| 2024 PSA Annual Awards | |
| Location: | Diamond Hotel, Manila |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Host: | Quinito Henson Denise Tan Bea Escudero Carlo Pamintuan |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
| Network: | Cignal TV Pilipinas Live Radyo Pilipinas 2 Sports |
The 2024 San Miguel Corporation (SMC)-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards Night was an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes, officials) teams and organizations that had made significant contributions to the continuous growth of Philippine sports in 2023.
The awarding ceremony was held on January 29, 2024, at the Diamond Ballroom of the Diamond Hotel in Manila.[1]
A total of 140 personalities and groups spearheaded by EJ Obiena as the Athlete of the Year were given out the most awards in this year's edition of the country's top sports award-giving body, which coincides the 75th anniversary of the Philippine Sportswriters Association.[2] [3] [4]
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann, Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino and other Philippine sports officials were attended the affair.[5]
Prior to the announcement, Team Philippines' gold medalists from the 2022 Asian Games, Obiena (Athletics), Meggie Ochoa and Annie Ramirez (Jiu-Jitsu), and the Philippines men's national basketball team (Gilas Pilipinas) and the Philippines women's national football team (Filipinas) who have been played in their maiden appearance at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup are among the candidates for the Athlete of the Year of 2023 by the PSA.[6]
The PSA, currently headed by its president, Nelson Beltran, sports editor of The Philippine Star, is the oldest Philippine-based media group established in 1948 and the membership is composed of sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, and columnists from the Philippines-based broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and broadcast media.
The following are the list of main awards of the event.
Pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena was the majority choice of the PSA for the Athlete of the Year for 2023 due to his successful accomplishments in that year including the gold medal finishes in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand and 2022 Asian Games in China and silver medal rout in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary, setting new competition, Philippine and Asian records, making it into the 6-meter club and his current placing as the World #2 Pole Vaulter.[7]
Obiena bested Ramirez, Ochoa, the Gilas Pilipinas and the Filipinas teams for the recognition. He is also the first track & field athlete since 2009 (courtesy of Marestella Torres of Long Jump) to be bestowed for the major award.[8]
Obiena did not attend the ceremony but he did joined via Zoom, while his parents Emerson and Jeanette received the award on his behalf.[9]
| Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| President's Award | Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines men's national basketball team) | Basketball (2022 Asian Games gold medalist, Men's 5x5 Basketball) | [11] [12] |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Basketball (Philippine basketball's legendary players and coaches) | [13] [14] | |
| National Sports Association of the Year | Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and Jiu-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines (JJFP) | Basketball and Jiu-Jitsu (Responsible for winning 3 out of 4 gold medals in the 2022 Asian Games) | [15] [16] [17] |
| Executive of the Year | Basketball (Main backers of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Gilas Pilipinas program) | [18] [19] [20] | |
| Mr. Basketball | Basketball (2022-2023 PBA season Most Valuable Player (San Miguel Beermen) and Gilas Pilipinas center - won golds in SEA Games and Asian Games and played in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup) | [21] [22] [23] | |
| Ms. Football | Football (Filipinas (Philippines women's national football team) forward and goal scorer in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | ||
| Ms. Tennis | Tennis (Won two ITF circuit titles and two Asian Games bronze medals in Women's Singles and Mixed Doubles) | [24] [25] | |
| Ms. Volleyball | Volleyball (2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference Champion for Creamline Cool Smashers and Most Valuable Player and Second All-Filipino Conference Champion for Creamline) | ||
| Special Award "Golden Lady Booters" | Filipinas (Philippines women's national football team) | Football (Made historic first appearance at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | [26] [27] [28] |
| Milo Philippines Gold, Grit and Glory Award | EJ Obiena | Athletics (World-Ranked #2 pole vaulter and 2022 Asian Games gold medalist) | [29] [30] |
Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| James Aranas | Billiards | [31] [32] [33] [34] |
| Big Lagoon | Horse racing (Horse of the Year) | |
| Billiards | ||
| Billiards | ||
| John Alvin Guce | Horse racing (Jockey of the Year) | |
| Leonardo "Sandy" Javier, Jr. | Horse racing (Horse Owner of the Year) | |
| Jiu-jitsu | ||
| Zach Ramin | Bowling | |
| Jiu-jitsu | ||
| Golf | ||
| Gymnastics | ||
The PSA will give recognition awards to the gold medalists of four major international competitions that Team Philippines joined this year.[35] [36]
See also: Philippines at the 2023 SEA Games.
The Philippine delegation finished in 5th place with 58 golds, 85 silver and 115 bronze medals in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games which was held from 5 to 16 May 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
See also: Philippines at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games.
The Philippine delegation finished in 5th place with 34 golds, 33 silver and 50 bronze medals in the 2023 ASEAN Para Games which was held from 3 to 9 June 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
See also: Philippines at the 2022 Asian Games.
The Philippine delegation finished in 17th place with 4 golds, 2 silver and 12 bronze medals in the 2022 Asian Games which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.
See also: Philippines at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
The Philippine delegation finished in 9th place with 10 golds, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals in the 2022 Asian Para Games which was held from 22 to 28 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.
The following are the athletes and team who will give special citations for their outstanding achievements in sports.
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| AP Bren | Esports | |
| Efren Bagamasbad | Chess | |
| Bago City Girls Softball Team | Softball | |
| Motorsports | ||
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Volleyball | |
| Kaila Napolis | Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Veronica Ompod | Powerlifting | |
| Kevin "Popoy" Pascua | Obstacle Course Racing | |
| Philippine Bowling Team | Bowling | |
| Standard Insurance Centennial V | Sailing | |
| Team Manila Softball Team | Softball | |
| Darius Venerable | Taekwondo | |
| Rhichein Yosorez and Kylie Mallari | Muay Thai | |
See also: 3rd Siklab Sports Youth Awards. The award, which is named after Tony Siddayao (deceased, former sports editor of Manila Standard) and sponsored by Milo Philippines is given out to outstanding junior national athletes aged 18 and below.[29]
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| Aleia Aielle Aguilar | Jiu-Jitsu | [37] [38] |
| Christian Gian Karlo Arca | Chess | |
| Eron Borres | Weightlifting | |
| Angeline Colonia | Weightlifting | |
| Trisha Mae del Rosario | Obstacle Course Racing | |
| Prince Keil delos Santos | Weightlifting | |
| Althea Gaccion | Golf | |
| Joseph Anthony Godbout | Modern Pentathon | |
| Sebastien Niel Mañalac | Karate | |
| Tachiana Kezhia Mangin | Taekwondo | |
| Jan Brix Ramiscal | Muay Thai | |
| Karl Eldrew Yulo | Gymnastics |
During the awards program, the organization will offer a special tribute and remembrance to the sports personalities who died in 2023 through a one minute of silent prayer.[39] [40] [41]