2016 PSA Annual Awards
# 2016 PSA Annual Awards

The 2016 PSA Annual Awards was organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, the oldest media organization based in the Philippines formed by sportswriters from newspapers (broadsheets and tabloids) and sports news websites. PSA is currently helmed by Riera U. Mallari of the Manila Standard. The awards night is co-presented by MVP Sports Foundation, Milo, Philippine Racing Commission, San Miguel Corporation, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Accel, GlobalPort, Rain or Shine, Maynilad, Smart Communications, ICTSI, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, SM Prime Holdings, One Esplanade, National University and Senator Francis Escudero. The awards will be given to the Philippine athletes and organizations who have been recognized for their achievements and victories in 2015, particularly the Filipino gold medalists in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

Ceremonies were held at One Esplanade, Pasay on 13 February 2016 at 8 pm and hosted by veteran sportscaster Quinito Henson and Sports5 head Patricia Bermudez-Hizon. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, who will receive the award as Executive of the Year, was invited to be the event's guest speaker.

Filipino boxing champions Nonito Donaire and Donnie Nietes and Asian Open golf standout Miguel Tabuena will share the trophy as the Athlete of the Year. It is the first time in 3 years that the PSA Athlete of the Year award will give out to multiple athletes.

PSC Chairman Richie Garcia and its commissioners Jolly Gomez, Buddy Andrada, Akiko Thomson-Guevara, and Iggy Clavecilla, POC Executive Director Guillermo Iroy, Jr., POC President Peping Cojuangco, International Olympic Committee representative to the Philippines Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, POC 1st Vice President Joey Romasanta and POC Chairman Tom Carrasco are also invited in the ceremonies.

## Honor Roll list

### Special awards

The following list is the special awards given in the 2016 PSA Annual Awards.

| Award | Winner | Sport/Team |
| - | - | - |
| Athlete of the Year | Nonito Donaire | Boxing |
| Athlete of the Year | Donnie Nietes | Boxing |
| Athlete of the Year | Miguel Tabuena | Golf |
| President's Award | Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines men's national basketball team) | Basketball |
| Mr. Basketball | Calvin Abueva | Basketball (Alaska Aces/Gilas Pilipinas) |
| Mr. Basketball | Terrence Romeo | Basketball (GlobalPort Batang Pier/Gilas Pilipinas) |
| Ms. Volleyball | Alyssa Valdez | Volleyball (Ateneo Lady Eagles/PLDT Volleyball Club/Philippines women's national volleyball team) |
| NSA of the Year | Wushu Federation of the Philippines | Wushu |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Filomeno Codiñera | Baseball/Softball |
| Executive of the Year | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu | Basketball (Alaska Aces governor) |
| Milo Junior Athletes of the Year | Kyle Soguilon Justine Kobe Macario | Swimming Poomsae |
| POC Olympism Award | Carlos Loyzaga | Basketball |

### Major citations

The following list is the major citations given to some notable personalities in Philippine sports in 2016.

| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| - | - |
| June Mar Fajardo | Basketball (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Mac Belo | Basketball (FEU Tamaraws) |
| Mark Cruz | Basketball (Letran Knights) |
| Eric Cray | Athletics (Southeast Asian Games (SEA) Games gold medalist) |
| Cheska Centeño | Billiards (SEA Games gold medalist) |
| Santy Barnachea | Cycling (2015 Ronda Pilipinas champion) |
| Cyna Rodriguez | Golf (LPGA tour golfer) |
| Princess Superal | Golf (2015 Philippines Ladies Open champion) |
| Raniel Resuello | Biking (Philippine SuperBike champion) |
| Divine Wally | Wushu (Wushu World Championship gold medalist) |
| Arnel Mandal | Wushu (Wushu World Championship gold medalist) |
| Jonathan B. Hernandez | Horse racing (Champion jockey) |
| Katharina Lehnert | Tennis (SEA Games standout) |
| AJ Lim | Tennis (SEA Games standout) |

### Minor citations

| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| - | - |
| Philippine team gold medalists (incl. Eric Cray and the Gilas Cadets) | 2015 Southeast Asian Games |
| Philippine team gold medalists (incl. Ernie Gawilan and Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta) | 2015 ASEAN Para Games |
| Michael Christian Martinez | Ice skating |
| Amaya Paz-Cojuangco | Archery |
| Jennifer Chan | Archery |
| Mary Joy Tabal | Track and field |
| Kobe Paras | Basketball |
| Philippines men's national under-17 basketball team | Basketball |
| Sinag-Perlas Dragon Boat National Team | Dragon boat |
| Khristina Charisse Santiago | Karate |
| Kenneth San Andres | Motorcross |
| Milo Rivera | Slalom racer |
| Ernesto Echauz | Sailing (President of Philippine Sailing Association) |
| Hagen Alexander Topacio | Shooting |
| Petron Blaze Spikers | Volleyball |
| Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting |
| Nestor Colonia | Weightlifting |
| ALA Boxing Promotions (Pinoy Pride producers) | Boxing |
| International Premier Tennis League | Tennis |
| Manila North team (Calvin Abueva, Vic Manuel, Karl Dehesa, Troy Rosario) | 3x3 basketball |
| MVP Sports Foundation | Sports development and advocacy |
| NU Pep Squad | Cheerleading |
| Philippines national baseball team | Baseball |
| Philippine National Powerlifting team | Powerlifting |
| Philippine Super Liga | Volleyball |
| SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. | Sports development and advocacy |
| John Henri Lhuillier, Oscar Hilado, Rommie Chan, and Hanky Lee | Tennis patrons |
| Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas team in the bids for the 2019 FIBA World Basketball Cup | Basketball |

### Tony Siddayao Awards for Under 17 athletes

The award was given to young and exceptional athletes who are under the age of 17 years old. It was named after Tony Siddayao, the former sports editor of Manila Standard.

| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition |
| - | - |
| Maurice Sacho Illustre | Swimming (2015 Palarong Pambansa gold medalist) |
| Nicole Pamintuan | Swimming (2015 Palarong Pambansa gold medalist) |
| Miguel Barretto | Swimming |
| Micaela Jasmine Moldeh | Swimming |
| Sean Terrace Zamora | Swimming |
| Abby Arevalo | Golf |
| Pauline del Rosario | Golf |
| Jacob Ang | Karting |
| Nicole Eijansantos | Triathlon |

### Posthumous awards

The posthumous awards were given to the Philippines sports personalities who died in 2015. They were given a trophy and a one-minute silence for the honorees.

* Ramil Cruz (PBA technical director and assistant coach of UP Fighting Maroons)
* Servillano Padiz, Jr. (father of Philippine sepak takraw)
* Irineo Federigan (former softball national player)
* Henry Cojuangco (former San Miguel Corporation executive)
* Jun Castro, Jr. (former PSC commissioner and running enthusiast)
* Lim Eng Beng (former PBA and De La Salle Green Archers player)
* Arturo Macapagal (played at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich)
* Ron Jacobs (former Philippines men's national basketball team coach)
