Cristina Ramos-Jalasco


Cristina Ramos-Jalasco is a sports executive and former international footballer.

Sporting career

Ramos-Jalasco was the first President of the Philippine Ladies Football Association which was established in October 1980 in Baguio herself. The PLFA was later absorbed to the Philippine Football Federation.
She was a member of the Philippines national team from 1980 to 1986. She was the captain of the Edward Magallona-led squad at the 1981 AFC Women's Championship. She also led the team to a bronze medal finish at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games in the women's football event which was contested by only three teams.
She became involved in karate in 1992 and later became the Project Director of the Philippine Karate-do Federation.
The first female President of the Philippine Olympic Committee was Ramos-Jalasco, having served the sports body from 1997 to 1999.
By 2010, Ramos-Jalasco is involved with FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation as a committee member. She has also served as match commissioner for various international football matches. She was the match commissioner of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final between Germany and Nigeria.

Personal life

She is the fourth child among five daughters. of former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and Amelita Ramos.