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(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos urged the Philippine Sports Commission and other sports stakeholders to continue breaking barriers and make sports a unifying force in the country. The President made the call during the awarding of incentives to the medalists of the 4th Asian Para Games in the Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Under Republic Act No. 10699, or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act, all national athletes who won in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte honored all the Filipino athletes who brought pride to the country in the recent Tokyo Olympics where the Philippines brought home its biggest Olympic medal haul Among those who were honored in Malacanang on Monday, Aug. 24, were weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who brought the country’s first ever Olympic gold, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam who brought home two Olympic silver medals, and another Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial who […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave an additional P100,000 allowance for each of Philippine athletes joining the Tokyo Olympics and the Paralympics. This was on top of the $1,000 allowance given by the Philippine Sports Commission. President Rodrigo Duterte’s additional support was approved upon the recommendation of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Sports, and the PSC. The following are the Philippine athletes participating at the Olympics who would […]
QUEZON CITY (Eagle News) — Tatanggap ng kabuuang P600,000.00 na insentibo ang bawat atletang Pilipino na mananalo ng gintong medalya sa SEA Games 2019. Ito ang ipinahayag ni G. Ramon Fernandez, komisyoner ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) sa isang media interview ngayong araw. Ayon kay Fernandez, P300,000 ay magmumula sa PSC, batay sa isinasaad sa ‘Athletes Incentives Act’ para sa SEA Games, at P300,000 din ang ibibigay ng Philippine Olympic Committee. Aniya, ang halagang ito […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine sports officials are upbeat that the country’s sports training would greatly improve after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Republic Act 11214 or “the Philippine Sports Training Center Act.” President Duterte presented the signed Philippine Sports Training Center Act on Wednesday, February 20, in Malacanang, along with several other significant laws that would “further support the administration’s development agenda.” Among these laws signed or presented Wednesday are the Universal Health […]
