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Atty. Clint Aranas on Saturday unveiled his full ticket to the upcoming Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections on November 27.
The archery chief previously announced POC incumbent president Steve Hontiveros for handball, Philip Ella Juico for athletics as first vice president and Ada Milby for rugby as second vice president, respectively, under his presidency.
Aranas’ lineup, nicknamed Team SPORTS, is joined by Julian Camacho of wushu as treasurer; Monico Puentevella of weightlifting as auditor; Charlie Ho of netball, Robert Mananquil of billiards and snooker, and Robert Bachmann of squash as director.
Meanwhile, they will also adopt Pearl Managuelod, a Muay Thai freelancer, as a candidate for director. Managuelod is also part of the opposite ticket of the current president of the POC, Abraham Tolentino.
“We, at Team SPORTS, will defend the ideals and principles of Olympism as embodied in the Charter of the International Olympic Committee and exemplified by the late French educator and athlete Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic movement,” Aranas said in the declaration.
“Despite the uphill challenge we face, it is in this spirit that Team SPORTS will conduct our campaign in a fair and sporty manner to win the hearts and minds of our fellow POC members on Election Day,” the statement added. .
The tax and corporate attorney previously explained to ESPN5.com that his roster members have a common desire for accountability and transparency within the POC.
“Basically, the POC, as we see it, can be improved with the heart behind it. The heart, the accountability and transparency, and the vision that the POC should represent. [national sporting associations]”Aranas said on September 23.
“You should be an ambassador for the NSA to the world and the business community, where you can get sponsors, and the business community and sports associations like UAAP and NCAA.”
The Aranas line-up will face the formidable line-up, led by the current leadership.
When asked for a comment on his perspective on the upcoming election, the attorney explained that all 54 voters are examining the two main lineups.
“I’m a loser and a virtual stranger. But I think voters are looking at the platforms from both sides,” Aranas said.
Team SPORTS also unveiled its logo, which Aranas said was “a mythical bird with a myriad of colors in a creature that represents the different characteristics that people unify for sports.”
