{{Short description|Philippine government agency}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Philippine Sports Commission | type = Agency | nativename = Komisyon sa Palakasan ng Pilipinas | nativename_a = | nativename_r = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | seal = [[File:Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).svg|180px]] | seal_width = 180px | seal_caption = Official seal | picture = File:440Barangays_Zone_119,_District_V_Malate_Pablo_Ocampo_Street.jpg | picture_width = | picture_caption = | formed = {{Start date|1990|01|24}} | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | dissolved = | superseding = | jurisdiction = | headquarters = [[Rizal Memorial Sports Complex]], Malate, Manila, Philippines | coordinates = |employees = 105 (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |work=[[Department of Budget and Management]] |title=Staffing Summary Fiscal Year 2025 |url=https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/Staffing/STAFFING2025/STAFFING-SUMMARY-2025.pdf |access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> | budget = | minister1_name = | minister1_pfo = | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo = | chief1_name = [[Patrick Gregorio]] | chief1_position = Chairperson | chief2_name = | chief2_position = | agency_type = | parent_agency = [[Office of the President of the Philippines]] | child1_agency = | child2_agency = | keydocument1 = |website = {{official website|name=www.psc.gov.ph}} | footnotes = | map = | map_width = | map_caption = }} The '''Philippine Sports Commission''' ('''PSC'''; {{Langx|fil|Komisyon sa Palakasan ng Pilipinas}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://kwf.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mga-ng-Pangalan-Tanggapan-sa-Filipino2.pdf |title=Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino |date=2013 |publisher=Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |isbn=978-971-0197-22-4 |editor-last=Narvaez |editor-first=Eilene Antoinette |edition=2013 |page=6 |language=fil |access-date=December 19, 2019 |editor-last2=Macaranas |editor-first2=Edgardo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329025354/http://kwf.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mga-ng-Pangalan-Tanggapan-sa-Filipino2.pdf |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) is an agency of the Philippine government that tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the [[Philippine Olympic Committee]], a privately-ran organization that enjoys autonomy from the government.
==History== [[File:Rizal Memorial Complex - Philippine Sports Commission (Malate, Manila; 11-23-2019).jpg|thumb|Facade of the PSC Administrative Building]] 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PSC Profile|url=http://psc.gov.ph/about-us/psc-profile.html|access-date=March 26, 2018|publisher=Philippine Sports Commission|date=June 22, 2017}}</ref>
== Relations == ===Philippine Olympic Committee=== 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.
===Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization=== The PSC funds the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (PHI-NADO), an organization in the [[Philippines]] which tackles [[doping in sports]] in the Philippines.<ref name=malacañang>{{cite news |last1=Isaga |first1=JR |title=Malacañang helps fast-track anti-doping requirements as PH faces int'l sports ban |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/malacanang-assists-anti-doping-requirements-philippine-commission-appeals-wada-ban-threat/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=Rappler |date=20 February 2024}}</ref> PHI-NADO is recognized as the national anti-doping body for the Philippines by the [[World Anti Doping Agency]] (WADA).<ref name="allays-fears">{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Rueben |title=PSC allays fears of Olympic flag ban, says it's completing WADA requirements |url=https://www.spin.ph/multisport/psc-says-it-is-fulfilling-wada-requirements-a1373-20240126 |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=26 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galvez |first1=Waylon |title=PSC, PHI-NADO hope to strengthen anti-doping program in PH |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/27/sports/psc-phi-nado-hope-to-strengthen-anti-doping-program-in-ph/1938582 |access-date=28 March 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=27 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
