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POC sees good relationship with Duterte administration

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A GOOD working relationship among regional sports associations, athletes and the local government unit in Davao is seen by officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee as a good sign of things to come in Philippine sports.

POC first vice president and spokesman Joey Romasanta said this as he gets ready to fly to Bangkok this weekend to attend the delegation registration meeting of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Romasanta said they are optimistic that the POC will also have good working relationship with the new administration of leading presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte.

“We have an optimistic anticipation that there will be better understanding and working arrangement between the POC and the coming Duterte administration,” said Romasanta, who observed that the needs of sports associations and athletes have been handled well for years in Davao City.

Duterte, according to Romasanta, has successfully established the Davao Sports Development Division, which is headed by his long time adviser, former Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez.

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On the other hand, the Davao City Sports Council, has also been conducting its activities at the regional level through Dexter So.

So, according to Romasanta, has a good working relationship with Ramirez, who is not keen on accepting any post which Duterte is giving him at the national level, including reported plans to bring him back as PSC Chairman. 

The  grandson of the late sports leader So Kim Cheng, So is like the POC at the regional level, with many sports associations linked to it, working hand in hand with Ramirez’s office.

Romasanta said the POC will be supportive of the Duterte administration’s sports programs, with the Rio Olympics just around the corner.

So far, a major shakeup of the Philippine Sports Commission is in the works under Duterte’s watch as he is inclined to reorganize the sports body, with more budget and powers than the current commission.

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