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Popoy Juico—Inquirer FILE PHOTO
The Philippine Olympic Committee basic meeting (POC GA) put the lid on the controversy that hounded pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena and his mom federation by lifting the persona non grata sanction on Philippine Athletics Observe and Subject Affiliation (Patafa) president Philip Ella Juico on Monday.
Other than taking the athletics chief again into its arms, the POC GA made up of fifty nationwide sports activities associations (NSAs) from varied sports activities likewise welcomed two extra sports activities associations that additional expanded the group’s common membership.
Juico was declared persona non grata by the POC in its government board assembly final December, which was ratified by the final meeting late January as a result of athletic chief’s rift with Obiena, Patafa’s star athlete who’s presently No. 5 on the earth.
Obiena and Juico ultimately patched things up in a mediation facilitated by Philippine Sports activities Fee Chair Butch Ramirez, opening the door for Obiena to retain his title in record-breaking vogue within the Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Video games.
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The Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas led by Sen. Francis Tolentino acquired the nod of the meeting in the identical hybrid gathering at Knights Templar Ridge Resort in Tagaytay Metropolis in addition to the Philippine Esports Group.
POC president Abraham “Bambol’’ Tolentino confirmed that each sports activities associations have accomplished the required two SEA Video games participation to warrant common membership with the POC.
Kickboxing accounted for 2 gold, 4 silver and two bronze medals through the current 11-nation meet held in Hanoi, Vietnam, whereas esports contributed two golds and two silvers to the fourth-place efficiency of Staff Philippines.
Tolentino additionally stated the meeting unanimously accredited the granting of money bonuses to the SEA Video games medalists, however quickly withheld specifics on the financial rewards that will likely be handed out to Filipino athletes.
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