The 2016 PSA Annual Awards was organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, the oldest media organization based in the

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formed by sportswriters from newspapers (broadsheets and tabloids) and sports news websites. PSA is currently helmed by Mr. Riera U. Mallari of

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. The awards night is co-presented by MVP Sports Foundation,

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, Philippine Racing Commission,

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, the

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, the

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, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office,

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, Accel, GlobalPort, Rain or Shine,

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, ICTSI, the

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, SM Prime Holdings, One Esplanade,

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and Sen.

Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022, and was the re ...

. The awards will be given to the Philippine sportsmen and organizations who have been recognized for their achievements and victories in 2015, particularly the Filipino gold medalists in the

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. Ceremonies was held at One Esplanade, Pasay on 13 February 2016 at 8pm and hosted by veteran sportscaster

Quinito Henson Joaquin M. Henson (born October 14, 1950), also known as Quinito Henson, is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, ''Sporting Chance'', has appeared in the ''Philippine Star'' since the 1980s. Self-dubb ...

and

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head

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. Wilfred Uytengsu, who will receive the award as Executive of the Year, was invited to be the event's guest speaker. Filipino boxing champions Nonito Donaire and Donnie Nietes and Asian Open golf standout Miguel Tabuena will share the trophy as the Sportsmen of the Year. It is the first time in 3 years that the

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award will give out to multiple athletes. PSC Chairman Richie Garcia and its commissioners Jolly Gomez, Buddy Andrada, Akiko Thomson-Guevara, and Iggy Clavecilla, POC Executive Director Guillermo Iroy, Jr., POC President

Peping Cojuangco José "Peping" Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. (born September 19, 1934) is a Filipino former congressman and the 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018. He is a member of the influential Cojuangco political family. Early lif ...

, IOC representative to the Philippines

Mikee Cojuangco Mikaela María Antonia "Mikee" de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski (born February 26, 1974) is a Filipino sports official, equestrienne, model, former actress and television host. She was a gold medalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Kor ...

, POC 1st Vice President

Joey Romasanta Jose A. "Joey" Romasanta (born August 26, 1944) was the 11th president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the country's highest olympic body. He is also the president of Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the official NSA for Vol ...

and POC Chairman Tom Carrasco are also invited in the ceremonies.

Honor Roll list

Special awards

The following list is the special awards given in this year's PSA Annual Awards.

Major citations

The following list is the major citations given to some notable personalities in Philippine sports in 2016.

Minor citations

Tony Siddayao Awards for Under 17 athletes

The award was given to young and exceptional athletes who are under the age of 17 years old. It was named after ''Tony Siddayao'', the former sports editor of Manila Standard (now The Standard).

Posthumous awards

The Posthumous awards is given to the Philippines sports personalities who died in 2015. They will given a trophy and a one-minute silence for the honorees. *Ramil Cruz (PBA technical director and assistant coach of

UP Fighting Maroons The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines, primarily off University of the Philippines Diliman, Diliman, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere ...

) *Servillano Padiz, Jr. (father of Philippine

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) *Irineo Federigan (former Softball national player) *Henry Cojuangco (former

executive) *Jun Castro, Jr. (former PSC commissioner and running enthusiast) *

Lim Eng Beng Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, 1951 – December 21, 2015) was a Chinese Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1986. Early life Lim was born and raised in T ...

(former PBA and

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player) * Art Macapagal (olympian shooter, played at the

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in Munich) * Ron Jacobs (former

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coach)

References

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