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Chairman Ramirez is Team Philippines CDM for 30th SEAG PAGE 16 WRITE WHAT’S RIGHT: PSC-Communicate Sports trains Palarong Pambansa campus journalists PAGE 3 Team Philippines hits it big at the Arafura Games 2019PAGE 5 PAGE 9 OF NATIONAL INTEREST The Philippines’ hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is fast approaching and all stakeholders must unite to make it successful. President Rodrigo R. Duterte, according to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William I. Ramirez, also the chef-de-mission of Team Philippines, insisted that the national sports agency expend its energies towards the athletes’ preparations for the Games. Ramirez and the PSC commissioners, thus, continued meeting with different national sports associations, athletes and coaches to assess what needs to be done to help them in their preparations. It is of national interest that the welfare of our athletes be given premium since they are the ones who will compete for flag and country. They need to be ready in all aspects of the competition - physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and mental. The PSC is doing its share to meet those needs. However, the athletes must have peace of mind not just during the competition proper but also during their ongoing training. It would do them much good if everybody who play vital roles in their SEA Games stint are also at peace with each other. “We win as one,” as this SEAG edition’s theme goes. In the same line of argument, we also lose as one Philippines if we do not make unity and peace both a genuine part of our actions – atleast for the sake of our athletes who, like soldiers, are set to march into battle come November. To host well and perform excellently are of national interest on this national commitment. Let us be there for them, as one community. Let us put aside personal interest and divisive forces to present one united Philippines. arely six months from now, the Philippines will host the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. This is a gargantuan task since I just recently assumed the chef-de-mission position, which I shall Bundertake while also wearing the hat of PSC Chief. The ongoing squabbles and leadership struggles in the Philippine sporting community is a situation we all wish is not real but is a sad truth at the moment. However, the PSC is steadfast in its mandate and mission to take care of our national athletes at the elite level and take care of grassroots sports. Our President Rodrigo R. Duterte, through instructions relayed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, wants to shield our athletes from issues that might be detrimental to their mission in giving their best for the country come the staging of the 2019 SEA Games set on November 30 to December 11. We want to assure the athletes and coaches that your government, your national sports gency, have your best interests at heart. I and my four commissioners along with my core group, the executive director, the deputy executive director, the chief of staff and the rest of the PSC will be behind you all the way. Train hard, focus on your goals and make your country proud. Seize this very special opportunity as hundreds, if not thousands, of your fellow Filipinos will cheer for you in person as you play for your flag and country in your own home land. Millions more are praying for all of you. We fervently hope and pray that all prevailing issues be resolved soon for the sake of national interest. As I always say, we can do more when we act as one so let us all unite for Philippine sports! By Rommel C. Manlosa he Philippine Sports with zero to actual five competition 18 where the Novice, Developmental Commission (PSC) fights was held last April 10 at the and Experienced boxers will Tdevelopmental boxing Cebu City Sports Institute with 15 trade punches and another match program in Cebu has been intensified bouts participated by teams as far scheduled on the last Sunday of starting on the second quarter of as the Municipality of Pinamungahan May exclusively for all experienced 2019, as it is now held twice to thrice and Napo, Carcar City and the boxers. a month and expanded through the re-activation of three boxing clubs countryside of Cebu Province. – Big Yellow Boxing Club, Team “We wanted to hold as many Tangke-Talisay and Team Cortes of tournaments per month as possible Picking up the momentum Talamban-Cebu City. or how many events we can hold of its first out-of-town competition in with the budget allocated to us. I the Municipality of Ginatilan, a small The next bout was presented am really thankful to Chairman Butch fishing town down the South-western at the Dockside Restaurant square in Ramirez and Commissioner Ramon part of the province last March 10, Northern Cebu town, Municipality