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PSC to institutionalize Women’s Martial Arts Festival

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Over 1,200 women and girls from various regions in the country took part in the fifth edition of the 2018 Philippine Sports Commission – Women’s Martial Arts Festival yesterday at Harrison Plaza, Manila.

PSC to institutionalize Women’s Martial Arts Festival
Commissioner Celia Kiram

Women in Sports Oversight Commissioner Celia Kiram shared the agency’s delight with the growing number of women and girls participating in the event every year.

We, at the PSC Board will move towards the institutionalization of an annual martial arts program for women,” Kiram said.

We believe in the power of women. That is why we need more of these programs in the region and provinces,” echoed Agustin.

PSC-Public Communications Office Head Malyn Bamba cited that the martial arts festival is an initiative of the Commission, in support of Republic Act No. 9710, also known as the “Magna Carta of Women”, that spells out very woman’s right to equal participation in sports.

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This includes measures to ensure that gender-based discrimination in competitive and non-competitive sports is removed so that women and girls can benefit from sports development,” Bamba said.

The three-day tourney features the national sport Arnis, other martial arts discipline such as Judo, Karatedo, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Pencak Silat, Wrestling and Fencing.

We hope that this competition will also be a venue and stepping stone for our future national athletes,” said Kiram.
The fourth leg of the Women’s Martial Arts Festival was held at PhilSports Complex, Pasig, from May 24 to 26 last year.

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