00:00Here naman, nasa ating linya, ang chef de mission ng ating Philippine team
00:04sa ginaganap ngayon na 13th ASEAN Paragames.
00:06Walang iba kung di si Secretary General Goody Kustodio
00:09ng Philippine Paralympic Committee.
00:12Good morning, Sir Goody.
00:15Hi, good morning everyone. Good morning, Philippines.
00:19Ayon, magandang araw po sa inyo dyan sa Thailand, Sir Ken Goody.
00:22Light question din po ang tanong namin.
00:24How's the weather dyan po sa Thailand?
00:26Well, the weather is kind of cold.
00:31Malamig din dito.
00:32Pero ngayon, maglabas ko sunny weather naman.
00:36Pero most of the venues for sports here, sa mga malls,
00:42ang talaga na sa stadium lang,
00:45is yung athletics, swimming, and badminton.
00:49Sir Goody, I have a personal question.
00:51Bilang, ano po, ang Secretary General ng PPC at a chef de mission ng Philippine delegation,
00:58ano po yung pinakamahirap na role nyo ngayon na kinakaharap,
01:03lalong-lalo na na full swing na ating competition dyan sa 13th ASEAN Paragames?
01:08Wow, very good question, ha?
01:12Actually, ano eh, hindi naman difficulties, challenges lang.
01:17The venues here kasi in Thailand is quite far.
01:20Kumbaga, kahit sabihin natin 10 minutes,
01:24pero mga 5 to 6 kilometers yun.
01:27So, since wala siyang talagang stadium na lahat ng sports na nandun,
01:34napupuntahan, pero namamanage naman.
01:38Since I have with me two of my deputy CDMs,
01:44which is Miss Milet Monoan and Kiko Diaz.
01:47So, natutulungan kami, umiikot kami.
01:49So, more or less, napupuntahan naman ng lahat ng sports na naku-competit dito sa Korea, Thailand.
01:56Sir Goody, before po ng ASEAN Paragames,
02:01nabanggit nyo po sa isang interview nyo na ang ating para delegation are in high spirits.
02:07Ngayon po na nandiyan na po sila sa Thailand.
02:10Kamusta po yung energy at focus nila ngayon?
02:15Well, most of them are really excited, focused sila.
02:20Dahil kahit nandito sila sa Korea at kahit malayo sila,
02:25eh, nag-che-chear yung mga families nila, friends sa Manila,
02:29dahil napapanood nila through media.
02:33Natulad nyo.
02:34So, ano eh, malaking naging improvement in terms of, ano,
02:40napapanood sila yung actual real time, kumbaga.
02:44So, after ng event nila, nanalo sila,
02:47makatanggap sila ng tawag from their families or their loved ones.
02:52So, mas ano sila, mas nag-bo-bush yung moral nila
02:55and yung excitement nila na manalo.
02:59Sek Goody, our Philippine para-swimmers and para-athletics specifically,
03:03have been phenomenal with their medal run.
03:06What can you say about this, Sek Jet?
03:09Well, napaghandaan naman nila yun,
03:11kahit medyo in terms of the venues that they're practicing,
03:17sa Manila,
03:18na, ano, nalagpasa naman nila yung mga challenges ngayon.
03:22So, ngayon,
03:23they're paying off dun sa mga hardships nila
03:25during the trainings,
03:27since last year.
03:30May mga ups and downs din.
03:32So, ngayon, nakikita nila na
03:33bumabalik na,
03:35nakakamedalya na,
03:36at the same time,
03:38with the support of the Philippine Sports Commission,
03:42siyempre,
03:42kay Chairman Patok,
03:43Grigoryo,
03:44at sa ating mga commissioners.
03:46So,
03:46nakita naman nila yung support
03:48na nabibigay ng Philippine government
03:51sa kanila.
03:51Sir Goody,
03:55for me,
03:55the ASEAN Paragames
03:57is not just a competition,
03:59but this is an advocacy platform.
