Komisyon sa Palakasan ng Pilipinas | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | January 24, 1990 |
Headquarters | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Malate, Manila, Philippines |
Agency executive |
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Parent Agency | Office of the President of the Philippines |
Website | www.psc.gov.ph |
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC, Filipino : Komisyon sa Palakasan ng Pilipinas [1] ) is an agency of the Philippine government which tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the Philippine Olympic Committee, a privately-ran organization which enjoys autonomy from the government.
The Philippine Sports Commission was created on January 24, 1990, through Republic Act No. 6847 or "The Philippine Sports Commission Act" during the administration of then-President Corazon Aquino. [2]
The Philippine Sports Commission Act recognizes the role of the Philippine Olympic Committee as the national Olympic body for the International Olympic Committee. It also recognizes the autonomy of the Philippine Olympic Committee and likewise states that all National Sports Associations shall be Autonomous as well.
The Act designates the Philippine Olympic Committee as primarily responsible for activities related to the country's participation in the Olympic Games (International Olympic Committee), Asian Games (Olympic Council of Asia), Southeast Asian Games (Southeast Asian Games Federation), and other international athletic competitions.
The PSC funds the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (PHI-NADO), an organization in the Philippines which tackles doping in sports in the Philippines. [3] PHI-NADO is recognized as the national anti-doping body for the Philippines by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA). [4]
The Philippines were under threat of sanctions by WADA in early 2024 due to non-compliance of the international body's regulations. This has since been resolved. There are moves to make PHI-NADO a more independent body from the PSC. [5]
The Philippine Sports Commission has a partnership with the United States Sports Academy (USSA) through a Protocol of Cooperation signed in 2017. [6] In May 2018, the PSC entered into a partnership with the USSA where the latter will provide masters and doctorate degree certifications to Filipino sports officials. The Philippine government and the USSA had a similar program in the early 1980s during the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. [7]
The PSC has also relations with bodies from other countries such as Australia, Cuba, China, South Korea, Russia, and Spain to help the PSC develop sports in the country. [6]
# | Chairman | Term | Appointed by | |
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From | To | |||
1 | Cecil Hechanova | 1990 | 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
2 | Aparicio Mequi | 1992 | 1993 | Fidel V. Ramos |
3 | Mel Lopez | 1993 | 1996 | |
4 | Philip Ella Juico | 1996 | June 30, 1998 | |
5 | Carlos Tuazon | June 30, 1998 | January 23, 2002 | Joseph Estrada |
6 | Eric Buhain | January 23, 2002 | June 8, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
7 | Butch Ramirez | June 8, 2005 | January 23, 2009 | |
8 | Harry Angping | January 23, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | |
9 | Richie Garcia | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
10 | Butch Ramirez | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
OIC | Guillermo Iroy [9] | 2022 | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
11 | Noli Eala | 2022 | 2022 | |
12 | Richard Bachmann | 2022 | present |
Chairman: Richard "Dickie" Bachmann
Commissioners:
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