Bacolod City congressman Monico Puentevella has been named chief of mission to the 24th Southeast Games to be held in Thailand late this year.

A report posted at the GMA website yesterday said the Philippine Olympic Committee executive board appointed Puentevella as the head of the RP delegation to the Thailand Games. To act as one of Puentevella's deputies is Commissioner Ricardo Garcia of the Philippine Sports Commission, the report said.

Puentevella is the POC first vice president and head of the Wrestling Association of the Philippines.

With the games to be held at three separate venues, the RP delegation will need at least two deputies aside from Puentevella.

Initial list of athletes who passed the criteria for the Thailand Games have already been submitted to the POC executive board by the joint POC-PSC SEAG Task Force, the report said.

The task force co-chairmen are Garcia and Philippine Wushu Association president Julian Camacho.

A SEAG Federation Council meeting will be held on June 3-4 in Thailand to decide on what events will be played in the Thailand SEAG. *

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Monico to head RP SEAG team