All national competitions and grassroots activities could be suspended until the first half of 2021.
Commissioner Ramon Fernandez said this as efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic continues nationwide.
“The PSC (Philippine Sports Commission) suspended all activities and programs for the whole year,” said Fernandez, adding that suspension of activities could go on until the first six months of 2021.
And this may affect the staging of the Philippine National Games, the Children's Games, the Batang Pinoy, and even the Palarong Pambansa.
And this go on until a vaccine on virus can be developed, according to Fernandez.
So far, the agency has already withdrawn its support to the 10th ASEAN Paragames, which was supposed to have been held last March.
The agency is now implementing belt-tightening actions in its effort to keep its commitment of support to members of the national team, in compliance with an advisory to cancel the staging of sports activities for the next seven months.
The Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has given an advisory on prohibited activities even beyond the Enhanced Community Quarantine.
This includes the suspension of sports activities until November.
On the other hand, the PSC will continue to support the allowance releases for national athletes and coaches, with PAGCOR coming out with steady remittances to the agency.
So far, the PAGCOR has remitted P150.75 million to the PSC since March 31.