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Philippine Sports Commissioner Joey Mundo should attend
to his responsibilities as head of Team Philippines
Secretariat but instead he is in Kuwait on an
“unspecified” official trip.
According to PSC chairman William
Ramirez, Mundo, a former coach and official of the
Philippine National Shooting Association prior to his
appointment in the PSC, is currently in Kuwait, although
he didn’t mention the details of the Commissioner’s trip
he mentioned that the trip was about a shooting event.
“Commissioner Mundo asked my blessing to
travel to Kuwait. As member of the board, all of us are
honorable men and when he came to me with papers for an
official trip, I signed it in good faith,” said Ramirez.
“It’s an official trip based on the
documents he presented. As to what his reason was for
going to Kuwait instead of Thailand is a question only
he can answer,” he added.
Go said in an overseas call from
Thailand that Mundo’s absence is taking its toll on the
RP delegation since the setup at the secretariat was not
clearly established and reservations in accommodations
were not yet settled.
“He had abandoned his post. Who will
call the shots here? Magulo na nga ang setup ng host
[Thailand], tapos nadagdagan pa sa magulong set-up ng
secretariat,” Go lamented.
When asked if Mundo’s actions could be
considered a conflict of interest, Ramirez refused to
give specific answer.
“When we were appointed as commissioners
we were asked to give up our other positions in sports
but we will look into it,” Ramirez said.
“We will try to know if there were
lapses in ethics. If there are complaints, he will have
to face them,” he added. Zenaida Dadacay |
