2024 PSA Annual Awards


The 2024 San Miguel Corporation -Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards Night was an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals teams and organizations that had made significant contributions to the continuous growth of Philippine sports in 2023.

Details

The awarding ceremony was held on January 29, 2024, at the Diamond Ballroom of the Diamond Hotel in Manila.
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.
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann, Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino and other Philippine sports officials were attended the affair.
Prior to the announcement, Team Philippines' gold medalists from the 2022 Asian Games, Obiena, Meggie Ochoa and Annie Ramirez, and the Philippines men's national basketball team and the Philippines women's national football team 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.
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.

Honor roll

Main awards

The following are the list of main awards of the event.

Athlete of the Year

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, 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.
Obiena bested Ramirez, Ochoa, the Gilas Pilipinas and the Filipinas teams for the recognition. He is also the first track & field athlete since 2009 to be bestowed for the major award.
Obiena did not attend the ceremony but he did joined via Zoom, while his parents Emerson and Jeanette received the award on his behalf.
AwardWinnerSportReferences
Athlete of the YearEJ ObienaAthletics

Major awardees

Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
James AranasBilliards
Big Lagoon
Owner and Breeder: Melaine Habla
Trainer: Ruben Tupas
Jockey: John Alvin Guce
Sire/Dam: Havana - Blue Catch		Horse racing
- Philippine Racing Commission
Chezka CentenoBilliards
Johann ChuaBilliards
John Alvin GuceHorse racing
Leonardo "Sandy" Javier Jr.Horse racing
Meggie OchoaJiu-jitsu
Zach RaminBowling
Annie RamirezJiu-jitsu
Miguel TabuenaGolf
Carlos YuloGymnastics

Recognitions

The PSA will give recognition awards to the gold medalists of four major international competitions that Team Philippines joined this year.
2023 Southeast Asian Games gold medalists
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.
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.
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.
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.
  • Darry Bernardo
  • Ernie Gawilan
  • Henry Roger Lopez
  • Jerrold Mangliwan
  • Cheyzer Mendoza
  • Menandro Redor
  • Philippine Para Chess Team
  • *Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, Arman Subaste
  • *''Henry Roger Lopez, Jasper Rom, Sander Severino''

Milo Philippines - Tony Siddayao Awards for Junior Athletes

The award, which is named after Tony Siddayao and sponsored by Milo Philippines is given out to outstanding junior national athletes aged 18 and below.
WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Aleia Aielle AguilarJiu-Jitsu
Christian Gian Karlo ArcaChess
Eron BorresWeightlifting
Angeline ColoniaWeightlifting
Trisha Mae del RosarioObstacle Course Racing
Prince Keil delos SantosWeightlifting
Althea GaccionGolf
Joseph Anthony GodboutModern Pentathon
Sebastien Niel MañalacKarate
Tachiana Kezhia ManginTaekwondo
Jan Brix RamiscalMuay Thai
Karl Eldrew YuloGymnastics

Posthumous Honors for Deceased Sports Personalities

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.