FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 8 XJ -;I i Second Regular Session ) P.S. Res. No. Introduced by Senator Gregorio 8. Honasan II RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON SPORTS COMPETITIVENESS TO INQUIRE, LOOK INTO AND INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE STATE OF PHILIPPINE SPORTS FOLLOWING THE DISMAL FINISH OF THE COUNTRY'S ATHLETIC DELEGATION TO THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 29'h EDITION OF THE WORLD OLYMPICS HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA; WHERE THE COUNTRY LANDED AS TAILENDER AMONG FIVE OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS THAT LIKEWISE PARTICIPATED IN THE QUADRENNIAL SPORTING EVENT; AS WELL AS OUR BLEAK STANDING IN OTHER REGIONAL SPORTING MEETS LIKE THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES AND THE ASIAN GAMES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CALLING ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SPORTING COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN CRAFTING A LONG TERM SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO REJUVENATE THE COUNTRY'S DETERIORATING CONDITION IN SPORTS WHEREAS, as member of the International Olympic Committee and other international sporting bodies, the Philippines is committed to send a delegation and join the World Olympics and Asian Games held every four years including the Southeast Asian Games which is a biennial regional meet; WHEREAS, during the 2008 World Olympics in Beijing, China; the Philippines sent a total of fifteen (15) athletes to compete in eight (8) sports disciplines, to wit: archery, athletics, boxing, diving, shooting, swimming, taekwondo and weightlifting; WHEREAS, the country's campaign which resulted to a zero-medal finish, made our nation as the worst participant amongst the other Southeast Asian nations which were able to bring home medals: Thailand with two golds and two silvers followed by Indonesia with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals, and Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore with one silver each in'the official Olympic medal tally board: WHEREAS, from the time the Philippines started competing in the Olympic games exactly eighty (80) years ago in Munich, Germany; we have only so far accumulated a total of 2 silver and 7 bronze medals as follows: 1928 - Munich Teofilo Yldefonso (Swimming) -Bronze 1932 - Los Angeles Teofilo Yldefonso (Swimming) - Bronze Sirneon Toribio (Track & Field) -Bronze Jose Villanueva (Boxing) - Bronze 1936 - Berlin Miyuel White (400m Hurdles) - Bronze 1964 - Tokyo Anthony Villanueva (Boxing) - Silver 1988 - Seoul Leopoldo Serrantes (Boxing) - Bronze 1992 - Los Angeles Roe1 Velasco (Boxing) - Bronze 1996 -Atlanta Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco (Boxing) - Silver WHEREAS, in other international meets, our country endures the same situation with an average rank of 4'h place in the Southeast Asian Games since we started joining the bi-annual meet in 1977 and a worst 18'h place finish during the last 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar; WHEREAS, with the evident deteriorating condition of the country's sports affairs, it may be wise to revisit and overhaul laws pertinent to sports development as well as come up with a long term development plan which can serve as the country's guiding principle to revitalize our competitiveness in the various international sports competitions; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to direct the Sub-committee on Sports Competitiveness to inquire, look into and investigate in aid of legislation, the state of Philippine sports following the dismal finish of the country's athletic delegation to the recently concluded 2gth edition of the World Olympics held in Beijing, China; where the country landed as tailender among five other Southeast Asian nations that likewise participated in the quadrennial sporting event; as well as our bleak standing in other regional sporting meets like the Southeast Asian Games and the Asian Games with the end of calling all stakeholders in the sporting community to come together in term sports development plan to rejuvenate the country's deteriorating / Adopted, GRE OR10 8. HONASAN II P Senator .