IN an effort to strengthen the country’s grassroots program, the Philippine Sports Commission will hold a series of consultative meetings next month.
PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said they will formulate the policy of the Philippine government after they have met with the many groups involved in sports by the third week of September.
“These consultation meetings will be for all the stakeholders to appreciate the plans of the PSC for Philippine sports,” said Ramirez.
While strengthening the PSC’s grassroots program, Ramirez said they are also setting the stage for the revival of the Philippine Sports Institute.
This will be done in partnership with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the various national sports associations under the POC.
“The government is taking the lead here because we’re funding it. As for the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games, the Olympics and other international competitions, that’s with our partner, the POC,” said Ramirez.
With the revival of the PSI, the PSC will have a chance to discover promising athletes and coaches by offering programs in education, sports science and administration.
To monitor the progress of the PSI, Ramirez said he will appoint a national sports training director to monitor the training of athletes and to administer the role of the coaches.