THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) indefinitely locked down starting on Wednesday the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and PhilSports Complex in Pasig City after one of the agency’s personnel tested positive of Covid-19.
PSC officials said disinfection procedures at the PSC Administration Building in Manila and the PhilSports administrative offices and dormitories were under way with the help of Mike Asuncion of the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association and BF Merren Pharmaceuticals.
“We are thankful because they [Asuncion and BF Merren] readily helped. We wanted to make sure that we do proper disinfection of the offices,” PSC Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy said.
The PSC also thanked Milo Philippines and Pocari Sweat for its continued support to national athletes, coaches and PSC frontline workers amid the pandemic.
Iroy also thanked the Philippine Swimming Inc., Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Pilipinas Sepak Takraw Association Inc. and other national sports associations for donating face masks, face shields and other supplies for the agency’s frontliners and stranded athletes and coaches.
“Our NSAs have been very helpful this pandemic. We all just want to lift each other and help each other get through this pandemic” Iroy said.
PSC officials and personnel underwent mandatory swab testing last week and the results were released on Tuesday.