===Others=== The Philippine Sports Commission has a partnership with the [[United States Sports Academy]] (USSA) through a Protocol of Cooperation signed in 2017.<ref name=inksdeal>{{cite news|last1=Cordero|first1=Abac|title=PSC inks deal with USSA|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/11/01/1754414/psc-inks-deal-ussa|access-date=November 1, 2017|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cordero|first1=Abac|title=PSC renews partnership with USSA|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/05/10/1813860/psc-renews-partnership-ussa|access-date=May 14, 2018|work=The Philippine Star|date=May 10, 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref name=inksdeal/>
In August 2024, [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] Justice [[Marvic Leonen]] granted [[Yeng Guiao]]'s 2016 [[mandamus]] nullifying the Ramos-era Pagcor memorandum. It directed the [[Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation|Pagcor]] to remit 5% of its gross income per year to PSC from 1993. The [[Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office|PCSO]] was ordered to account and refund to the PSC, 30% charity fund from the six lottery draws annually, starting 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Mangaluz|first1= Jean |title=Supreme Court to PAGCOR, PCSO: Remit funds to Philippine Sports Commission|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/23/2380023/supreme-court-pagcor-pcso-remit-funds-philippine-sports-commission |accessdate=August 23, 2024 |publisher= [[The Philippine Star]]|date=August 23, 2024}}</ref>
==Leadership==
=== Chairpersons === {|class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align:center;" width=50% |+List of Philippine Sports Commission chairpersons<ref>{{cite web |title=Noblemen of Philippine Sports: The PSC Chairmen Legacy |url=http://www.psc.gov.ph/about-us/the-psc-chairmen-legacy.html |access-date=November 1, 2017 |publisher=Philippine Sports Commission |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020903/http://www.psc.gov.ph/about-us/the-psc-chairmen-legacy.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" | #!! rowspan="2" | Chairman !! colspan="2" | Term ! rowspan="2" |Appointed by |- ! From !! To |- |1 ||{{sortname|Cecil|Hechanova}} ||{{Dts|1990}} ||{{Dts|1992}} |[[Corazon Aquino]] |- |2 ||{{sortname|Aparicio|Mequi}} || {{Dts|1992}} || {{Dts|1993}} | rowspan="3" |[[Fidel V. Ramos]] |- |3 ||{{sortname|Mel|Lopez}} || {{Dts|1993}} || {{Dts|1996}} |- |4 ||{{sortname|Philip Ella|Juico}} || {{Dts|1996}} || {{Dts|June 30, 1998}} |- |5 ||{{sortname|Carlos|Tuazon}} || {{Dts|June 30, 1998}} || {{Dts|January 23, 2002}} |[[Joseph Estrada]] |- |6 ||{{sortname|Eric|Buhain}} || {{Dts|January 23, 2002}} || {{Dts|June 8, 2005}} | rowspan="3" |[[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] |- |7 ||{{sortname|Butch|Ramirez}} || {{Dts|June 8, 2005}} || {{Dts|January 23, 2009}} |- |8 ||{{sortname|Harry|Angping}} || {{Dts|January 23, 2009}} || {{Dts|June 30, 2010}} |- |9 ||{{sortname|Richie|Garcia}} || {{Dts|June 30, 2010}} || {{Dts|June 30, 2016}} |[[Benigno Aquino III]] |- |10 ||{{sortname|Butch|Ramirez}} || {{Dts|June 30, 2016}} || {{Dts|June 30, 2022}} |[[Rodrigo Duterte]] |- | {{OIC-Philippines}} ||{{sortname|Guillermo|Iroy}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Iroy plays role as PSC caretaker |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/07/04/2192874/iroy-plays-role-psc-caretaker/ |access-date=July 4, 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> || {{Dts|June 30, 2022}} || {{Dts|August 30, 2022}} | rowspan="4" |[[Bongbong Marcos]] |- | 11 ||{{sortname|Noli|Eala}} || {{Dts|August 30, 2022}} || {{Dts|December 28, 2022}} |- | 12 ||{{sortname|Richard|Bachmann|Dickie Bachmann}} || {{Dts|December 28, 2022}} || {{Dts|July 1, 2025 }} |- | 13 ||{{sortname|Patrick|Gregorio}} || {{Dts|June 28, 2025}} || {{sort | 1 = July 1, 2025 | 2 = Present }} |}
=== Composition === Chairman: Patrick Gregorio
Commissioners: # [[Bong Coo|Olivia "Bong" Coo]] # [[Edward Hayco]] # [[Walter Torres]] # [[Matthew Gaston]]
*Term ends on June 30, 2028.
==See also== *[[Philippine Olympic Committee]] *[[Philippine Sports Institute]] *[[Philippine Sports Training Center]] *[[Philippine Sports Hall of Fame]] *[[Philippines at the Olympics]] *[[Project Gintong Alay]] *[[Siklab Atleta]]
== References == <references />
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official website}}
{{Sports governing bodies of the Philippines}} {{Office of the President of the Philippines}}
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