𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hails President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for putting his stamp of approval on the creation of the National Sports Tourism Inter-Agency Committee (NST-IAC) through Administrative Order №38.

This is considered a landmark issuance signed by the President on Oct. 29, 2025 that unites key government agencies to harmonize, coordinate, and oversee all efforts to develop, promote, and sustain sports tourism in the Philippines.

“The PSC expresses its full commitment to leading this new inter-agency body in advancing the bold vision of making the Philippines a premier sports tourism destination in Asia, together with counterparts from the Department of Tourism (DoT), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR),” said PSC Chairman Patrick C. Gregorio.

“This is an invaluable recognition of how sports can enable the youth, enable regional development, enable tourism and enable new industries. “We understand our role. We are enablers. Whether it’s working with DepEd for grassroots development or with the DoT for sports tourism, sports will be a key catalyst and driver of the national agenda,” he added.