Butch Ramirez is the only chairman of the country's sports authority who served for two terms, first from 2005 to 2009 under former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and second is from 2016 to 2022 under President Duterte.
11 Facts About Butch Ramirez
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Butch Ramirez was the Deputy Chef-de-Mission of the Philippine National Team who competed in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which the country hosted.
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Butch Ramirez was the Chef-de-Mission of the 205-man Philippine delegation to the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
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In 2009, Butch Ramirez resigned from the post and returned to Davao as the Officer-in-Charge of the Davao Sports Development Division and Adviser for Sports of the then-Davao Mayor Duterte after the country's unsuccessful campaign in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China.
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Butch Ramirez was the Vice Chairman of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines.
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Butch Ramirez actively campaigned for Duterte as president during the 2016 Presidential campaign.
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Butch Ramirez was designated as Head of the Advance Party of the Duterte's campaign team who coordinated and prepared the logistics of Duterte's sorties across the country.
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Currently in PSC, Butch Ramirez revived the Philippine Sports Institute, intensified grassroots sports development program among local government units, established National Training Centers in the provinces and strengthened partnerships between PSC and POC, the National Sports Associations and other sports stakeholders.
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Butch Ramirez is focused on the hosting preparations of the country for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
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Butch Ramirez was suspended pendente lite from his post as PSC chairman.
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Butch Ramirez began serving the suspension on May 16,2018, and appointed one of his four commissioners, Arnold Agustin, as acting chairman.