Project Gintong Alay
| Gintong Alay (PGA) | |
|---|---|
| Project Gintong Alay | |
| Type of project | Sports program |
| Country | Philippines |
| Launched |
October 31, 1979 1987 (revival) |
| Closed | 1986 1990 (became the PSC) |
| Status: Closed | |
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.
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, bequest and gifts to the sports program was exempted from tax.
Following the ouster of President Marcos due to the People Power Revolution in February 1986, the Gintong Alay program was effectively ended.
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.
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. Keon was also simultaneously the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee.
Joey Romasanta led Gintong Alay, after its revival in 1987. Arturo "Bong" Iligan later served as executive director.
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