Escudero on sports funding
By Percy D. DellaMAYBE he’d been burned by reporters before that he finds it prudent to think media questions through first, or better yet filter these through his staff—a “comite de festejos,” joked a sports editor.
MAYBE he’d been burned by reporters before that he finds it prudent to think media questions through first, or better yet filter these through his staff—a “comite de festejos,” joked a sports editor.
The unliquidated accounts of national sports associations have gone down from P100 million to P20 million, Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia announced Tuesday.
The National sports associations (NSAs) exercise autonomy but are governed by a set of rules as members of the Philippine Olympic Committee in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the International Olympic Committee.
THE BAD showing of Filipino athletes overseas can be blamed mainly on the unsound programs of national sports associations (NSAs), according to triathlon chief Tom Carrasco.
NATIONAL sports associations, specially those in the priority cluster, have little room for failure now that the government has answered the call for more financial backing.
The 10 national sports associations chosen by the Philippine Sports Commission under its prioritization scheme three months ago have yet to take advantage of their special privileges.
SOME national sports associations are reluctant to bring their athletes to Russia and train there for a long period of time.
The fact that the government is widely accepted as the main source of funding in the promotion and development of sports in a developing country like ours, it does not follow that those in charge of that twin responsibility, in this case the National Sports Associations, should get the license to spend the peoples’ money [...]
