Whether you like it or not, it is a big help to the sports community if we find strong sports allies in the political arena.
They can craft laws to benefit the sports community or if there are existing laws already, they can further improve it, specially if the law was created before 1990. Hey 2019 na ron! After 29 years, a lot of things have happened!
Currently, in the senatorial line-up, we have former SAP Bong Go who can do that for the sports community. And I like also his plan to create a Department of the Overseas Filipino Workers.
Back to sports, Bong Go is no stranger to sports. If there are events, big or small, you may eventually find out later that he may have a big or small contribution to it. What I’m saying is, whether you tell him or not, he likes to be very much involved in sports. In other words, he is your Sportsman.
In the Davao scene, you have Goldie Delvo as another strong sports ally in the City Council.
Goldie, formerly deputy sports chief of the Sports Division-City Mayor’s Office, believe me or not has one of the best minds in sports that you can find. She may not have 20 or 30 years experience in the Sports Division, yet she has seen the need to do legislative work to benefit the sports community.
Bottomline is, we need improved laws for sports.
I know for sure Bong Go and Goldie Delvo will be doing consultative work after they get elected because they have been doing consultative work anyways even before they decided to run for office.
The sports community is a vibrant community. Daghag bright diha yet if you see the current situation, there is a need to boost it through legislation.
Okay fine, you may say that, we have the Philippine Sports Commission and the Davao City Sports Division already.
You think that the law that created the PSC is “up to date”? That needs to be improved? Is it time for the PSC to become like a Department of Sports?
In the case of Davao City, is it time for the planned Comprehensive Sports Development Plan to be in fulfillment with the help of the City Council now that we have a UP Mindanao-Davao City Sports Complex?
These may be simple questions my fellow sports citizens, yet, a lot of things can be done if we find strong sports ally like Bong Go in the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines and Goldie Delvo in the City Council of Davao.
Kana lang.
