Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

MANILA, Philippines - The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) and the Philippine Canoe-Kayak Federation (PCKF) on Wednesday justified their respective budget proposals after topping the list of national sports associations with the biggest budget plans this year. When combined, the two associations' budget would amount to nearly P100 million, which is one fourth of the P400 million the PSC has allotted for the 42 NSAs for the current fiscal year. Gymnastics, which is asking for P49.77 million, had won just one gold medal recent years (Manila SEAG 2005), while canoe-kayak, seeking P48,191,750, is also an underchiever. GAP president Cynthia Carrion, who took over the reins from John Arenas three months ago, said they are starting from scratch after realizing that most programs of the association were left in disarray by the previous leaderships. "We're setting the whole thing properly because when I got here, I found out we have no records, no license from SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), no coaches, no judges, no competitive athletes," Carrion said. GAP submitted a proposal amounting to P49.77 million, one-fourth of it - P17.5 million - will cover the athletes' foreign participation. P12.72 million will be allocated to the allowances of athletes and coaches, P6 million for foreign coach, P6.25 million for foreign coaching, P3.5 million for local events, P3 million for equipment and uniform, while the P800,000 for local training. Carrion said the figures were realistic with their goal of getting medals, particularly in the Indonesia Southeast Asian Games in November, but emphasized that they are not requesting the whole amount from the PSC. "We submitted the amount that we really need this year, and the PSC does not have to give us the whole amount in our proposal. We are currently getting other sponsors to help us like Manny Pacquiao, Alaska Corporation and other business people I know," Carrion said. Carrion said part of this year's program focuses on strengthening the national team mostly composed of young and new recruits and improving the training of coaches and judges. Gymnastics last won a medal in the 2007 Thailand SEAG, where Brydon Sy won bronze in the men's parallel bar. The sport was scrapped in the 2009 Laos meet. Canoe-kayak team coach Len Escollante, meanwhile, refused to make specific justifications on their proposed P48,191,750 budget proposal, saying that their association president Sim Chi Tat has yet to talk to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richie Garcia regarding their program. Escollante, however, pointed out a few things, particularly their P20,341,950 budget on equipment and P5,404,800 proposal on foreign participation. "Last purchase namin ng mga bangka, 2003 pa. Pwede pa yon for training, pero hindi na siya fit for competition. As for foreign exposures, pinaghahandaan namin yung SEAG preliminaries sa Indonesia sa May at tournaments sa Singapore and Iran," Escollante said. "More on training preparations ang focus namin this year. For the past three years, hindi kami nakatanggap ng financial support, kaya marami din kaming kailangang punan," she said. Canoe-kayak last delivered at the 2005 Manila SEAG, where the team won one silver and two bronze medals.

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Gymnastics tops budget proposals with P49.7 M

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST

source: Abac Cordero | philstar.com

The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, which has produced just a single gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games since 2005, topped the list of the NSAs (national sports associations) with the biggest budget proposals for this year.

Based on documents obtained from the Philippine Sports Commission, the GAP forwarded a request of P49,770,000 for 2011, representing more than 10 percent of the total budget proposal of P455,203,124 for 39 NSAs.

The GAP request was broken down as P17.5 million for overseas exposure, P3.5 million for local tournaments, P6.250 million for foreign training, P800,000 for local training, P3 million for equipment, P12.7 million for allowances and P6 million for a foreign coach.

Yes, a staggering P500,000 a month for foreign coaching.

The last time gymnastics delivered a SEA Games gold for the Philippines was during the 2005 Manila Games when Roel Ramirez won the men's all-around artistics event. Along with it came three silver and seven bronze medals.

In the 2007 SEA Games, gymnastics produced a single bronze through Bryndon Sy in the men's parallel bar. The sport was not included in 2009 Laos SEA Games, and is not certain yet for inclusion in the 2011 SEA Games in Indonesia

Behind gymnastics was canoe-kayak with a budget proposal of P48,191,750, with more than P20 million being earmarked for equipment, and more than P13 million for the allowances of its athletes and coaches.

