GRANDMASTER Eugene Torre and new Women’s Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna will receive cash incentives from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for their accomplishment in the World Chess Olympiad.
PSC chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez said Torre will be rewarded P100,000 by the government sports agency after winning a bronze medal in Board Three of the recently concluded World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Ramirez added that the PSC will also give Frayna P50,000 after becoming the first WGM of the Philippines during the World Chess Olympiad.
The PSC chairman is also working on bringing Torre and Frayna to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte for a courtesy call along with Josephine Medina, who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Paralympic Games table tennis competition.
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