IGACOS LGU honors PSC Chairman William Ramirez for promoting sports despite pandemic

The plaque was given on March 6 during the 24th founding anniversary of IGACOS.

The plaque was received by PSC Commissioner Charles Raymond Maxey on behalf of Ramirez.

Earlier, it was reported that Ramirez is also set to get the Excellence in Leadership Award from the Philippine Sportswriters Association.

 Ramirez will get the award on March 14 during the San Miguel Corporation-PSA Annual Awards Night. 

The PSA said Ramirez deserved the award for the non-stop support and help his office tendered in uplifting the state of Philippine sports to a new level.

Sources said the awards night will be held face-to-face at the Diamond Hotel and is backed by MILO, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), 1Pacman, Rain or Shine, ICTSI, Chooks To Go, Smart, Philracom, and the MVP Sports Foundation.

In 2019, PSA also honored Ramirez, 71 with the Executive of the Year award for successfully preparing the country’s hosting of the SEA Games three years ago, which saw Team Philippines emerge overall champion for the second time since it began participating in the biennial meet in 1977.

The SEAG overall championship was just one of several bright spots in Ramirez’s second term as PSC chairman, who works with the rest of the Board that including commissioners Ramon Fernandez, Charles Maxey, Celia Kiram, and Arnold Agustin.

Earlier, Ramirez has called on his staff and Filipino athletes to always strive for the best regards regardless of what situation they are in.

Ramirez made the call during the PSC flag-raising ceremony last February 28.

“We should not stop striving to be the best in our life. Dapat mangarap pa rin tayo at patuloy na magpursige na maimprove ang buhay.” Ramirez said.(Romeo Braceros Jr.)