# 2025 PSA Annual Awards

The 2025 San Miguel Corporation (SMC)-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards was an annual awarding ceremony giving honor and spotlight to the individuals (athletes, officials) teams, National Sports Associations and organizations that made success and giving 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 awarding 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 (broadsheets and tabloids), online sports news websites, broadcast (TV and radio) 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.
| Award | Winner | Sport | References |
| Athlete of the Year | Carlos Yulo | Gymnastics (Artistic) | |
| Milo Philippines Gold, Grit and Glory Award | Carlos Yulo | Gymnastics (Artistic) | |

#### Main awardees

| Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| President's Award | Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas | Boxing (Bronze Medalists, Women's 57 kg and Women's 50 kg, 2024 Summer Olympics) |
| Hall of Fame Award | Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting (Gold Medalist, Women's 55 kg, 2020 Summer Olympics, 4-Time PSA Athlete of the Year - 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022) |
| National Sports Association of the Year | Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President: Cynthia Carrion | Gymnastics (Responsible for winning two gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics through Carlos Yulo) |
| Executive of the Year | Abraham Tolentino President, Philippine Olympic Committee | Philippine sports (Responsible for bagging the 2 gold and 2 bronze medal performance of Team Philippines in the 2024 Summer Olympics) |
| Mr. Basketball | Junemar Fajardo | Professional basketball (Center, Gilas Pilipinas/San Miguel Beermen / 8-time Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player) |
| Mr. Basketball | Kevin Quiambao | Amateur basketball (Forward, DLSU Green Archers/Goyang Sono Skygunners / 2-time UAAP Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player) |
| Ms. Volleyball | Jia de Guzman | Volleyball (Setter, Alas Pilipinas/Denso Airybees / Best Setter, 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup/2024 SEA Women's V.League – First Leg) |
| Special Awards | MVP Group of Manny V. Pangilinan | Philippine sports (Spearheading private sector's support towards Philippine athletes, sports teams and associations) |
| Special Awards | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | Collegiate sports (Recognized for its historic 100th centennial season) |

#### Major awardees

Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| Benhur Abalos | Horse racing (Horse Owner of the Year) (Owner and Breeder of 2024 Presidential Gold Cup Champion Batang Manda) |
| Rubilen Amit | Billiards (Champion, WPA Women's World 9-Ball Championship) |
| Batang Manda Owner and Breeder: Benhur Abalos Trainer: Claudio Angeles Jockey: Patty Dilema Sire/Dam: Ultimate Goal / Posse Left | Horse racing (Horse of the Year) (Champion, 2024 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) - Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) Presidential Gold Cup) |
| Carlo Biado | Billiards (Champion, WPA Predator World 10-Ball Championship) |
| John Alvin Guce | Horse racing (Jockey of the Year) (Jockey with the most number of wins for the year 2024) |
| Melvin Jerusalem | Boxing (World Boxing Council (WBC) Mini-Flyweight Titleholder) |
| Rianne Malixi | Golf (Champion, 2024 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs, 2024 US Girls' Junior Championships and 2024 US Women's Amateur Championships) |
| Tachiana Mangin | Taekwondo (Gold Medalist, Women's -49 kg, 2024 World Junior Taekwondo Championships) |
| GM Daniel Quizon | Chess (Awarded as the 17th Filipino Chess Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation (FIDE)) |
| Pedro Taduran | Boxing (International Boxing Federation (IBF) Minimumweight Titleholder) |

### 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.

#### 2024 Paris Olympics

| Athlete | Sport |
| Elreen Ando | Weightlifting |
| Dottie Ardina | Golf |
| Hergie Bacyadan | Boxing |
| John Cabang Tolentino | Athletics |
| Samantha Catantan | Fencing |
| John Ceniza | Weightlifting |
| Joanie Delgaco | Rowing |
| Aleah Finnegan | Gymnastics |
| Jarod Hatch | Swimming |
| Lauren Hoffman | Athletics |
| Emma Malabuyo | Gymnastics |
| Eumir Marcial | Boxing |
| EJ Obiena | Athletics |
| Carlo Paalam | Boxing |
| Bianca Pagdanganan | Golf |
| Nesthy Petecio | Boxing |
| Levi Ruivivar | Gymnastics |
| Kayla Sanchez | Swimming |
| Vanessa Sarno | Weightlifting |
| Aira Villegas | Boxing |
| Kiyomi Watanabe | Judo |
| Carlos Yulo | Gymnastics |

