PISSA president Mary Ng (left) and FESSAP president Edwin Fabro.
PISSA announces busy sports program in 2025
MARY G. Ng, the president of the Philippine Inter-School Sport Association (PISSA), recently presented her program and activities for the organization which includes various national tournaments and international competitions.
The PISSA is a national school federation in the Philippines that is recognized by the International School Sport Federation (ISF), which in turn is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Preparations are underway for the country’s participation in the upcoming ISF Gymnasiade 2025- more known as the World School Games for athletes aged 15 and under – to be held in Serbia from April 4-14, 2025.
The PISSA Executive Board, which is headed by Mary G. Ng, will soon determine the two sportsmen who will act as the Philippine Head of the Delegation and the Philippine flag-bearer to the World School Games in Serbia.
Assisted by Deputy President David Ong, Mary Ng has started preparations for the national qualifying tournaments in the multiple sports events that the Philippines will be taking part in the 2025 ISF World Games to be hosted by Serbia.
Initially, the PISSA will field entries in the following disciplines: archery, basketball 3×3, judo, orienteering, and table tennis.
Members of the PISSA Executive Board are Christian Tan (Senior Vice President), Joseph Sy (Secretary General), Cecil Sarmiento (Treasurer), Chester Lim (Director), Carlito Fermanes (Director), and Ricky Chua (Director).
Technical members are Albert Andaya, Romulo Raytos, Edwin Co, and Wilson Guevarra.
Various national tournaments have been organized by the PISSA annually.
Among them were the PISSA Juniors Basketball Championship and the PISSA Juniors Volleyball Championship.
These games were staged in partnership with the Senior High School membership schools belonging to the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), led by its FESSAP President Edwin C. Fabro, and FESSAP Chairman of the Board Alvin Tai Lian.
The FESSAP regulates multiple leagues such as the Philippine University Archery League (PUAL), Philippine University Basketball League (PUBL), and the Philippine Wushu Colleges and Clubs Association (PWCCA) tournament, whose competitions are aligned with the PISSA program to help uplift Philippine sports nationwide at the university and college level.
In Archery, the PISSA and FESSAP struck an agreement to have the Philippine University Archery League (PUAL) conduct the National Qualifying Tournaments not only featuring student-athletes at the university level but also in the senior high school ranks.
The partnership between the PISSA and FESSAP is supported by the Philippine Airlines, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Bestank Manufacturing, LT Group Inc., Healthy Options, Seascape Village Seafoods, Paddock’s Casual Jeans, KELME Sportswear, OMNI Electrical and Lighting, and HENN Athletic Club.
The strong support by these sports patrons can only lead to the success of the PISSA- and FESSAP-sanctioned tournaments and the betterment of our youthful athletes who will have the forum to showcase their talents here and abroad.
Moreover, the competitions help student-athletes develop leadership skills that will be beneficial in their future undertakings.
“As the leading organizations of both the PISSA and FESSAP in the Philippines, we shall hold more national competitions in other disciplines as our own little way to uplift sport in the country,” declared PISSA President Mary G. Ng and FESSAP President Edwin C. Fabro in a joint statement.”
For that, we can only be thankful for the time and effort of Edwin C. Fabro and Mary G. Ng in providing a lending hand to Philippine sports at the grassroots or youth level. By Graham C. Lim
