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PSC, POC officials consider raising SEA Games cash incentives
Philippine Sports Commission facade (Wikipedia photo)
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) officials are planning on raising the cash incentives of medalists in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
“We’ll sit down to discuss the possible increase of the SEA Games incentives,” POC chair Tom Carrasco said in a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The PSC and POC officials invited POC president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., Senate Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports Senator Sonny Angara and House Youth and Sports Development committee chair Representative Anthony Del Rosario in the said meeting.
“As to how much is the increase, we still don’t know. We’re going to talk about it,” Carrasco said.
But with regards to the current incentives, a gold medalist in the SEA Games gets P100,000, a silver medalist gets P50,000 and a bronze medalist gets P10,000.
“There were several discussions already in the House and Senate to increase the incentives, including the top Filipino performers in the Asian Games and Olympics,’’ Carrasco said, adding that both the Senate and the House were supportive with the incentives increase.
Venuz Lumbaga
June 26, 2015 at 2:43 PM
Ok din ang idea na itaas ang kanilang incentives para lalo silang mangigil na makuha ang gold medal.
Gretchen Tehasa
June 26, 2015 at 2:44 PM
Dapat kasama din sa may mataas na incentives ang mga top Filipino performers.
Wilbert Bautista
June 26, 2015 at 2:45 PM
Kasabay ng pagtaas ng kanilang mga incentives dapat gandahan na din ang pasilidad ng mga training centers.
Noel Ranjo
June 26, 2015 at 2:45 PM
I agree, mas mganda ang facilities mas gaganahan silang mag-training.
Raymond Arcillas
June 26, 2015 at 2:46 PM
Sana sa next SEAG hindi na tayo nasa pang-6th.