PSA Awards honors national billiards, boxing associations

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Sportswriters Asociation will honor the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) and Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (Abap) as the National Sports Associations (NSAs) of the Year during the Annual Awards night on March 13 at the Manila Hotel.

The BCSP will receive the award on the strength of huge victories by World No. 1 Dennis Orcollo, Rubilen Amit and the great Efren “Bata” Reyes. The Abap, on the other hand, continued to churn out new talents like Eumir Marcial and Mark Anthony Barriga. While the BCSP will receive the award for the first time, the Abap will be honored with the award for the third time in the last five years. “The award is a testament to the BSCP and Abap’s commitment to continue developing sports heroes for the country,” said Rey Bancod of Tempo, president of the oldest media organization in the country. The event is backed by Smart, ICTSI, PSC, Milo, Pagcor, PBA, Harbour Centre, SM Prime Holdings and Coca-Cola.