FILIPINO athletes vying in the Paris Olympics got a big shot in the arm in the form of a juicy cash incentive to be handed out even before the games begin.
“Twenty-three million is only from Senator Risa Hontiveros, then Senator Bong Go has a figure already. May additional siya. There’s also additional from other senators direct to the athletes already na pinasa lang sa PSC and I just signed a cheque siguro mga P30 plus millions,” said Bachmann. So far, 15 Filipino athletes have qualified, with Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino expecting around four more to join the campaign to deliver the medals for the Philippines.
“We’ve already spent P43 million so I have P8 to P9 million left. Kung kulang man I will look,” said Bachmann.
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