Butch Ramirez

William "Butch" Ramirez (born May 18, 1950) is a Filipino sports official. Ramirez previously served as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).

He was the Deputy Chef-de-Mission of the Philippine National Team who competed in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which the country hosted. At the time, the Philippines won the first overall championship title at the biennial sporting meet. He was also the Chef-de-Mission of the 205-man Philippine delegation to the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Among the memorable achievements he made during his first term are the signing of sporting agreement between the PSC and China, constructing of modern dormitories for athletes and coaches and increased allowances and stipends for them.

In 2009, 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.

Ramirez had initially turned down Duterte's offer to become PSC chairman, after the May 9, 2016, elections, due to graft cases filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against him, former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman Efraim Genuino, Philippine Amateur Swimming Association president Mark Joseph and other PAGCOR officials, in connection with the anomalous release of 37 million pesos in financial assistance supposedly for the swimmers who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. But he changed his mind and accepted the offer, after the chief executive appointed him Chairman of the PSC.

Currently in PSC, Ramirez revived the Philippine Sports Institute (PSI), 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. He is focused on the hosting preparations of the country for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

Ramirez began serving the suspension on May 16, 2018, and appointed one of his four commissioners, Arnold Agustin, as acting chairman. Malacañang may still name an acting chairman or officer in charge other than Agustin or appoint a new chairman.