THE Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) “Rise Up! Shape Up!” web program will present two Gintong Gawad 2021 awardees in separate episodes this weekend. The online series will feature on Saturday the province of Pangasinan and its various local sports development initiatives that earned it the “Kaagapay ng Isport sa Komunidad”…
GINTONG Gawad 2021 “Babaeng Atleta Modelo ng Kabataang May Kapansanan” awardee Rhea Haina Garcia will be the main guest in the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) web series “Rise Up, Shape Up” on Saturday. Garcia, a native of Barangay Coliling in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, received the award for her ground-breaking,…
MANILA - Rhea Haina Garcia will share her journey as "Babaeng Atleta Modelo ng Kabataang May Kapansanan" awardee during 2021 Gintong Gawad Awards of the Philippine Sports Commission, as she guests in the sports agency's web series Rise Up, Shape Up on Saturday. The PSC continues to recognize ground-breaking, inspiring, and outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of women and sports at the grassroots level. Garcia, a native of Barangay Coliling, San Carlos, Pangasinan, was chosen by a select panel of judges, as a notable model athlete, especially for persons with special abilities. She was in Grade 7 when her parents and teachers found out that she has a learning disability. Garcia needed extra patience and attention in her academic activities and her teachers were there to assist and support her, providing her with opportunities outside the academe to develop herself and help her find other areas where she could excel. Her teachers exposed her to sports