Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Mon Fernandez (Screengrab from Sports Hour Facebook live video) MANILA - Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Mon Fernandez said Friday that he will not attend the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games chef de mission (CDM) meeting next week in Hanoi due to the current coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation in Vietnam. With only over two months left before the regional sporting event's opening on May 12, Vietnam is currently experiencing a huge spike in Covid-19 cases with the country tallying a record-high number of new infections at 265,163 on Wednesday. "I was talking to Congressman Bambol [Tolentino] last Wednesday. In-advise nya ako, 'Pupunta ka pa ba? Two hundred sixty thousand na ang [bagong] Covid positive cases sa Vietnam ngayon.' Natakot naman ako. Sabi ko, 'Pwede ba, Cong., sina Tom Carrasco, Jarryd Bello, at saka DCDM (deputy chef de mission) Carl Sambrano na lang ang pumunta?' Sabi ni
THE Japanese Embassy signed on Tuesday a P7 million grant for the advancement of a training facility that the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) will open in Calamba City. Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa signed the grant in a formal ceremony at the Japanese Embassy recently with GAP president Cynthia…
PSC chairman William Ramirez A first ever Olympic gold medal amidst a global pandemic, a number of world champions, a gold quartet in the Asian Games, and regaining the overall championship of the Southeast Asian Games. In a nutshell, it defines just some of the major accomplishments attained unde
THE Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) “Rise Up Shape Up” web series tackles this weekend the vital role of women in sports and society during the celebration of Women’s Month. On Saturday, the spotlight will be on the hardworking people behind successful sports programs, projects and activities, particularly Gintong Gawad 2021…
A FIRST-EVER Olympic gold medal amid a global pandemic, several world champions, a golden quartet in the Asian Games and regaining the overall championship of the Southeast Asian Games. In a nutshell, they define a few of the major accomplishments William “Butch” Ramirez achieved as the man at the helm…