#### 2024 Paris Paralympics

| Athlete | Sport |
| Cendy Asusano | Athletics |
| Agustina Bantiloc | Archery |
| Allain Ganapin | Taekwondo |
| Ernie Gawilan | Swimming |
| Jerrold Mangliwan | Athletics |
| Angel Otom | Swimming |

#### Former Olympians

| Edition | Athlete | Sport |
| 1964 Tokyo | Mildred Canete | Athletics |
| 1968 Mexico | Ernesto Beren | Gymnastics |
| 1968 Mexico | Jimmy Mariano | Basketball |
| 1972 Munich | Ricardo Fortaleza | Boxing |
| 1972 Munich | Ral Rosario | Swimming |
| 1972 Munich | Marte Samson | Basketball |
| 1972 Munich | Freddie Webb | Basketball |
| 1976 Montreal | Reynaldo Fortaleza | Boxing |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Christine Jacob-Sandejas | Swimming |
| 1988 Seoul | Gregorio Colonia | Weightlifting |
| 1988 Seoul | Monsour del Rosario | Taekwondo |
| 1988 Seoul | Stephen Fernandez | Taekwondo |
| 1988 Seoul | Ed Maerina | Rowing |
| 1988 Seoul | Benjamin McMurray | Judo |
| 1988 Seoul | Akiko Thomson-Guevara | Swimming |
| 1992 Barcelona | Ed Lasquete | Athletics |
| 1992 Barcelona | Bea Lucero | Taekwondo |
| 1992 Barcelona | Jaime Recio | Shooting |
| 1992 Barcelona | Juan Miguel Torres | Sailing |
| 1992 Barcelona | Walter Torres | Fencing |
| 1992 Barcelona | Roel Velasco | Boxing |
| 1992 Barcelona | Isidro Vicera | Boxing |
| 1996 Atlanta | Weena Lim | Badminton |
| 1996 Atlanta | Elias Recaido | Boxing |
| 1996 Atlanta | Onyok Velasco | Boxing |
| 2000 Sydney | Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz | Taekwondo |
| 2000 Sydney | Donnie Geisler | Taekwondo |
| 2000 Sydney | Jenny Guerrero | Swimming |
| 2000 Sydney | Toni Leviste | Equestrian |
| 2000 Sydney | Jasmin Simpao | Taekwondo |
| 2000 Sydney | Benjie Tolentino | Rowing |
| 2004 Athens | Raphael Matthew Chua | Swimming |
| 2004 Athens | Jethro Dionisio | Shooting |
| 2008 Beijing | Eric Ang | Shooting |
| 2008 Beijing | Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting |
| 2008 Beijing | Marestella Torres | Athletics |
| 2012 London | Jasmine Alkhaldi | Swimming |
| 2012 London | Rene Herrera | Athletics |
| 2012 London | Jessie Lacuna | Swimming |
| 2016 Rio | Kirstie Alora | Taekwondo |
| 2016 Rio | Rogen Ladon | Boxing |
| 2016 Rio | Charly Suarez | Boxing |
| 2016 Rio | Mary Joy Tabal | Athletics |
| 2020 Tokyo | Kurt Barbosa | Taekwondo |
| 2020 Tokyo | Cris Nievarez | Rowing |