04:02Now,
04:02bilang sec-gen po ng PPC,
04:04ano po ba yung vision
04:06na nakikita nyo
04:07para sa future
04:08ng ating para-athletes,
04:10lalong-lalo na,
04:10nakikita nga po natin,
04:12na nagiging maganda po
04:13ang kampanya
04:14at position natin
04:15sa ginaganap na
04:1613th ASEAN Paragames?
04:17Yeah,
04:20actually,
04:20ano eh,
04:20katuling gano'n sabi ko,
04:22through the support of media rin,
04:25nakikita ng ibang mga
04:26para-athletes
04:29na hindi sila nakikita,
04:31kumbaga,
04:31hindi sila,
04:34hindi nila alam
04:35na meron palang ganitong
04:36sport
04:37or ano para sa mga
04:38mga
04:39people with disabilities
04:42or
04:43pero dito naman,
04:45ang tawag sa kala
04:45people with determination
04:47so
04:48nakikita ngayon na
04:50yung support
04:52na nakukuha sa government
04:53so at the same time,
04:55at in media,
04:56so yung mga
04:56corporate sponsors natin,
04:58eh,
04:58unti-unting pumapasok.
05:00So,
05:01that means na
05:02mas maganda
05:03ang nangyayari sa
05:04para-sports natin,
05:06especially sa Philippines,
05:08dahil sa mga ganitong
05:09mga international
05:10events.
05:13Segudy,
05:13with that said,
05:14I just wanna know po,
05:16what do you think
05:16makes this
05:17para-games edition
05:20different from the past?
05:24Okay.
05:26I attended also
05:27the last
05:28noong 2023
05:29sa Cambodia.
05:31Nakita ko dito
05:31na
05:32mas madaming
05:33athlete
05:34na napandala tayo.
05:36At the same time,
05:37yung sport
05:38nadagdagan pa dito,
05:40like meron tayo ngayon
05:42na wheelchair
05:43fencing,
05:43which
05:44kahit sa akin,
05:47bago sa akin yun,
05:47pero dito may
05:49wheelchair
05:49fencing.
05:51At the same time,
05:52yun nga,
05:53patuwi na sabi ni
05:54Sir Mike Maredo
05:55kanina,
05:56meron tayong
05:57sitting
05:57valet,
05:58at the same
05:58then,
05:59meron tayong
06:00mga ibang
06:00events na
06:01pwede kahit
06:03sinong para-athlet
06:04na malakas
06:05ng katawan.
06:06So,
06:07with this,
06:09nakikita
06:09ng ating
06:10mga
06:10Pilipino
06:12para-athletes
06:13all over the
06:14nation
06:14na meron palang
06:16ganito
06:16na pwede
06:17mag-support.
06:19That's why
06:20in the coming
06:22months to come,
06:23meron tayong
06:23mga programs
06:24for the
06:25para-athletes,
06:26which is yung
06:26mga
06:26training the
06:27trainers,
06:29tapos for next
06:29year,
06:302027,
06:31meron
06:31again yung
06:33ASEAN
06:33para-games
06:34naman,
06:34which
06:34gagal natin
06:35naman sa
06:35Malaysia.
06:38Pero
06:38bago dun,
06:40this year
06:41din,
06:41this coming
06:41October,
06:43may Asian
06:44para-games
06:44naman
06:44sa Nagoya.
06:45So,
06:46nakikita
06:46natin
06:46yung
06:47pathways
06:48ng bawat
06:48para-athletes
06:50natin
06:50na
06:51nanganalo
06:52o nagkakamit
06:53ng medalya
06:54sa mga
06:55international
06:55tournaments.
06:57Sir Goodie,
06:59nabanggit niya po
06:59na gusto po
07:00talaga
07:00natin
07:01i-develop
07:01at
07:02lalong
07:03lumaki
07:04para sports
07:05sa ating
07:05bansa.
