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
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
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…
(Photo courtesy of PHLPost) MANILA - The Philippine Post Office launched the Ten (10) Outstanding Filipinos Commemorative Stamps that recognized the true and most important wealth of the country the Filipino people, in a ceremony held at the historic Manila Central Post Office in Liwasang Bonifacio last February 26. The Post Office paid tribute to five Philippine cinema queens, two legendary athletes, two internationally-recognized scientists and one critically acclaimed painter who have uplifted the nation with their excellence. "The Ten (10) Outstanding Filipinos honored by the Post Office have dedicated their lives and talents to the Filipino people. So they deserve to be immortalized in our stamps, to inspire not only Filipinos but every nationality who will see our stamps. We are proud of their accomplishments," Postmaster General Norman N. Fulgencio said in a news release. The "Living Legends - Outstanding Filipinos: Series I" which is the second of the thre
Nonito Donaire, holding his WBC belt, poses with his family members and boxing team after knocking out compatriot Reymart Gaballo at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California last Dec. 11. (AFP) Six world class boxers, including the three who won medals in the Tokyo Olympics, will be fet