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INSISTING he’s only after the welfare of the
horseracing industry, retired police general Florencio Fianza said
he’s ready to face the consequences of his actions even if it
meant costing him his job as chairman of the Philippine Racing
Commission.
The Philracom chief made the
pronouncement Tuesday amid reports that a huge number of horseowners
are against the new handicapping system Philracom is set to enforce
beginning next month.
Indications that there may be
some truth to the rumors were fanned out over the weekend when only
a limited number of horses were fielded during the Saturday and
Sunday races scheduled at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona,
Cavite.
But Fianza defended his move,
saying that the reforms he’s implementing are for the good of the
industry and the best interest of the public.
“I’m sure some people may not
like it. It’s not the first time that I have been faced with this
problem. But I will continue to do my job the way I am empowered by
the commission,” said Fianza, appearing in the weekly PSA Forum
for the first time at the main function room of the Pantalan
Restaurant in Manila.
The Philracom chairman said
he’s not duty bound to anybody, but to President Arroyo herself,
who appointed him in the position June of last year as replacement
for Jaime Dilag.
“I serve at the pleasure of the
President. If the President replaces me, then tomorrow I will pack
my bags and leave. But this should not prevent me from doing this
cause because we’re supposed to regulate the horseracing
industry,” he added.
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