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...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, top, during PSA Forum webcast Tuesday. The PBA has given teams the option to extend the contracts of impending free agents until Dec. 31 to help ease the burden of those affected by the ongoing stoppage of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. PBA commissioner...
An alleged payroll fraud committed by one of its employees has forced the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to ask for the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), PSC deputy executive director Guillermo Iroy bared on Tuesday. In a letter dated July 10, 2020 and addressed to NBI...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) 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...
Rachel Uchitel to 'break her silence for the first time' In this file photo, Tiger Woods of the United States plays a shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Genesis Invitational on February 16, 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Tim Bradbury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /...
Finish on the podium from the comfort of your home Written by Eric Tipan With strict physical distancing guidelines implemented worldwide during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, everything ground to a halt. No one was coming, going, and much less, racing. That’s when traditional athletes...
The Ninoy Aquino Stadium inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila is swamped by COVID-19 patients anew with the surge in the number of cases. (BCDA Images) The Ninoy Aquino Stadium (NAS) is almost filled to capacity once again with the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. As of...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are seeking the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Despite feeling homesick, PH fencers continue training Filipino fencers, from left, Noelito Jose, Kimberly Camahalan and Hanniel Abella take a break from jogging at the Philsports Complex (formerly ULTRA) in Pasig City. (Photo courtesy of Hanniel Abella) Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Hanniel...
