New Hope for Philippine Sports
The sports leaders in the country have expressed optimism under the leadership of new President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino, seeing bright hope and unity that would bring success to Philippines sports.
Big sports personalities spearheaded by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco attended the historic inauguration of Aquino on Wednesday at the Quirino Grandstand.
Former Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) commissioner Ricardo Garcia said he foresees a harmonious working relationship between the PSC and the POC leaders with the election of Aquino as the country’s 15th President.
”The sports would be better now because the PSC and the POC will be working together. It’s been a long time now that the PSC chairman and the POC president have not been talking each other which is not healthy to sports,” Garcia said.
Cojuangco, uncle of President Aquino, and outgoing PSC chairman Harry Angping, always find themselves in the opposing sides in terms running the Philippine sports, specially when it comes to policies pertaining to the Filipino athletes’ participation in the international competitions.
”We are waiting for a good time that PSC and the POC will be working together for the good of sports,” Garcia said.
Despite intermittent bickering among sports leaders, the Philippines sports have achieve several milestones under the outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, having won the country’s first overall championship in the Southeast Asian Games in 2005.
For former PSC chairman Manny Lopez, Aquino’s love for sports would bring new hope for Philippine sports.
”We see a very bright future ahead of the Philippine sports because first and foremst, the president elect is a sportsman by heart. We know very well that he practices shooting regularly and he has a big heart and concerns for our athletes,” Lopez said.
Both Lopez and Garcia are reportedly being eyed to fill up two of the four commissioner seats of the government-run PSC.
Swimming president Mark Joseph described Aquino’s term as Olympic presidency since four major Olympic events will be held under the six-year term of President Aquino.
”We look forward for a brighter Philippine sports because he (Aquino) talks about uplifting the lives of every Filipino which would mean that sports would play an important role in this administration,” Joseph, a former swimmer, said.
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