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PSC officially cancels PH National Games, Batang Pinoy

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<p>MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Sunday announced that it is officially cancelling the Philippine National Games (PNG) and Batang Pinoy this year. </p><p>The development was brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has already forced the agency to cancel sports events until the end of the year.</p><p>Sports events remain prohibited under the enhanced community quarantine and the general community quarantine.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">READ: PUBLIC ADVISORY<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSCKeepsActiveonECQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSCKeepsActiveonECQ</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProductiveTimeoutwithPSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProductiveTimeoutwithPSC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/parasainangbayan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#parasainangbayan</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IAmSportsPositive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IAmSportsPositive</a> <a href="https://t.co/Zy8GNk7zxT">pic.twitter.com/Zy8GNk7zxT</a></p>— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) <a href="https://twitter.com/psc_gov/status/1259432603691544576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Meanwhile, PSC chairman William &quot;Butch&quot; Ramirez penned an open letter to Filipino athletes, encouraging them to observe safety measures and remain disciplined amid the lockdown.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/generalsports/news/2020/05/11/will-new-coronavirus-kill-spitting-sports-68099">READ: Will the new coronavirus kill spitting in sports?</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Keep your bodies active. A lockdown imposes only on our liberties to go out and socialize. Find ways and means to keep fit in the present situation we are in,&quot; Ramirez said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">An open letter to our national athletes<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSCKeepsActiveonECQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSCKeepsActiveonECQ</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProductiveTimeoutwithPSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProductiveTimeoutwithPSC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/parasainangbayan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#parasainangbayan</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IAmSportsPositive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IAmSportsPositive</a> <a href="https://t.co/cHXrf1pvsz">pic.twitter.com/cHXrf1pvsz</a></p>— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) <a href="https://twitter.com/psc_gov/status/1259717743684710401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>He also urged the athletes to &quot;keep positive,&quot; and reminded them that they have sports psychologists available for them.</p><p>&quot;I look forward to the day when I can see you all again in our training centers and the playing fields, continuing to chase your dreams in sports,&quot; Ramirez said. &quot;It might be a new environment given the change that this virus has imposed on our lives, but let us all pray it is a better one.&quot;</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"><b>ABS-CBN Sports website</b></a>).</p>

<p>The Philippine Sports Commission on Sunday announced that it is officially cancelling the Philippine National Games and Batang Pinoy this year. </p>

The Philippine Sports Commission on Sunday announced that it is officially cancelling the Philippine National Games and Batang Pinoy this year.