THE Philippine Sports Commission has approved the budget of P86.777 million to cover the trip of the 773-strong delegation to the 29th Southeast Asian Games. The board, in a meeting held at the PSC main office at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, gave its approval to the national contingent’s final budget. And we were generous with their requests a few months ago,” said PSC chairman William “Butch Ramirez. There will be 20 players in the national under-23 men’s football squad, and an equal number in the women’s team. Ramirez earlier said they have earmarked a total of P350-million for the participation of the Philippines in the Games.

Source: The Standard July 04, 2017 12:00 UTC