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QUEZON CITY, March 11 --   Sports education in higher education institutions (HEIs) will enjoy an added boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), which will upgrade the skills of tertiary coaches, trainers and faculty members by providing short courses, trainings, accreditation and licensing. Photo from CHED This cooperation was forged through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement betwe...

House panel adopts reso urging gov’t to prioritize vaccination of Pinoy athletes By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published February 23, 2021 1:14pm Updated February 23, 2021 1:20pm The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development on Tuesday adopted the resolution urging the national government to prioritize Filipino athletes, who will participate in the Tokyo Olympics and the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the COVID-19 vaccination program. During the committee he...

Philippines to compete in 46 event at next year’s Asian Games BusinessWorld 2/22/2021 © Provided by BusinessWorld BMX cycling will be one of the events Team Philippines will be competing in at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Asian Games website) By Senior Reporter © Provided by BusinessWorld BMX cycling will be one of the events Team Philippines will be competing in at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Asian Games website) Team Philippines is set to compete in 46 sp...

Published February 19, 2021, 2:13 PM Ten Filipino sports heroes will be inducted in the fourth batch of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame later this year and each will receive a bigger cash incentive.   The cash token saw an increase from P100,000 to P200,000 to help the new batch of Hall of Famers with their needs during these trying times amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We have increased the amount of the token because of the needs in these times,” said Anna Christine Abellana, secretar...

Published January 29, 2021, 10:27 AM Nominations for the fourth enshrinement of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) closes on Sunday, January 31 and the committees buckle down to work on the final selection. “We have already received additional nominations since the extension of submissions, and we are expecting for more as we near the deadline,” said PSHOF 2020 Selection Committee chairperson and Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez. The sports agency chief is set t...

BusinessWorld January 15, 2021 | 4:48 pm The Department of Justice found probable cause on the complaint filed by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the National Bureau of Investigation against former employees involved in a payroll padding scheme. In a 23-page resolution signed by Assistant State Prosecutor Moises Acayan, Sr. Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Fadullon and Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento, the filing of several counts of qualified theft, attempted ...

January 12, 2021 | 6:48 pm Font Size AAA PSC Commissioner and newly appointed Philippine chef de mission for the 2021 SEA Games Ramon Fernandez (PSC Facebook page) By Senior Reporter Add chef de mission for the Southeast Asian Games to the long list of achievements of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Ramon Fernandez. This, after the four-time PBA most valuable player was named by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as head of mission of the country’s delegation f...

Senior Reporter THE planned return to training of national athletes vying for a spot in the rescheduled Olympic Games at the weekend did not push through and instead was delayed by a week, but the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) reminder on safety stays. In a virtual orientation last week, the PSC reiterated that while the return to training of the athletes is very important with less than 200 days to go before the sporting spectacle to be held in Tokyo and final qualifiers for it jus...

BusinessWorld January 3, 2021 | 5:40 pm WHILE admitting that its run under the current administration is anything but perfect, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is nonetheless happy over what it has achieved and looking to build on the gains it has had and finish strong. Anchored on a five-year development plan, the PSC said that, by and large, it succeeded in seeing its mission and vision through under the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “I think we have buil...

Philippine Sports Commission hopeful of two gold medals at Tokyo 2020 Sunday, 13 December 2020 Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez revealed he was hopeful the country could earn two gold medals at next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Philippines are yet to win a gold medal at the Olympics, although the country has earned three silver medals and seven bronzes.  Ramirez claimed Rio 2016 Olympic weightlifting silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz and world gymnastics champion C...