Fernandez for supporting me on project director and PSC Visayas of Medellin on April 21 where 14 this project. Once we felt that our Developmental boxing consultant bouts – five were between boxers (Cebuano) boxers are ready to take Lorenzo “Chao” Sy along with the of Medellin and neighbouring city, on other boxers from other provinces PSC Visayas Cluster chief Nonnie Team Boxing City, who were mostly and regions we will move up to the Lopez, decided to level-up the inexperience fighters, the Cebu City next phase of our program. For now program by holding a separate event vs. Mandaue City fighters who are we will concentrate our efforts in for the newbies and the experienced considered experienced and four Cebu, soon for the entire Central fighters. elite boxing bouts. Visayas and probably in two years time we will expand our operations “This way we can encourage April bouts were concluded Visayas wide,” Sy added. those new boxers to continue at the Tambayan Food Park in because we now have an avenue Consolacion where 12 bouts Among the projects that for them. While we continue to featuring all experienced amateur the PSC is planning to implement in develop those who have varied boxers saw action last April 28. Cebu is to involve the fitness boxers ring experience already, we will also from the different Boxing Fitness encourage the upstarts to work hard For the month of May, Clubs in Metro Cebu by giving them to earn mileage,” Sy said. Mr. Sy is scheduled May 12 for an avenue to test their skills in an actual all-Novice bout, an out-of-town boxing tournament against their The first All-Novice, boxers match in Napo, Carcar City on May fellow fitness boxers. 1 THE PODIUM | APRIL - JUNE 2019 6th PSC A Women’s Martial Arts Festival B ith the bigger objective of involving more Filipino women in sports, the Philippine Sports Commission Wheld the 6th Women’s Martial Arts Festival last May 28 to 31 at the Harrison Plaza in Malate, Manila. “We want to continue what we’ve started in last year’s festival, and that is engaging with women and children to play sports,” said PSC Commissioner Celia Kira, oversight official for women in sports advocacy of the agency. This includes measures to ensure that gender The martial arts festival is an initiative of the PSC, in biases in competitive and non-competitive sports are support of Republic Act No. 9710, also known as the “Magna removed so that women and girls can benefit from Carta of Women”, which spells out very woman’s right to sports development. equal participation in sports. “For this year, we will be featuring 10 sports namely, arnis, fencing, judo, karatedo, muay thai, pencak silat, taekwondo, wrestling and wushu,” said Kiram adding “we expect exceed last year’s participation and reach around 1,600 participants. We are growing in participation as we go along.” C Earlier meetings and consultations A. Participants receive their medalsand certificates at the with the 10 sports’ focal person from the national end of Taekwondo competition sports associations were done the previous week to B. Winners at the podium further coordinate the technical aspects of sports which will be played in the tournament. (JDR) C. Young participants in their Fencing competition APRIL - JUNE 2019 | THE PODIUM 2 ontinuing their partnership in guiding campus sports journalists, the Philippine Sports Commission C(PSC) once again partnered with the Deparment of Write Education (DepEd) for the Communicate Sports Journalism Seminar held at the Malayan Colleges Mindanao. From April 24 to 26 almost 200 campus sports writers from Senior High School were given pointers to What’s effectively cover and follow their teams’ exploits in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa hosted by Davao City. PSC Chairman William Ramirez joined the Right: participants in the opening ceremonies and welcomed the participants from 17 regions of the country. Among the PSC-Communicate participants were students who also won in the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) and Regional Schools Sports trains Palarong Press Conference (RSPC). “We at the PSC are honored to partner with the Pambansa campus Department of Education to ensure your levelled-up journalists coverage of the Palaro,” Ramirez told the excited students. by Joash David L. Ricanor Participants and speakers as they do the signature pose and shot of the PSC Communicate Sports DepEd Assistant Secretary G.H. Ambat, shared her thoughts on the importance of the activity and emphasized DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones vision for the young journalists. “We have partnered with the PSC for this seminar because we want all of you to develop holistically, gain values and become more well-rounded students. The secretary’s vision is that you would be great story tellers of our nation,” explained Ambat.