Gintong Alay
national sports program of the Philippine government
Project Gintong Alay or Gintong Alay (lit. 'Golden Harvest') was a national sports program of the Philippine government launched under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos.
History
Establishment
In Letter of Instructions No. 955 dated October 31, 1979, primarily issued to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Philippine Olympic Committee, President Ferdinand Marcos instructed the creation of a national sports program to develop track and field athletes.
On November 8, 1979, Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1922 which authorized Gintong Alay to conduct an educational and fund campaign to aid in the generation of funds for the project and on May 2, 1980, to expand the scope of the project to include 17 other sports. On August 16, 1980, all donations, bequests and gifts to the sports program were exempted from tax.
1986 disbandment
Following the ouster of President Marcos due to the People Power Revolution in February 1986, the Gintong Alay program was effectively ended.
Revival and later succession by the PSC
In 1987, the program was revived albeit in a smaller scale to prepare and train the Philippine delegate which participated at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games. Gintong Alay would be later replaced with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) which was established in 1990.
Leadership
The Gintong Alay Project was led by the Executive Director, the first executive director was Michael Marcos Keon from the project's establishment until the first halt of the project following the People Power Revolution.
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