The decision of 18 national sports associations (NSAs) to band together and collectively force a change in national sports leadership and in the Philippine sports system is sound and deserves public support.

First, it is the right thing to do in view of the national interest because of the persistent and precipitous decline of national sports performance in international competition. That has been the case under the dubious and long-running leadership of Mr. Jose “Peping” Cojuangco, Jr. as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). With his autocratic decision never to surrender the post, he has doomed national sports to perennial failures and decline, consequently bringing embarrassment, if not shame, upon the nation.

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