Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann commended the efforts of the Private Schools Athletics Association, the State Colleges and Universities Athletics Association, and the Palarong Pambansa for bringing sporting platforms for young athletes nationwide.

“Programs like this by PRISAA or SCUAA, and the Palarong Pambansa thru DepEd help us empower our message and encourage potential athletes to never stop dreaming,” Bachmann said.

He made the commendation during the National Grassroots Sports Summit Workshop hosted by the  Private Schools Athletic Association – Region 3 held in Angeles University Foundation in Pampanga.

The summit, which gathered sports leaders from various educational institutions of the region, is among the series of PSC’s visitations to several cities and provinces as part of its partnership with PRISAA as one of its arms in grassroots sports development which was sealed on January in Legazpi City, Albay.

Bachmann also expressed his eagerness to the partners involved like the PRISAA in ensuring the positive outcomes for the future of the agency’s staple grassroots programs such as the Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games.

“I believe that Central Luzon may continue producing outstanding and determined athletes for the future,” he added.

The newly-appointed regional director of the  Commission on Higher Education Region 3 Dr. Lora Yusi stressed that the grassroots sports development will be promoted among colleges and universities.

“Grassroots sports development is what we basically need at the moment. Thank you to Chairman Richard Bachmann and the PSC, together, we can produce more athletes and we can make a difference in developing the grassroots sports within the region,” Yusi said.

Together with Bachmann on the summit were Comm. Edward Hayco who oversees grassroots initiative programs and Comm. Matthew ‘Fritz’  Gaston as welcomed by hosts PRISAA Region 3 President Abraham Cruz and Vice President Jeffrey Jervoso.

The summit covered topics such as the grassroots initiatives in Iloilo City, the overview of the Philippine Sports and its legal basis, the PWD grassroots, and presentation of the model which discovered Gilas Pilipinas bigman June Mar Fajardo.