### Special citations

Sorted by alphabetical order and based by surname.
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| Isabella Butler | Jiu-jitsu (Gold Medalist, Girls U18 -57 kg, JJIF World Youth Championships) |
| WFM Ruelle Canino | Chess (Member, Philippine Women's Chess Team; Champion, Category B, 45th World Chess Olympiad) |
| Johann Chua | Billiards (Champion, Hanoi Open 9-Ball Championship and Team Asia Member, Reyes Cup) |
| Angeline Colonia | Weightlifting (Double Gold and Silver Medalist, Women's -45 kg, IWF Junior Weightlifting Championship) |
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Volleyball (Champion, All-Filipino, Reinforced and Invitational Conferences, Premier Volleyball League 2024 season) |
| Kheith Rhynne Cruz | Table tennis (Champion, Girls Under-18 Singles, WTT Youth Contender Westchester; Multiple Medalist, US Table Tennis Open Championships) |
| Marc Custodio | Bowling (Champion, Open Division, 10th DIBC-Delta Open Bowling Tournament) |
| Mark Galedo | Cycling (Champion, Men's Elite Long 105 km, 2024 Tour of Guam) |
| Lovely Inan | Weightlifting (Double Gold and Silver Medalist, Women's -49 kg, IWF Junior Weightlifting Championship) |
| Albert James Manas | Billiards (Champion, 99 Billiards Club Hanoi Tournament) |
| Philippine Men's Baseball Team | Baseball (Champion, 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup) |
| Philippine Dragon Boat Team (PCKDF) | Dragon boat (Overall Champion, 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships) |
| Philippine Volcanoes | Rugby sevens (Champion, Men's and Women's, Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy) |
| Pilipinas Live (Cignal) | Sports broadcasting (Recognized for its world-class livestream and contents of the biggest sports events in the Philippines and the world) |
| Regie Ramirez | Powerlifting (Deadlift Gold Medalist and Deadlift World Record Holder, Men's 59 kg, 2024 World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships) |
| Ramon Suzara | Volleyball (Executive Vice President, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and President, Asian Volleyball Confederation and Philippine National Volleyball Federation) |
| Jessa Mae Tabuan | Powerlifting (Triple Gold and Silver Medalist and New Philippine Junior Record Holder, Women's 52 kg, 2024 IPF World Classic and Equipped Sub-Junior, Junior Powerlifting Championship) |
| Eldrew Yulo | Gymnastics (Gold, Vault, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships; Multiple Medalist, Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships) |

### Tony Siddayao Awards and Milo Junior Athletes of the Year

The award, which is named after Tony Siddayao (deceased, former sports editor of the Manila Standard) and sponsored by Milo Philippines is given out to outstanding junior national athletes aged 18 and below.
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| Aielle Aguilar | Jiu-Jitsu (Champion, Girls Gi Kids 2 Prey 22 kgs A, 2024 Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Festival Championships) |
| James Ajido | Swimming (Gold Medalist, Boys 12-14 100m Butterfly, 11th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships and Gold Medalist, Boys 14-16 50m Butterfly, 46th Southeast Asian Age Group Championships) |
| Miriam Grace Balisme | Wrestling (Gold Medalist, Women's Freestyle 61 kg, Southeast Asian Wrestling Championships and Oceania Invitational) |
| Paul Sondrei Capinig | Wrestling (Gold Medalist, Men's Freestyle 51 kg, Southeast Asian Wrestling Championships and Oceania Invitational) |
| Sophia Catantan | Fencing (Gold Medalist, Girls Junior Foil Individual, 5th Southeast Asia Pacific Fencing Championship) |
| Alexander Delos Reyes | Wushu (Gold Medalist, Boys Taijijian, 9th World Junior Wushu Championships) |
| Behrouz Mojdeh | Swimming (Gold Medalist, Boys 200m Backstroke, Asian Open School Invitational Long Course Swimming Championships) |

### 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.
* Rene Alforque (Basketball)
* Alice Andrada (Golf)
* Carlos Brosas (Swimming)
* Edgardo Cantada (Volleyball)
* Felix Casas (Golf)
* Boy Clarino (Basketball)
* Benjie Cleofas (Basketball)
* Ricky Dandan (Basketball)
* Edwin Gastanes (Football)
* Sven-Göran Eriksson (Football)
* Mervin Guarte (Obstacle Sports)
* Ays Hufanda (Basketball)
* Janisa Johnson (Volleyball)
* Tony Lu (Sports Photography)
* Clyde Mariano (Sportswriting)
* Yoyoy Martirez (Basketball)
* Remy Monteverde (Basketball)
* Rey Pages (Basketball)
* Alex Prieto (Golf)
* Eugene Quilban (Basketball)
* Janrick Soriano (Football)
* Chino Trinidad (Sportscasting)
* Arnold Villanueva (Basketball)
* Elmer Yanga (Basketball)