PERSONA NON GRATA. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board tackles the rift between athletics chief, Dr. Philip Ella Juico, and Olympic pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena during a meeting at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). The board approved the recommendation of the POC ethics committee that declared Juico as persona non grata. (Photo courtesy of POC) MANILA - The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board has approved the recommendation of its Ethics Committee that declared athletics chief, Dr. Philip Ella Juico, as persona non grata-an offshoot of Juico's rift with Olympic pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena. "The POC approved the recommendation of the Ethics Committee declaring Juico as persona non grata," said Tolentino after the POC Executive Board meeting at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City on Tuesday. "We do not recognize him anymore as president of PATAFA
A CHEF DE MISSION meeting is set in early January as preparations shift to high gear with under only five months before the 31st Southeast Asian Games opening ceremony in Hanoi on May 12 next year, according to Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Sunday. The meeting…
MANILA - A "chef de mission" meeting is set in early January as preparations shift to high gear with under only five months before the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) opening ceremony in Hanoi on May 12 next year, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino said on Sunday. The meeting will be held face-to-face the first to be organized by host Vietnam for the postponed SEA Games that will end May 23, he noted. "Although the SEA Games are just months away, we believe the hosts are doing everything for a successful hosting," Tolentino said. "They're prepared, because if not for the pandemic, the Games should have been done and over with this time." The multi-sport event, which Vietnam is hosting for the second time, was originally scheduled for Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, 2021. Tolentino said the Philippines' chef de mission to the Games, Philippine Sports Commission Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, and his deputies
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