Philippine Sports Commission(PSC)

October 18, 2023 Dear Cris Kawaen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 21, 2023 10:46:21 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Number of National team in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Hereunder are the response to the information you are requesting: 1. Total Athlete population in the Philippines - Please see attached file. 2. Total athletes population in the Philippines (18 years old and above) - so far we are updating our data file of athletes. WE can give you an estimate of 5% of athletes below 18 years old. 3. Total Number of Professional athletes who earns money from sports in the Philippines - You may direct your request to GAB Office. They are the Agency handling Professional athletes. 4. Sports related accidents involving athletes reported from Dec. 2018 to present. - ACL Injury is the common injury reported by the athletes. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Ms. Lorna B. Lorico, FOI Decision Maker at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). May we also request you to answer the Feedback Survey Form below by copying and pasting it to the web browser. https://forms.gle/TN71AFiMQuJiUodp7 Thank you. Respectfully, FOI PSC Receiving Officer FOI Receiving Officer