Like gymnastics, canoe-kayak has very little background in winning, producing only a silver and two bronze medals in the 2005 Manila SEA Games, and none in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand.

The PSC has earmarked only P400 million for the 40 regular NSAs in the Philippine Olympic Committee roster, six associate members, seven recognized members and the three with special cases or under leadership disputes.

That means 53 NSAs will have to feed on the P400 million the PSC has readied for this year, but if two NSAs with very little background in winning will eat up almost 20 percent of the pie, then something has to be done.

The POC called on the NSAs to review their budget proposals, and see to it that only the most important requirements for this year, in terms of foreign exposure, equipment and training needs are met.

"Otherwise, mamamaga talaga (It will bloat)," said POC spokesperson Jose Romasanta.

Only after the NSAs take a second look at their budget proposals with the PSC decide whether or not it can fund all their plans and programs. Otherwise, the NSAs must look for their own funding from the private sector.

"The fact that the NSA requests exceed our allocation is an indication that we need the support of both the government and private sector to help build our sports programs," said PSC commissioner Jolly Gomez.

"Our Southeast Asian neighbors have government budgets that are more than triple of what we have," he added.

The National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association or NAMSSA, not even a regular, voting member of the POC, submitted the third biggest budget proposal of over P26 million, the bulk of which, P13 million, for local events.

Ironically, a number of NSAs which has produced the medals in international competitions have submitted modest proposals, including athletics (P7.8 million), bowling (P5.8 million), and taekwondo (P5.2 million).

Lawn balls submitted the lowest budget proposal of P1.7 million, followed by sepak takraw's P2.6 million, soft tennis' P2.8 million, fin swimming's P3.1 million, judo's P3.2 million and golf's P3.5 million.

Gymnastics submits P50-million budget

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:14 AM PST

MANILA, Philippines — The sport of gymnastics, which has not had a respectable performance in many years, has asked for an outlay of nearly P50 million for the current fiscal year, dwarfing all others as the Philippine Sports Commission released on Tuesday the official figures submitted by national sports associations for their 2011 sporting campaigns.

The canoe-kayak federation, whose participation in the last Asian Games was scuttled at the last-minute owing to budget constraints, submitted the next biggest request, a total of P48,191,750.

In all, 39 sports associations collectively asked the PSC P455 million for the current fiscal year, a budget that staggered the cash-strapped PSC which had generously set aside P400 million for the NSAs as the country gears up for the Southeast Asian Games.

Last year, an Asian games year, NSAs got a total of P125 million.

Of the 39 NSAs which submitted budgets, swimming and boxing, two associations whose yearly allocations also run into several millions, have still to submit their request, practically assuring that the total is likely to exceed P500 million.

When the PSC asked the NSAs to submit budgets, it apparently did not expect each to go for the maximum or for the moon, as evidenced by the list.

For instance, even a non-SEA Games, non-Asiad, non-Olympic association which promote and holds motorcycling races has joined the fray and requested a budget of P26,140,000, eclipsing by several millions such established sports as golf, track and field, bowling, cycling and football, among many others.

"Many of these sports don't even have athletes," said Asian Games chief of mission Joey Romasanta.

Romasanta has asked NSA leaders to trim down their budget requests to a more manageable level.

Interestingly, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP), which produced a gold, silver and bronze in the2010 Asian Games, has yet to submit its budget proposal.

Swimming has also yet to inform the PSC about its budget request.

Also submitting high figures include shooting (P24,611,251) and lawn tennis (P21,965,000).

The most frugal is lawn bowls, which is only asking P1.753 million, but even that amount would be excessive for a sport thatis unknown to most Filipinos.

High-profile NSAs like basketball (women) and football are aiming for P18,195,000 and P10,888,000, respectively.

Women's basketball and even the men's and boxing are mainly supported by PLDT-Smart of telecom tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan.

The lion's share of gymnastics' expenses will be on foreign exposure (P17,500,000) and allowances (P12,700,000), while canoe-kayak is leaning heavily on the purchase of equipment (P20,343,000) that is why the amount has snowballed.

It was the POC which instructed its members to come up with their budget proposals as it plans to start the preparations for the SEAG in motion by March.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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