WILLIAM I. RAMIREZ

  2005 - Present

In only five (5) months' stay as Officer-in-Charge and now Chairman, Ramirez, with the help of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo brokered the signing of the RP-China Sports Agreement in which China vowed to help in the training of Filipino athletes in 14 focus sports as we vie for the 2005 SEAG's overall championship, and in the long run, the country's first Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008.

Recently, Chairman Ramirez also facilitated the transfer of national athletes to a modern Athletes' Dormitory in Philsports which was also re-launched to serve as the national training institute for athletes, coaches, and trainors. He further reinstated Class C athletes' monthly stipends and food allowances, now bringing the number of PSC-funded athletes to 1,033 besides some 243 coaches, trainors and masseurs.

The agency's first Chairman from Mindanao has been tasked by the President to re-engineer and reorganize the PSC's Organizational Structure, including the streamlining of excess employees, while improving the agency's services to the athletes.

With the Philippines' hosting of the 23rd SEA Games on 27 November to 05 December 2005, Ramirez is working to refurbish SEAG venues and facilities with no additional budget for the purpose.

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