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Clean Slate Sports agenda for Mindanao MONDAY, 02 AUGUST 2010 00:00 by Moses Billacura Edge Davao-The Business Paper The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) recently appointed William “Butch” Ramirez as their “go to” guy in Mindanao. This is an advantage to Mindanao because the former Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman has established very good working relations [...]
Former Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez will formally throw his hat in politics on Tuesday, November 24, to make a bid for one of District 1’s eight slots to the City Council.The 59-year old Ramirez, whose 10-year tenure in the country’s sports agency is the longest and one of the most successful ever, [...]
Even after serving the Philippine Sports Commission, William “Butch” Ramirez has drawn praises from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). IOC member Francisco J. Elizalde said he is happy that Ramirez has continued his involvment in sports. “We need people like you that are not only knowledgeable about international and local sports but also have taken [...]
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez distributes new pair of shoes to each of the children participants during the second day of the Sports for Peace program Saturday at the Notre Dame of Midsayap College in Midsayap, North Cotabato. DSA PHOTO MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato—Some 200 war-affected children participating in the historic Sports for [...]
The Sports for Peace clinic starts on Saturday after the opening ceremony and counseling on Friday at the Notre Dame College of Midsayap. PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez personally handled the event in order to ensure the smooth conduct of the event with the help of the Notre Dame priests, Ulamas and Lumad leaders. A [...]
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato—Some 500 internally displaced children from the war-torn areas in Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces will converge at the Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) on Friday, October 17, to attend sports clinics and undergo counseling in an effort to heal them from the effects of war. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” [...]
PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.) Philippine Sports Commission and the Notre Dame Education Association officials will be in Midsayap, Cotabato for the “Sports for Peace” Program for the internally-displaced children and their families. The Notre Dame priests led by Fr.Romeo Saniel, president of Notre Dame College of Midsayap, informed PSC chairman William “Butch” [...]
Mindanao Mirror columnist Neil Bravo wrote something about the cost of war. Sports, he said, is the big loser in the ongoing conflict in Lanao del Norte.
TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE — The 4th Mindanao Friendship Games will push through on November 10 to 15 at the Mindanao Civic Center in Tubod, Lanao del Norte with the champions getting a chance to represent Mindanao to the Arafura Games next year in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Philippine Sports Commission senior executive assistant Joseph [...]





