TAPAT NA PALITAN NG LIDERATO SA POC, IPINANAWAGAN NG RPS

NANAWAGAN ang isang independent group sa Philip­pine Olympic Committee na ayusin na ang liderato bago pa man ang Southeast Asian Games.

Sa ipinatawag na presscon ng Reform Philippine Sports (RPS) movement kahapon sa Flow Events Place sa E-Lanes Bowling Center, San Juan City, isiniwalat nila ang kanilang adbokasiya na umaasa ng isang parehas na POC elections sa Hulyo 28. “We, the members of the Reform Philippine Sports movement, demand for a just and honest election for the Philippine Olympic Committee this July 28,” ayon kay Charly Holganza, ang lead convenor ng grupo.

Ipinakilala ng RPS ang grupo bilang “a movement of sports personalities and fans who have a growing concern over the way our leaders are handling Philippine sports.”

Habang isinasalarawan ng RPS na sila ay “neutral,” nanawagan ang movement sa grupo ni acting POC president Joey Romasanta, kabilang na ang ilang kaso sa pagkontrol ng daloy ng eleksiyon at umano’y ‘revocation’ ng verbal re­signation ng ilang miyembro. “We strongly recommend [that]... the POC General Assembly decide with finality on the controversial revocation of resignation by some members of the executive board... only legitimate member of POC must be allowed to vote. NSA’s like the LVPI, PBF, PTTF, SWP and others which are highly questionable and illegally recognized as members and are now marred with controversy must not be allowed to vote... [and] the move of Romasanta’s group to disqualify six longstanding NSA’s from voting must be stopped. This is a clear attempt to subvert the true will of the GA,” saad pa ni Holganza. Idinagdag pa niya na, “only qualified and competent candidates are allowed to run.” (MC)