PSA toasts POC chief on January 27

MANILA, Philippines — The man who sparked the renaissance in Philippine sports gets a piece of the spotlight in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on Jan. 27 at the Manila Hotel.

Abraham Tolentino will be recognized as Executive of the Year during the traditional gala night by the country’s sports writing fraternity for the hands-on job he did overseeing the participation and performance of the Philippine contingent to the Paris Games as head of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

With Tolentino, current Tagaytay City mayor, at the helm and weaving the baton, Team Philippines achieved its best-ever showing in its century of Olympic participation, highlighted by the country’s very first double gold medal courtesy of wonder boy Carlos Yulo in gymnastics.

This marks the third time the father of the country’s Olympic movement will be feted with the award during the traditional festivity co-presented by ArenaPlus, Cignal, and MediaQuest.

Tolentino was recipient of the Executive of the Year back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Yulo of course, leads all of the awardees in the celebration considered the “Oscars of Philippine Sports” and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, PLDT/Smart, Milo, Sen. Bong Go and Januarius Holdings, with backing from the PBA, PVL, 1-Pacman Party List, Rain or Shine, Akari and AcroCity.