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By Emil C. Noguera, Correspondent
THE Philippine Sports Commission will give cash
incentives to all medalists in the just-concluded Fourth Asean Para
Games in Thailand.
PSC Chairman William Ramirez said the
differently-abled athletes also deserved the incentives although
they are not included in the RA 9064 or Athletes and Coaches
Incentives Act.
“For giving honor to the country in the Asean
Para Games, they should be rewarded, too,” Ramirez told Manila
Times.
Ramirez said the PSC executive board will
finalize the incentive scheme when it obtains the official list of
medalists from Philippine Sports Association for the Differently-abled
President Mike Barredo.
Ramirez said the funds for the incentives will
come from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
“Pagcor is very cooperative when it comes to
the needs of our athletes. We’ll just wait for the list from
Philspada,” said Ramirez.
The Philippines won 17 golds, 21 silvers and 21
bronzes to finish fifth in the fourth edition of the Asean Para
Games. Two years ago in Manila, the Filipinos were sixth despite
winning 22 golds, 42 silvers and 41 bronzes.
Polio victim Josephine Medina was the most
bemedalled athlete with five golds in table tennis. She won the
singles class 8, double class 10 (with Purificacion Mingarine),
singles open class 6-10, doubles open class 6-10 (with Minnie de
Ramos) and team class 10 (with de Ramos and Mingarine).
De Ramos and chess master Sander Severino had
three golds each.
Other gold winners were Joel Balatucal (F55
men’s discuss throw and shot put F55), Evaristo Carbonel (F11
men’s discuss throw), Paz Enano (T54 women’s 100m), Isidro
Vildosola (T46 men’s 1,500m), Juanito Mingarine (men’s
pentathlon P54-58), Purificacion Mingarine (women’s table tennis
team class 10 and doubles class 8), powerlifter Adeline Ancheta
(women’s +82.50kg.), swimmer Arnel Aba (S29 men’s 200m
freestyle) and the men’s chess team (wheelchair and visually
impaired).
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