Amateur sports now await IATF green light

June Navarro 07/06/2020

After professional sports got the green light to resume trai­ning, amateur sports are now eagerly waiting for the go signal from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to troop back to…

Road to Olympics now clear for PH karate bets

June Navarro 07/03/2020

The path to the Olympics is now clear for Southeast Asian Games karate champions Jamie Christine Lim and Junna Tsukii, who could book a flight to Tokyo with a podium finish in next year’s qualifying tournament. “They…

POC looking to host Asian indoor and beach games

June Navarro 06/12/2020

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the Philippines will bid to host the Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games (Aimag) and Asian Beach Games on local turf after missing the deadline to submit a bid…

Olympic hopefuls get bigger piece of the pie from PSC

June Navarro 06/05/2020

There will be no shortage of support from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for athletes favored to clinch a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, with Chair William “Butch” Ramirez making the assurance less than a week after…

PSC chief bats for activities under GCQ

June Navarro 05/06/2020

There’s a handful of sports that can readily spring into action once the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair William Ramirez suggested to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases that…

NSAs coming up with post-ECQ plans as new environment for athletes

June Navarro 05/05/2020

After two months of strict home quarantine, a couple of national sports associations (NSAs) have installed plans of action designed to efficiently reboot their respective disciplines in a coronavirus environment. The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP)…

No more national games for rest of year

June Navarro 05/01/2020

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has initiated several cutback measures to preserve government support for the national athletes and at the same time help the country in fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chair William “Butch” Ramirez said…

Doctors to see athletes, coaches remotely

June Navarro 04/28/2020

Monitoring the health and safety of over a thousand athletes on a daily basis has become a challenging task for the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). To keep the sports agency updated on the well-being of the national…

Look into unremitted Pagcor share to PSC for funds, official tells DU3

June Navarro 04/24/2020

As the government explores more avenues to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a seasoned sports official has appealed to President Duterte to look into the revenue share of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) from the Philippine…

PH Athletes, coaches paid in time of ECQ

June Navarro 04/14/2020

Even with the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), national athletes and coaches need not worry about their allowances. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has guaranteed that they will continue to receive their monthly allowances from the sports agency…

PSC: Follow quarantine rules

June Navarro 04/08/2020

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has called the attention of national sports associations (NSAs) to strictly supervise the movements of their athletes and coaches. Without naming the people involved, the PSC bared in an advisory to the…

The Olympics may have flamed out, but Filipino athletes, officials keep gold medal hope afloat

Cedelf P. Tupas, June Navarro 03/26/2020

The flame has been put out and the Olympics will be moved to next year. The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic may have shut down the biggest sporting event of the year, but Filipino optimism continues to…

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