Manila, Feb. 17 -- The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame, the country's premier award-giving body for sports, convened its initial meeting at the Philsports Complex in Pasig City on Tuesday.

The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (HOF) 2020 Committee, headed by PSC Chairman William Ramirez and vice-chaired by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino, is set to discuss the criteria of nomination and selection of candidates for this edition's enshrinees.

"We want to get a good lead time since the selection process is an arduous exercise. We have a lot of athletes truly deserving to be enshrined in this Hall of Fame," Ramirez said. "We hope to get more nominations this edition."

Also attending the meeting are members of the s...