After conducting an ocular inspection of the New Clark City Sports Complex, Senate Committee on Sports Chair Bong Go said the P13-billion project is ready for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games that the Philippines will be hosting. “As planned and promised, the construction of the sports complex is right on schedule. It will no […]
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Senator Bong Go again pushed for the creation of the Philippine High School for Sports (PHSS) during the Senate hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 1086. Go said that he has always been “very vocal and public about my advocacy of passing this legislative measure, through my filing of SB No. 397 last July,” and urges […]
For a country that is crazy about sports in general, it has a shortage of elite athletes who can compete with the best in the world. In order to produce world-class athletes, Senator Sonny Angara said training should start at an early age and should be focused and well-funded. “Hindi tayo magkakaroon ng mga gold […]
GO TO ATHLETES: STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go reminded athletes in Dipolog City to stay away from drugs as he vowed to support the development of sports in the country. Go graced the opening rites of the Mayor Darel Dexter T. Uy Inter-Barangay Basketball Cup and Inter-Barangay Volleyball Tournament at the Dipolog Sports Events […]
Senator Sonny Angara commended Filipino athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 2018 Asia Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, saying they, too, deserve cash awards under the law for bringing pride and honor to the country. “We would like to congratulate and commend our athletes with disabilities as well as their coaches and trainers […]
After pushing for the passage of the law that raised the cash incentives for winning national athletes, Senator Sonny Angara is now working on raising the allowances of athletes and improving sports facilities in the country. “Matapos nating palakihin ang insentibo ng mga nananalong atleta, dapat ay siguruhin din natin na may sapat na allowance […]