Taken frome left to right) Children of Asia International Committee Secretary-General Asatullaev Sherzod, General Director Mikhail Sivtsev, President Vladimir Maksimov, PSC Executive Director Paulo Francisco Tatad, and Chief of Staff Niño Deo Urquiaga during the 3rd International Summit of Young Professionals in Sports in Bangkok, Thailand. The Philippine Sports Commission attends the 3rd International Summit of Young Professionals in Sports in Bangkok, Thailand in solidarity for enriching the landscape of sports among youth. Representing the Philip ..read more

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Four former world judo champions from Japan are scheduled to conduct a two-give training program for local athletes and coaches in the Judo Coach Dispatch Project over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is launching the program in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Judo Federation, Inc. (PJFI) to foster international sports development and cultural exchange through judo. The weekend activity will feature lectures and training from Tokyo Ju ..read more

ACHIEVEMENTS World Super Featherweight Champion WBA Super Featherweight Champion WBC Super Featherweight Champion Hall of Fame BIOGRAPHY Born on March 25, 1935, sports icon Gabriel “Flash” Elorde would turn the tide for the country, breaking the 20-year-old world boxing championship drought. Flash Elorde grew up from a family with 15 children. At the young age ..read more

ACHIEVEMENTS Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships Hall of Fame BIOGRAPHY Born on January 14, 1967, athletics icon Elma Muros-Posadas continuously shapes the path of Philippine sports. Raised sixth in the brood of nine, Elma, at age 14, debuted at the Southern Tagalog Regional Athletic Association (STRAA) and caught the attention of present ..read more

IPINAGPASALAMAT ni Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann ang pagkakaloob ng Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) ng mga flooring na ginamit ng internasyonal na pederasyon sa basketbal sa pagsasagawa sa bansa ng nakalipas na FIBA World Cup 2023. Tinanggap mismo ni Bachmann, na kabilang sa organizing committee ng FIBA World Cup 2023 bago napili bilang chairman ng ahensiya ng gobyerno sa sports, ang deed of donation para sa modernong uri ng flooring mula kay SBP president Alfredo Panlilio at SBP Executive Director Erika Dy. “Our national athletes and basketball players, e ..read more

The 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) are set to kick off on Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, with an ensemble of legendary Filipino sports icons headlining the opening ceremonies, promising a captivating and inspiring start to these prestigious games. The gathering of Pinoy sports legends will include 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial, both of them alumni of several editions of BP and PNG. They will be joined by top Filipino gymnast and Olympian Carlos Yulo, together with his younger brother Karl Eldrew – who co ..read more

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is making an unprecedented collaboration with esteemed private partners to further boost the simultaneous staging of the 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG), which opens on December 17. In a groundbreaking move, the PSC has joined forces with staple partners Milo Philippines and Otsuka Solar-Pocari Sweat, together with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), PLDT and Smart Communications, Grab, Chooks To Go, and Shakey’s Philippines to bring forth an exceptional edition of PSC’s premier grassroots sports development programs ..read more

With five days before the opening, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) assured its full preparations to host its highly anticipated 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) this Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.  As of December 11, close to 14,000 athletes from ages 17 and below are set to take centerstage in BP, with almost 4,000 athletes from ages 18 and above set to showcase their talents in the PNG. “These games represent another significant milestone in our commitment to promoting sports excellence and development of our young athl ..read more

Born on March 19, 1913, José Luis Villanueva was one of the three Filipino sports greats who captured a bronze medal finish at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles – a year where the Philippines bagged multiple medals in the Games for the second time. Villanueva was immortalized through his contributions to the development of boxing in the country. A notable achievement of his was when he qualified for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The elite boxer fought his way into the Round of 16 and defeated Akira Nakao of Japan in the quarterfinal round. In the semifinal, the Filipino bet l ..read more