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P900-M funds for national athletes approved even before Tolentino win


Even before Bambol Tolentino’s re-election as Philippine Olympic Committee president, national athletes received a win for themselves.

The senate approved an additional P900-million budget for the Philippine Sports Commission last Thursday.

“The senate, through my lobby with my brother [Francis Tolentino] and Senator Migs [Zubiri], napasok na po ang budget sa PSC. Zero budget sila kahapon,” said PhilCycling chief Tolentino, who defeated archery’s Clint Aranas, 30-22.

“After kahapon, may pumasok na nine-hundred plus million.”

The PSC struggled to find a budget for its athletes throughout the year as the ongoing pandemic hit the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation hard.

It’s a much-needed shot in the arm for Philippine sports since 2021 is a busy calendar year.

Of course, the focus will be on the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics set from July 23 to August 8.

Continental events load up the year as well, with the Asian Beach Games happening from April 2-8 in Sanya, China; the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games from April 24 to May 5 in Pattaya, Thailand; and the Asian Youth Games from November 20-28 in Shantou, China.

Then there’s the 31st Southeast Asian Games to close out the year from November 21 to December 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Last September, Tolentino also pushed for the Bayanihan Act 2, which granted national athletes their full allowances.

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