2017 PSA Annual Awards

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2017 PSA Annual Awards – Brief recap

The 2017 PSA Annual Awards honored the Philippines’ top sports achievers from 2016. The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), the country’s oldest sports media group founded in 1949, organized the event. The PSA was led by Riera Mallari, sports editor of Manila Standard.

When and where
- Date: February 13, 2017
- Venue: Le Pavillon, Pasay
- Host: Quinito Henson, with Patricia Bermudez-Hizon as a co-host; Carla Lizardo and Steph Ongkiko also hosted

Top honors
- Athlete of the Year: Hidilyn Diaz (Weightlifting) — 2016 Olympic silver medalist. She was chosen unanimously over chess player Janelle Mae Frayna and Manny Pacquiao. Diaz became the first female Athlete of the Year since 2012.

Main awards
- Athlete of the Year — Hidilyn Diaz
- Lifetime Achievement Award — Eugene Torre (Chess)
- President’s Award — Milo Rivera (International Motorsports)
- Executive of the Year — Philip Ella Juico (Athletics/Track and Field)
- National Sports Association of the Year — Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA)
- Mr. Basketball — June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen, PBA)
- Mr. Football — Misagh Bahadoran (Global FC and Philippines national team)
- Mr. Golf — Miguel Tabuena
- Mr. Taekwondo — Jeordan Dominguez
- Ms. Volleyball — Mika Reyes
- Stars of the Night — Ancilla Mari Manzano and Khaz Romoff

Major awardees (alphabetical highlights)
- Eduard Folayang (Mixed Martial Arts, ONE Championship)
- Eric Cray (Athletics)
- Ian Lariba (Table Tennis)
- Janelle Mae Frayna (Chess)
- Jeron Teng (Basketball)
- John Riel Casimero (Boxing)
- Josephine Medina (Table Tennis)
- Kirstie Alora (Taekwondo)
- “Low Profile” (Horse racing)
- Marestella Torres-Sunang (Long jump)
- Mark A. Alvarez (Horse racing)
- Marvin Mangulabnan (Superbike racing)
- Mary Joy Tabal (Marathon)
- Nestor Colonia (Weightlifting)
- Philippine poomsae team
- San Miguel Beermen (Basketball)
- Yuka Saso (Golf)

Milo Junior Athletes of the Year
- Milo Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Adam Bondoc (Karate)
- Milo Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Kyla Soguilon (Swimming)

Tony Siddayao Awards for Under-17 athletes
- Winners include Micaela Mojdeh, Marc Dula, Jerard Jacinto (Swimming), Maurice Sacho Illustre (Swimming), Ancilla Mari Manzano (Gymnastics), Khaz Romoff (Karting), Arielle Pascual (Skating), Tara Borlan (Triathlon), Samantha Borlan (Triathlon), Joan Masangkay (Powerlifting)

Posthumous awards
- The awards honored Philippine sports figures who died in 2016, with a trophy and a one-minute moment of silence. Honorees included Emy Arcilla, Gilbert Bulawan, Benjie Castro, Filomeno Codiñera, Baby Dalupan, Cecil Hechanova, Carlos Loyzaga, Rogie Maglinas, Jonas Mariano, Ronnie Nathanielsz, Mariano “Tom” Ong, and Hermie Rivera, among others.

See also
- 2016 in Philippine sports

The PSA Annual Awards celebrate a year of Filipino sporting excellence by recognizing athletes, teams, officials, and contributors across a wide range of sports.