Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sports, recently expressed his full support for Filipino athletes participating in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
“Suportahan natin ang mga kababayan nating sumasabak sa kasalukuyang 19th Asian Games,” he said in a statement upon arriving in China to show his personal support to the Philippine delegation.
“During the budget deliberation last year, ang ipinasa po na budget ng PSC more or less about P200 million. Ako po mismo sa Senado bilang inyong chairman po ng Committee on Sports and as vice chair ng Committee on Finance, isinulong ko talaga na madagdagan po ng P1 billion po ang pondo ng Philippine Sports Commission,” he said.
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