Save PH sports–Exorcise POC from it

It is propitious and timely that the Philippine Senate, through its committee on sports, is conducting a hearing on the problematic situation facing Philippine sports today, as the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) prepares to hold its quadrennial elections and elects a president on November 25. And we urge Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, committee chairman, to convene the hearing posthaste, lest sports governance reform is trumped by the calendar.

While Senator Angara’s resolution calling for the inquiry focuses on the POC’s unliquidated funds from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the controversies surrounding the coming POC elections are more urgent.