00:00Abraham Tolentino will serve 4 years as the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
00:06along with the official who was elected to the POC elections.
00:10This is the center of the news, Rafael Bandaire.
00:15The remaining President of the Philippine Olympic Committee is Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Bambol Tolentino.
00:22The incumbent president landslide victory after receiving 45 votes
00:29against 15 votes from Joaquin Chito Loizaga of Baseball.
00:33Tolentino's plan is to continue providing support to the National Sports Associations of the country
00:39to help them advance in the international competitions.
00:44What we've started, of course, United, Red Panthers,
00:49our platform to sustain more for the athletes and athletes and athletes and athletes.
00:56Under the leadership of President Bambol,
00:59the Philippines won its first medal in the Olympics in 2020
01:04because of the victory of Heidelin Diaz in Tokyo,
01:07which was followed by the double gold of Carlos Yulo in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
01:13Meanwhile, Alpan Lilio was elected as the first vice president of the Philippine Basketball Association
01:20while the second vice president is Philippine fencing czar Richard Gomez.
01:25To my colleagues here at POC for re-electing me as second vice president
01:31and maybe what made me victorious this time is that they saw the work that I do as a chef.
01:40The athletes' commission was able to serve the Olympians,
01:44Napol Volter Ejay Oviena and Boxer Nesty Petesho.
01:49It's not just me, it's the decision of the athletes' commission.
01:53Ejay and I are the two representatives of the athletes' commission.
01:57Of course, that's what we're really looking for,
02:00especially that I will play, the support of the athletes,
02:05the heart of our athletes is what we're really looking for.
02:09For me personally, that's what I'm looking for, the heart of being president and the rest.
02:13Meanwhile, Jose Raul Canlas won as treasurer
02:17and Donald Caringal will serve as internal auditor.
02:22Alvin Aguilar, Ferdinand Agustin, Leonora Escolante, Leia Gonzalez and Alexander Sulit
02:30will form the POC Executive Board.
02:33Rafael Bandayrel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
