A little more than a year ago, newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assumed the reign of government as head of this nation. First, President Duterte saw it fit to accord Diaz, a Philippine Air Force sergeant, an increase in the allowance she received in her efforts in Rio from measly $300 to $1,000. “No, hindi na ito ningas kugon as what had happened before in the previous attempts to set up similar schemes,” Ramirez asserted. An amount of P80 million has been earmarked for the purchase of modern, state of the art facilities on sport medicine. That forgettable 2011 experience was the worst ever suffered by the Filipino athletes since the country’s admission as member the SEA Games Federation 40 years ago.

Source: Manila Times July 23, 2017 10:41 UTC