PSC CHAIRMAN RAMIREZ GINAWARAN NG MSU NG ‘DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES HONORIS CAUSA’

GINAWARAN ng Mindanao State University (MSU) Marawi Campus bilang ‘Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa’ si Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez dahil sa kanyang kontribusyon para sa Mindanao Sports for Peace movement kamakalawa sa MSU Convention Center, Lanao del Sur kaalinsabay ng pagdiriwang ng ika- 60 anibersaryo ng naturang unibersidad.

Pinangunahan ni MSU System President Habib Macaayong ang ‘awarding of the academic recognition’ kay Ramirez, katuwang sina Executive Vice President Rasid Paca, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alma Berowa, at Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Alizedney Ditucalan.

“You have touched the hearts of many. On behalf of the whole MSU System community, we honor the unrelenting support you have afforded our institution,” sambit ni Macaayong.

“I am humbled at the privilege of esteem being bestowed on me today with this conferment of a Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa by this prestigious and respected educational institution. I thank Pres. Macaayong and the whole Mindanao State University for recognizing our efforts and contributions to the university and the Mindanao Sports for Peace movement,” pasalamat na mensahe ni Ramirez sa kanyang acceptance speech.

Ibinahagi ni Ramirez ang pagbibigay- diin ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte noong tinanggap niya (Ramirez)ang appointment bilang PSC chairman na dalhin niya ang sports ng bansa sa matayog na pedestal.

“Although Marawi is not in the periphery, it is an urban society beset by the sad realities of strife. That is why we continued supporting this city, by rehabilitating the MSU Track Oval to an Olympic-standard facility and helping accelerate sports development, we hope to shore up the spirits of the people and spark inspiration among the youth through sports,” dagdag ni Ramirez.

“In July 2017, just two months after the siege in Marawi, we aided more than 300 displaced children in Brgy. Buru-un in Iligan city, to conduct the PSC’s UNESCO-recognized project, the Children’s Games. The following year, our agency came back and brought the program inside MSU to more than 500 children from all over the city.”
Sa pamamagitan ng PSC, higit sa 20,000 kabataan sa Marawi, ang nakapaglaro ng sports mula sa coastal islands ng Limasawa, kaya sineguro ni Ramirez na magpapatuloy silang makaabot sa malalayo pang lugar kahit na peligroso pa rin sa banta ng pandemya.

“I am beholden to you and the country to continue to work towards the development of sports and our youth,”ani pa Ramirez.

Babalik si Ramirez sa Marawi para sa ‘official unveiling’ ng bagong kumpuning MSU Track Oval sa susunod na buwan.(Danny Simon)