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                    [Summary] => Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco will be back in the limelight today once he arrives from a four-week stay in the United States. 


The controversy surrounding Philippine basketball will be the first thing on hand for the 70-year-old POC chief who is expected to preside over a crucial meeting among POC officials this evening. 


Whether or not the POC would push through with its plans to expel the Basketball Association of the Philippines will be tackled in the meeting. 


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Lina, the former senator and secretary of interior and local governments, yesterday said the BAP is doing its best to show the Filipino sports community that it’s back on its feet, performing its duties and responsibilities both locally and internationally.


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                    [Summary] => The Philippine Sports Commission is willing to step in and help end the raging war between the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Basketball Association of the Philippines. 


William "Butch" Ramirez, the newly appointed PSC chairman, said he is just waiting for word from either group so the government sports agency can step in and mediate. 


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                    [Summary] => Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit  yesterday underscored the need to enlarge the pool of athletes for four  sports – marathon, archery, air rifle and women’s lifting – which can give the Philippines big medal potentials in future Olympics.


"Look at who won the women’s marathon in Sydney –  a Japannese runnner who stands only 5-foot-1," Dayrit said in the PSA Sports Forum held at the Holiday Inn. 


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Games silver medal for P1 million which he hopes to use to help tide him over
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Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual rites and he was deluged with television
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Peping back to tackle BAP row

By Abac Cordero | June 29, 2005 - 12:00am

Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco will be back in the limelight today once he arrives from a four-week stay in the United States. The controversy surrounding Philippine basketball...

Sports

BAP seeks unity with POC, other cage bodies

By Abac Cordero | June 25, 2005 - 12:00am

While addressing the issues that were hurled against it, the Basketball Association of the Philippines, now under the leadership of Joey Lina, is also reaching out to the Philippine Olympic Committee and the rest...

Sports

PSC offers to broker POC-BAP talk

By Abac Cordero | June 21, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Sports Commission is willing to step in and help end the raging war between the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Basketball Association of the Philippines. William "Butch" Ramirez,...

Sports

POC sees potentials in 4 sports

October 11, 2000 - 12:00am

Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit yesterday underscored the need to enlarge the pool of athletes for four sports – marathon, archery, air rifle...

Sports

Olympic hero to get PSC pension

By Lito Tacujan | January 10, 2000 - 12:00am

Concerned sports officials and sportsmen have pledged support for Anthony Villanueva, the Olympic Filipino hero who had offered to sell his 1964 Tokyo Games silver medal for P1 million which he hopes to use to...

Sports