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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Wednesday, January 11, 2006 |
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Sports
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'RP
should focus on
less than 10 sports'
The Philippines should focus on less than 10 disciplines when it seeks its first-ever gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella said.
"I will respect whatever recommendations will be made by the different sports organizations, but I personally believe that less than ten sports should be prioritized for the Olympics," Puentevella, vice-president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, told the DAILY STAR.
A series of meetings starting late this month will be
conducted among the officials of the Philippine Sports Commission, POC
and the different National Sports Associations to focus on what disciplines
can give the country's first gold in the international meet.
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PVF
moves to The Philippine Volleyball Federation is eyeing the hosting of the Asian Women's Club Championships in Manila in May with the income generated from the event to be used in paying its $100,000, or close to P5.3 million, account to the sport's governing body, Federation Internationale de Volleyball. The PVF does not have enough resources unless it could host the Asian volleyball tournament that hopefully will generate big sponsors so the funds raised can be used to pay our debts to the FIVB, PVF president Roger Banzuela said. "We really need good event organizers, excellent marketing and
our economic situation should continue its improvement for the PVF
to settle its dues," Banzuela added. |
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Pay
dorm accounts, Philippine Volleyball Federation president Roger Banzuela yesterday asked the Philippine Sports Commission to pay its remaining accounts with Balay Kalinungan, a dormitory inside the University of St. La Salle campus, that had accommodated some Filipino athletes who saw action in the Bacolod City Southeast Asian Games. In his letter to PSC chairman William Ramirez, Banzuela asked the sports executive to fast-track the payment to the management of Balay Kalinungan that still has P148,400 in collectibles from the PSC for the billeting of the Philippine men and women's beach and indoor volleyball squads, as well as the Filipino boxers. The beach volleyball players and coaches stayed at the Balay Kalinungan
from Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, while the men and women's indoor volleyball
teams were housed at the facility from Nov. 21 to Dec. 5. The Filipino
pugilists were also billeted there. |
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