Medal Winners in SEA Games Get Cash
Mayor Celso Lobregat released on Friday the city government’s cash incentives totaling P1.4 million to 18 Zamboangueño athletes who harvested medals during the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held from Nov. 11 to 22, 2011 in Indonesia.
Lobregat said the grant of cash incentives to outstanding Zamboangueño athletes in local, national and international sports competitions was mandated under a city ordinance aimed at encouraging the youth to engage in sports and bring honor for this city.
Under the ordinance for international sporting events, a gold medal is equivalent to a cash incentive of P150,000, silver is P100,000 and bronze P75,000, of which 30 percent will go to the coach.
For group events, the incentive will be divided among the number of participating players.
Among the recipients of the incentives, Iris Rañola received a total of P300,000 in whooping cash for harvesting two gold medals in 8 and 9-ball billiards competitions.
Ruben Angeles, Ernesto Binarao and Jonash Ponce divided among themselves the P150,000 for gold medal in baseball, making each of them P37,500 richer.
Ryan Roose Garcia went home with P150,000 for gold medal in basketball.
Lobregat expressed elation when informed that this city’s cash incentives are much higher than the national government.
Rañola volunteered information that the national government gives only P100,000 for gold, P50,000 for silver and P10,000 for bronze.
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