Philippine Olympics Committee corrects wrong impression

Your July 25, 2017 Manila Times editorial maligns the Philippine Olympic Committee and insults the intelligence of those who attended the June 23, 2017 meeting at the Cabinet Lounge. This meeting was hosted by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and arranged by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri.

In that meeting, I informed that under the Rules and Charter of the SEA Games Federation, the national olympic committee of the host country is “the only official body entrusted with the holding of the games but may delegate its duties to an organizing committee chosen by itself.” Thus, the POC appointed Senator Zubiri (the apparent choice of our President) as chairman of its organizing committee.