With an Executive Order (EO) yet to be formally released by
Malacañang, ranking sports officials have yet to go full blast for the
country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games set in Clark this
November.
The EO is very important to the country’s hosting and without it,
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organizers could not rev up preparations for the event.
It is a memorandum to come from President Rodrigo Duterte to signify
the country’s willingness to accept the hosting and mobilize various
government agencies to work for and ensure the success of the Games.
Daily Tribune previously reported that the President already signed
the EO and tasked Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman
William “Butch” Ramirez and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
to spearhead the hosting after legislators signified willingness to lodge
the P7.5-billion SEA Games fund under the account of the PSC.
According to a sports insider, the President already signed the EO
last month and was about to transmit it to the PSC the following week,
but some last-minute changes were made.
The source claimed that the EO has been revised at least three
times already.
That’s why until now, no EO has been released and some sports
officials are already expressing serious concern at the slow pace of
preparation being done by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games
Organizing Committee (Phisgoc).
“Based on my discussion with my executive assistant, Marc (Velasco), as
far we’re concerned, there’s no EO yet,” said Ramirez, who also expressed
readiness to take charge of the disbursement of fund in accordance to the
rules and regulations of the Commission on Audit.
“Although there were some submissions of the EO in the past, it
didn’t push through and were returned,” he said.
POC president Ricky Vargas also expressed concern over the
absence of an EO.
“We’re still waiting for the Executive Order that will be signed
by the President and that will be very helpful in our preparations
if that happens.”
Without the EO, various committees in Phisgoc are having
difficulty holding inter-agency coordination meetings.
The security committee, for instance, reportedly has yet to
formally reach out to various agencies like the Department of
Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Armed
Forces of the Philippines and Metro Manila Development Authority
to discuss pertinent matters and protocols.
