PhilCycling president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino was elected the new Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president on Sunday, besting Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association president Philip Ella Juico in a close battle at the Century Park Hotel in Manila.

Tolentino, also the congressman of Tagaytay City, garnered 24 votes of the 44 voting national sports associations, while former Philippine Sports Commission chairman Juico secured 20 votes.

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