Published March 10, 2021, 6:37 PM
Three very important persons considered among the pillars of Philippine sports are going to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the SMC-PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) virtual Awards Night.
The late Ambassador and former San Miguel Corp. Chairman and CEO Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco, one-time Gintong Alay Project Director Jose A. Romasanta, and former PBA Commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios are the three new recipients of the special award to be handed out by the country’s oldest media organization in the March 27 event at the TV5 Media Center.
The three respected personalities join unanimous Athlete of the Year choice Yuka Saso in the short but compact list of awardees which will be recognized in the first ever PSA virtual awards rite co-presented by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Cignal TV, with 1-Pacman Partylist and Rain or Shine as major backers.
Published January 18, 2021, 7:35 PM
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) National Training Director Marc Velasco and Karate Pilipinas Inc. President Richard Lim share the spotlight in Tuesday’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum.
Velasco will give his inputs about the bubble training being done by three National Sports Associations (NSAs) inside the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna in preparation for their respective Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Lim, whose NSA is among those in Laguna, also talks about the karatekas’ bid for an Olympic berth as well as the postponed staging of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) of which he is the Chef De Mission of the Philippine delegation.