of the payroll fraud that one of its employees allegedly committed over the past five years.

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.

PSC chairman Butch Ramirez, who was on leave to attend to his wife who had been hospitalized, was on working mode the entire Monday.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) 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 Michael Padua Ignacio, allegedly collected millions of funds from athletes’ and coaches’ allowances over the last five years.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) emphasized the need of Olympic qualifiers to resume their training during the PSC-GAB- DOH Stakeholders' Virtual Meeting hosted by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday.