INQUIRER Sports

MANILA, Philippines?Officials of the Philippine Sports Commission should have a fixed term so that there would be time to implement long-term programs to improve the performance of Philippine athletes, according to a pending bill at the House of Representatives.

Under the bill being pushed by Speaker Prospero Nograles, the PSC chair and its four commissioners would have fixed, four-year terms. Under the PSC's present charter, the officials do not have a definite tenure.

This chance to introduce long-term reforms, including searching for and training top athletes, could improve the country's chance of placing in the Olympic games, Nograles said in a statement.

?The lack of continuity on the programs of the PSC may have contributed to the inability of our athletes to win any gold in the Olympic games,? he said.