President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 2024 Olympic Day: Paris Olympic Send-Off ceremony at Ayuntamiento de Manila, Intramuros in Manila on June 21, 2024. Niño Jesus Orbeta, PPA pool

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 2024 Olympic Day: Paris Olympic Send-Off ceremony at Ayuntamiento de Manila, Intramuros in Manila on June 21, 2024. With the President are, Richard E. Bachmann, Chairman, Philippine Sports Commission Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino, President, Philippine Olympic Committee, Ms. Gillian Akiko Nakamura Tolentino-Guevarra, President, Philippine Olympian Association and Senators Pia Cayetano and Francis Tolentino and other government officials. Niño Jesus Orbeta, PPA pool

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Vivienne Gulla

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172293950978220240622-bbm-ph-olympians-send-off-PPA-12.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 2024 Olympic Day: Paris Olympic Send-Off ceremony at Ayuntamiento de Manila, Intramuros in Manila on June 21, 2024. Niño Jesus Orbeta, PPA pool"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 2024 Olympic Day: Paris Olympic Send-Off ceremony at Ayuntamiento de Manila, Intramuros in Manila on June 21, 2024. <em>Niño Jesus Orbeta, PPA pool</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- An inquiry into the state of sports development and funding in the Philippines has been sought at the House of Representatives, following the Olympic victory of Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo.</p><p>Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc filed on Tuesday House Resolution 1877, which urges the lower chamber to assess the allocation of funds and resources for the country’s sports programs and identify the funding and support gaps for athletes.</p><p>Under the 2025 National Expenditure Program, the Philippine Sports Commission will get a budget cut of 37.24% as the Marcos Jr. administration proposes a budget of P725.7 million for the PSC, down from this year’s budget of P1.15 billion. </p><p>The Makabayan lawmakers, meanwhile, called &quot;minimal&quot; the proposed increase in 2025 budget for the National Academy of Sports to P253.29 million from the current year’s funding of P230.58 million.</p><p>&quot;Kasi nakita natin… binabaan sa (proposed) 2025 budget, &#x27;yung budget ng Philippine Sports Commission,&quot; ACT Teachers Party List Representative France Castro, who is one of the authors of the measure, said.</p><p>&quot;I-identify natin &#x27;yung mga gaps in fundings, support sa mga athletes, according sa mga sports discipline, develop strategies to improve long-term sports development programs, and explore ways to enhance infrastructure and training facilities for athletes at syempre formulate facilities to ensure consistent and adequate support doon sa ating mga athletes,&quot; she added.</p><p>&quot;Gusto lang din natin na syempre ipanawagan &#x27;yung pag-suporta hindi lang after na manalo na ng medals &#x27;yung ating mga Olympians. Gusto natin &#x27;yung suporta, kung mayroong financial assistance na dapat ibigay, dapat during training pa lang, kasi &#x27;di natin alam mas marami pa &#x27;yung mga kabataan natin na makakapag-take home din ng medalya para sa bansa kung sapat talaga &#x27;yung ating mga sports programs hanggang sa local level, di ba? Ibat-ibang sports suportahan po natin,&quot; Kabataan Party List Representative Raoul Manuel added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/after-golden-campaign-in-paris-yulo-eyes-la-games-in-2028-1949">READ: After golden campaign in Paris, Yulo eyes LA Games in 2028</a></div><p>The House Resolution calls on relevant government agencies, particularly the Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Education, to prioritize and increase funding for grassroots sports development programs. </p><p>It further urges the House to encourage the private sector to play a more active role in supporting Filipino athletes through sponsorships and partnerships with sports organizations.</p><div><strong>HIGHEST COMMENDATION</strong></div><p>The House Resolution also extended the highest commendation to two-time gold medalist in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, as well as to the other Filipino Olympians, who participated in the Summer Games.</p><p>There are 11 other resolutions filed before the lower house congratulating and commending Yulo for his Olympic triumph.</p><p>Yulo made history in Paris by winning the vault and floor exercise in the men&#x27;s artistic gymnastics, becoming the first Filipino athlete to win multiple medals in a single Olympics. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/ej-obiena-turns-emotional-after-missing-paris-2024-podium-1307">READ: EJ Obiena turns emotional after missing Paris 2024 podium</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIvD5bJmp7o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>An inquiry into the state of sports development and funding in the Philippines has been sought at the House of Representatives, following the Olympic victory of Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo.</p>

An inquiry into the state of sports development and funding in the Philippines has been sought at the House of Representatives, following the Olympic victory of Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo.

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House inquiry into the state of sports dev't, funding in PH sought

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published Aug 06, 2024 06:22 PM PHT

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