00:00Abraham Bambol-Tolentino will serve four years as the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee.
00:07That is after he was elected to the POC Elections held this Friday afternoon in Paranaque City.
00:15Aside from Tolentino, he is the only official who was elected to the elections.
00:20Let's find out who they are in the words of Timit Rafael Banderil.
00:25Abraham Bambol-Tolentino will remain President of the Philippine Olympic Committee.
00:33The incumbent president landslide victory after receiving 45 votes against 15 by Joaquin Chito Loizaga of baseball.
00:44Tolentino's plan is to continue providing support to the national sports associations
00:51to help them advance in the international competitions.
00:56We'll continue what we've started, of course.
01:00United, Transparency, our platform to sustain more for the athletes and athletes and athletes.
01:09Under the leadership of President Bambol, the Philippines won its first medal in the Olympics in 2020
01:17because of the victory of Heidelin Diaz in Tokyo, followed by Carlos Yulo's double gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
01:26Meanwhile, Alpan Lilio was elected as the first vice president of the Philippine Basketball Association
01:33while the second vice president is Philippine fencing czar Richard Gomez.
01:38Thanks to my colleagues here at POC for re-electing me as second vice president.
01:45And maybe what made me victorious this time is that they saw the work that I do as a chef.
01:54The Olympians, Napole Volter EJ Obiena and Boxer Nesty Petesho, also served as members of the Athletes' Commission.
02:03We are the two representatives of the Athletes' Commission.
02:11Of course, what we're really looking for, especially that I will play,
02:16is the support of the athletes, the heart of our athletes.
02:21That's what I'm looking for, the heart of the president and the rest.
02:28Whoever wins here, that's what I'm really looking for, their heart for the athletes.
02:34Meanwhile, Jose Raul Canlas and Donald Caringal will win as treasurer.
02:42Alvin Aguilar, Ferdinand Agustin, Leonora Escolante, Leia Gonzalez and Alexander Sulit will form the POC Executive Board.
02:53Rafael Bandayrel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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