{"id":209227,"date":"2019-04-10T05:07:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=209227"},"modified":"2019-04-10T05:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:07:20","slug":"poc-president-ricky-vargas-speaks-out-about-ph-sports-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/10\/poc-president-ricky-vargas-speaks-out-about-ph-sports-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"POC President Ricky Vargas speaks out about PH sports culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Where I am not comfortable in the POC is the culture, and how my own personality or leadership is being forced to a situation that I don\u2019t like in terms of running the organization.” – Ricky Vargas, POC President (Photo<\/a>: Ricky Vargas<\/a>\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>As a special guest in the most recent Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the Amelie Hotel-Manila last Tuesday, April 9, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Ricky Vargas decided to speak out on his experiences one year and two months into the position. <\/span><\/p>\n

During the forum, Vargas admitted that he does not like the \u201csystem\u201d and \u201cculture\u201d of the POC, saying that it is uncomfortable for him to work in an environment ingrained with politics. \u201cWhere I am not comfortable in the POC is the culture, and how my own personality or leadership is being forced to a situation that I don\u2019t like in terms of running the organization,\u201d he claimed, \u201cI\u2019m not too happy about that and we\u2019d like to move forward to seeing to it that the culture changes into a more transparent, more honest, and less political organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vargas officially became POC President on February 23, 2018, saying he \u201cinherited\u201d a board who was comprised of members that were a lot closer with former head Jose Cojuangco. Speaking alongside Communications Director Ed Picson and chairman Rep. Bambol Tolentino, Vargas continued, \u201c<\/span>We have to live in the culture of the board that we are trying to work with. They have many rights, procedures, tradition, and all that we\u2019re trying to work with. If I can no longer do a good job, I just want to prepare the organization for it, and somebody that can actually do a better job than me.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

With full transparency, Vargas concluded in Filipino, \u201cAt this point in my experience with the POC, it\u2019s like I don\u2019t like it anymore,\u201d adding that Tolentino, who was initiated into the board at the same time as him is his \u201cangel\u201d and helps him handle the job.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was presented by San Miguel Corporation, Tapa King, Amelie Hotel-Manila, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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