CHANGING the functions of the president, vice president and the chairman, the age eligibility of officials and the composition of the athletes commission are among the concerns of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), which is set to amend its constitution and bylaws.
Philipine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco said this now that a three-man committee has been formed for this task.
He noted that the function of the president and chairman looks the same.
Under the planned changes, this won’t have to be.
This time, more powers and responsibilities will be given to the vice president in case there is a need for the latter to take over.
“If something happens to the president, the vice president takes over. Not the chairman. But it’s there in the constitution,” said Cojuangco.
POC legal counsel Ramon Malinao will head the panel, which was formed some two months after the POC held its elections.
At that time, the camp of boxing chief Ricky Vargas sued the POC after he was disqualified from running as president.
Their group even filed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), but the Pasig Regional Trial Court did not issue any.
Because of their absence in numerous meetings of the POC General Assembly, the three-man election panel of the POC, disqualified boxing chief Ricky Vargas and cycling president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino from seeking the POC’s two top posts.
On the other hand, triathlon official Tom Carrasco was barred from running for chairman.
Because of this, he and Tolentino could not seek the post of chairman.
As a result, the post of chairman will now remain vacant.