NSA’S HIHIGPITAN SA PAGGAMIT NG BUDGET PARA SA ATLETA

SIMULA sa 2019 maghihigpit na ang Philippine Sports Commission sa pagbibigay ng financial assis­tance sa National Sports Associations at ‘yung hindi nakaka-liquidate ay hindi makakakuha nang tulong sa ahensiya.

Tahasang sinabi ito ni Chairman William Ramirez sa initial salvo ng Usapang Sports ng bagong tatag na TOPS (Tabloid Organization in Philippine Sports na pinamumunuan ni People’s sports editor Ed Andaya na ginawa sa National Press Club.

“We will be strict next year. We cannot go on like this. These recalcitrant and delinquent NSAs abused the benevolent of PSC,” sabi ni Ramirez kasama si Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra.

“We will not tolerate this bad practice by some NSAs. PSC has the obligation to give financial assis­tance to NSAs. They also have the obligation to return and liquidate the money they got from the agency,” wika ni Ramirez.

“PSC is operating on a shoestring budget. This is the reason we are demanding NSAs to please liquidate their money they got from PSC, so that other NSAs also get financial assistance they rightfully deserve,” sambit ni Ramirez.

Sinabi ni Ramirez na ginagalang niya ang awto­nomiya ng NSAs. May karapatan ang PSC na magta­nong kung saan napunta ang pera na binigay kung gina­mit ba sa grassroots programs at training ang inter­national expenses ng mga atleta.

Nanawagan din si Ramirez sa NSA’s na may internal problems na ka­ilangang ayusin at huwag pairalin ang perso­nal interest o agenda.

“PSC is not interfering in their internal affairs. The rea­son I am calling their attention to im­mediately fix the prob­lems besetting their NSAs simply because the athletes are the one affected. They are our source of pride. They are the ultimate victims. I pity the athletes,” pahayag ni Ramirez.

Sinabi rin ni Ramirez na palalakasin niya ang grass­roots programs, ang Batang Pinoy at Philippine Na­tional Games ang pinagmumulan ng young promising talents.