00:00The Philippines' presence in the Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociación, or FIFA, has increased following the appointment of four Filipinos to the world's leading football governing body.
00:11Among those appointed is Philippine Football Federation President John Anthony Gutierrez, who will serve as a member of the FIFA Futsal Committee,
00:19and Attorney Rene Zongalia from PFF Visayas, who has been recognized as part of the FIFA Beach Soccer Committee.
00:27Also named was Philippine Sports Commission Executive Director Attorney Guillermo Iroy Jr., who was appointed to the Adjudication Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee.
00:37Meanwhile, Mariano V. Araneta, a FIFA Council member and former PFF President, was selected as a Council delegate to the FIFA Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Committee.
00:48The appointments were made during the 33rd FIFA Council meeting held in Zurich, Switzerland.
