2025 PSA Annual Awards


The 2025 San Miguel Corporation -Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards was an annual awarding ceremony recognizing the individuals, teams, National Sports Associations and organizations that achieved success and brought pride and honor to the Philippine sports in the year 2024, specifically in the recent campaign of the Filipino athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics led by gold medalist Carlos Yulo.

Details

The awards ceremony was held on January 27, 2025, at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel in Manila.
A total of 117 athletes from the past Filipino Olympians to present sports achievers, coaches, officials, sports organizations and entities led by 2024's PSA Athlete of the Year Carlos Yulo were being honored and given recognition in the biggest PSA Awards to date with the theme "Golden Year, Golden Centenary" in line with the 100th year anniversary of the Philippines' participation in the Summer Olympics.
Former Senator and two-time Basketball Olympian Freddie Webb was served as the guest speaker on behalf of all the former Olympic athletes.
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann, Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino, Philippine Paralympic Committee President Michael Barredo, 1-Pacman Representative Mikee Romero and Senator Bong Go are among those who were attended the awarding ceremony.
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 print media, online sports news websites, broadcast and social media.

Honor roll

Main awards

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

Athlete of the Year

The Philippine Sportswriters Association named Carlos Yulo as the unanimous choice for the Athlete of the Year of 2024 on its annual awards night, citing his recent two gold medal feat in the 2024 Paris Olympics, making him as the first Filipino athlete to win multiple gold medals in the 100-year participation of Team Philippines in the Olympics. He also brought home 4 gold medals in the 2024 Asian Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Uzbekistan.
Yulo is the second gymnast to receive the prestigious Athlete of the Year honors after former SEA Games gymnastics medalist Pia Adelle Reyes, who won the coveted Athlete of the Year by the PSA in 1997.
AwardWinnerSportReferences
Athlete of the YearCarlos YuloGymnastics
Milo Philippines Gold, Grit and Glory AwardCarlos YuloGymnastics

Main awardees

AwardWinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
President's AwardNesthy Petecio and Aira VillegasBoxing
Hall of Fame AwardHidilyn DiazWeightlifting
National Sports Association of the YearGymnastics Association of the Philippines
President: Cynthia Carrion		Gymnastics
Executive of the YearAbraham Tolentino
President, Philippine Olympic Committee		Philippine sports
Mr. BasketballJunemar FajardoProfessional basketball
Mr. BasketballKevin QuiambaoAmateur basketball
Ms. VolleyballJia de GuzmanVolleyball
Special AwardsMVP Group of Manny V. PangilinanPhilippine sports
Special AwardsNational Collegiate Athletic Association Collegiate sports

Major awardees

Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Benhur AbalosHorse racing
Rubilen AmitBilliards
Batang Manda
Owner and Breeder: Benhur Abalos
Trainer: Claudio Angeles
Jockey: Patty Dilema
Sire/Dam: Ultimate Goal / Posse Left		Horse racing
- Philippine Racing Commission
Carlo BiadoBilliards
John Alvin GuceHorse racing
Melvin JerusalemBoxing
Rianne MalixiGolf
Tachiana ManginTaekwondo
GM Daniel QuizonChess
Pedro TaduranBoxing

Recognition for Olympians and Paralympians

The PSA, will also handout recognition and special tribute for all the Olympic athletes and Paralympic athletes who were participated in the recent 2024 Paris Olympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics as well as the other living members of the Philippine Olympic Teams from 1964 Tokyo Olympics until the 2020 Rio Olympics in coordination with the Philippine Olympians Association.

Special citations

Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Isabella ButlerJiu-jitsu
WFM Ruelle CaninoChess
Johann ChuaBilliards
Angeline ColoniaWeightlifting
Creamline Cool SmashersVolleyball
Kheith Rhynne CruzTable tennis
Marc CustodioBowling
Mark GaledoCycling
Lovely InanWeightlifting
Albert James ManasBilliards
Philippine Men's Baseball TeamBaseball
Philippine Dragon Boat Team Dragon boat
Philippine VolcanoesRugby sevens
Pilipinas Live Sports broadcasting
Regie RamirezPowerlifting
Ramon SuzaraVolleyball
Jessa Mae TabuanPowerlifting
Eldrew YuloGymnastics

Tony Siddayao Awards and Milo Junior Athletes of the Year

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
Aielle AguilarJiu-Jitsu
James AjidoSwimming
Miriam Grace BalismeWrestling
Paul Sondrei CapinigWrestling
Sophia CatantanFencing
Alexander Delos ReyesWushu
Behrouz MojdehSwimming

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 2024 and January 2025 through a one minute of silent prayer.