NSAs catch election fever
By Percy D. DellaTO ERASE the perception that they are desperately clinging to power, a number of national sports association (NSA) leaders are calling for elections this month.
TO ERASE the perception that they are desperately clinging to power, a number of national sports association (NSA) leaders are calling for elections this month.
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 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.
Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia yesterday urged national sports associations to exert effort in setting up grassroots development programs rather than just hope that the government would do these for them.
After his plea to the Philippine Olympic Committee fell on deaf ears, athletics chief Go Teng Kok Wednesday challenged the Philippine Sports Commission to file cases against national sports associations with unliquidated cash advances.
It was long overdue, not unlike a goal coming after the final buzzer had sounded.
The Philippine Sports Commission plans to release a complete list of national sports associations (NSA) with unliquidated cash advances as soon as its accounting department is done scrutinizing documents.
Some national sports associations are in no position to conduct a grassroots program that will tap future stars in the countryside due to lack of qualified personnel in areas outside of key cities and the National Capital Region.
A total of 58 National Sports Associations (NSAs) have a combined P130.6 million in unliquidated cash advances that the government is asking them to settle immediately.
The participation of six national sports associations in the Southeast Asian Games remains uncertain despite getting the go-signal from the Philippine Olympic Committee.
The cash-starved Philippine Sports Commission is bent on wielding the axe on non-performing NSAs (national sports associations) starting with the national delegation that will be seeing action in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia on Nov. 11 to 25. With the games only two months away before the country’s hopefuls participate in this biennial [...]
The Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat Federation officials did not attend the meeting called by the House of Representatives, which was trying to strike a deal between the world champion team and the Philippine Canoe/Kayak Federation yesterday.