07:06Now,
07:06what do you
07:07think is
07:08the
07:08coordination
07:10or the
07:11importance
07:11of the
07:11coordination
07:12of the
07:12Philippine
07:13Sports
07:13Commission
07:13and the
07:14Philippine
07:15Olympic
07:15Committee
07:15para po
07:16lalo pang
07:17mas mapalago
07:18ang
07:18para-sports
07:19movement
07:20dito sa
07:21ating
07:21bansa?
07:24Well,
07:25syempre,
07:26mas madaming
07:27mga
07:27able
07:28athletes
07:28through
07:29Philippine
07:30Olympic
07:30Committee.
07:30as much as
07:45possible,
07:58natutulungan
07:58sila
07:59through
07:59NSA's
08:00natin
08:01kasi
08:01may
08:03KBB
08:04sila
08:05yung
08:06mas
08:06matulong
08:09sa
08:10pag-unlab
08:11ng
08:11para-athletes
08:12natin
08:12sa
08:13Philippines.
08:14So,
08:14with hand in hand,
08:16tutulungan
08:17naman.
08:18Seg
08:19Goody,
08:20ito naman po
08:21ang
08:21question ko,
08:21how huge
08:22is the
08:22additional
08:23allowance
08:24and
08:24government
08:25support
08:25na
08:25natatanggap
08:26ng ating
08:26mga
08:27national
08:27athletes?
08:28Well,
08:30mga
08:31magandang
08:31talong yan
08:32kasi
08:32since
08:32naupo
08:33si
08:33chairman
08:34Patong
08:34Rigorio,
08:36nadagdagan
08:36yung
08:37allowances
08:38ng ating
08:38para-athletes
08:40at the same
08:41time,
08:41pati mga
08:41coaches,
08:42nadagdagan
08:43yun.
08:44At the same
08:44time,
08:45nung
08:45nandito
08:45yung mga
08:46para-athletes
08:47natin,
08:49nagbigay
08:51ng
08:51additional
08:52na
08:536,000
08:55pesos
08:55para sa
08:56mga
08:56delegates
08:57o sa mga
08:57para-athletes
08:58na nandito
08:59na nagkocompete.
09:01Malaking
09:02boost din yun
09:03sa mga
09:03para-athletes
09:04natin
09:05na nandito
09:05sa
09:06Thailand
09:07for the
09:07ASEAN
09:08Paragames.
09:10Panghuli na lang po,
09:11what's your
09:11ultimate dream
09:12for the
09:12Philippine
09:12Parasports?
09:16Well,
09:16my dream
09:17is,
09:17parang
09:18advocacy
09:19ko na rin
09:21ito
09:21na
09:22unti-unting
09:23umaangat
09:24yung
09:24para-athletes
09:26o
09:26para-sport
09:27sa Philippines
09:27at the
09:28same time
09:28to compete
09:29internationally
09:30and to
09:32compete
09:32at par
09:33with our
09:34neighboring
09:34ASEAN
09:36and Asian
09:37neighbors
09:39dito sa
09:40para
09:41para
09:41maging
09:43standard
09:45kumbaga
09:45may standard
09:46yun sa sport
09:47kumbaga
09:48so
09:49yun
09:50ang nakikita ko
09:51at
09:53at
09:53syempre
09:53buwang
09:53suporta
09:54ng
09:54PTV
09:55sports
09:55at
09:55sa
09:56panggung
09:56sambayan
09:57ng
09:57Philippines
09:57sa
09:59goals
09:59po
10:00ng
10:00ating
10:01para-athletes
10:02at
10:02sa
10:03kanilang
10:03ongoing
10:03campaign
10:04sa
10:0413th
10:05ASEAN
10:06Paragames.
10:06On that
10:06note,
10:07maraming
10:07salamat
10:08Sir
10:09Goody
10:09Kustodio
10:10sa
10:10pagpapaunlak
10:11sa aming
10:12panayam
10:13ngayong
10:13umaga.
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