by Jessa Grace T. Olesco
“SPORTS has a major role in youth development and education.”
Various sports entities from Bulacan State University unanimously voiced the significance of sports to the youth despite the mixed reactions and different opinions they gave on their reviews on President Aquino’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 22.
While they strongly agreed to the importance of sports development in the country, its current status was not accounted in P-Noy’s most recent SONA.
Not well-supported
According to former varsity player turned basketball and SCUAA coach Clemente Geronimo, it was unfair for the athletes to have absence in the availability of exact programs relating to sports.
“Parang unfair lang sa part naming mga dating atleta rin although hindi kami nakarating sa mataas na level. Parang walang eksaktong programa about sports. Then syempre yung mga bata na merong mga potensyal, hindi gaano nabibigyan ng pansin dahil wala ngang programa. Yung sa budget, di sila nag-aallot talaga ng malaking budget para sa mga atleta natin. So ang tendency, mga atleta natin, lalo na yung mga dating player na magagaling nasa ibang bansa dahil dun na sila nagse-serve. So dapat yung mga ganun tine-treasure ng Philippines dahil sila yung mga national athletes natin before. Walang program about sa mga former athletes at saka yung mga athletes na paparating ngayon. Walang eksaktong programa na magde-develop pa o mag-iimprove pa sa ating sports,” he complained.
Geronimo further said playing sports is a significant part of personality enhancement.
“Yes of course, mahalaga yan. Sabi nga, hindi naman yung physical aspect lang pagdating sa sports ang dine-develop. Kasama na yung buong personality, ang ating emotions, lahat na yan,” he affirmed.
Athletics coach Philip Salaysay told that the support for sports development should be given both locally and internationally to the competing athletes and to the students as well.
“Yung suporta dapat ibigay sa mga estudyante. Sa mga iskolar nating athletes, dapat ibigay nang todo. Sa halip na dadagan, binawasan nila ang athletes natin and yung budget. Locally and internationally, yung competition na meron tayo, hindi tayo nade-develop masyado dahil kakaunti yung sinasalihan natin,” he suggested.
He also added that playing sports is vital to the youth as it promotes the development of the youth themselves.
“Mahalaga ‘yan[g sports] kasi unang-una kapag sinabi mong bata, walang alam ‘yan at walang ibang gustong gawin kundi maglaro. Kung hindi mo sususportahang maglaro ‘yan, hindi siya bata,” told Salaysay.
He said that he was dissatisfied at Aquino’s actions when it comes to youth development and rated the President a grade of six with ten being the highest.
“6 kasi mahigpit siya in terms sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya pero hindi siya masyadong sumusuporta sa mga kabataan, hindi lang sa athletes pati sa mga estudyante. Napakarami niyang inaprubahang pagtaas ng tuition fee. Siguro wala pa siyang konkretong plano sa ngayon [sa sports],” Salaysay concluded.
Supplementing these statements, BPE student and softball player Anjenette Galvez said that the administration should prioritize more the sports development and the athletes.
“Sila[ng mga athletes] yung lumalaban sa ibang bansa. Hindi naman natin masasabi na lahat ng supply nakukuha nila. Kaya sana mag-focus din sila sa sports tsaka Pilipinas naman din yung dinadalang pangalan e, hindi lang yung paaralan nila,” she stated.
Galvez gave a rating of five for the country leader’s performance saying that she never felt his efforts regarding the needs of the athletes.
Following this, table tennis varsity player Jason Fariñas of BIT Food Technology was dismayed that the players did not receive the recognition they deserve and told that the President should have mentioned about the needed equipment and training of players.
“Parang di niya nakikita ang mga kagalingan [ng mga athletes]. [Sila] yung way para sumikat ang Philippines. Syempre dapat binanggit rin niya ang mga pangangailangan [nila]. Parang di niya napapansin. Mga kagamitan, sports attire at mas maigi pang training at training ground namin, yun ang ineexpect ko sa kanya,” he explained.
He further added that sports and youth development go hand in hand as the former helps the youth to be physically fit and at the same time promotes health.
Fariñas rated P-Noy eight reasoning that his actions towards the progress in sports were not enough in spite of the ongoing developments in the country.
Another student from BSIT Marc Joseph Teodoro, an archery player, said he was not expecting anymore from the government sports-wise.
“Wala na kaming inaasahang suporta kay P-Noy kasi halata namang walang kasupo-suporta ang gobyerno sa sports natin. Siguro dapat taasan niya yung suporta sa mga atleta rito kasi halatang nag-aalisan yung mga atleta rito, sa ibang bansa lumalaro kasi mas malaki ang offer. Maraming ganun. Kaya ang ibang atleta rito ang training nila, training lang talaga saka mababa ang ibinibigay sa kanila,” he answered.
He said that sports are indeed necessary to attain self-discipline when asked about youth development.
“Oo [mahalaga] kasi dun mo made-develop yung disiplina sa sports. Kasi sa sports, kailangan ng disiplina. Tennis, archery, futsal—lahat yan kailangan nun,” he replied.
Teodoro graded P-Noy a rating of four saying that he had not seen any changes concerning sports under the incumbent administration.
Included in education
On the other hand, there were also those who still believe on the Executive Leader’s capacity to cater the needs of the country’s sports athletes.
Based on the report of COPERS Associate Dean Armando Valentin, apart from youth development, sports is already included in education that is why P-Noy never made any further mention of it in his address.
“Dapat i-revive yung sports. Ang sports, academic din. Hindi lang sariling department ang sports. For education din kaya nga grade 1 pa lang may P.E. na kasi academic din yun. Kaya hindi na binanggit ni P-Noy kasi inserted na yun sa education. Understood na yun,” he justified.
Valentin gave Aquino a passing rate indicating that there is adequate budget for education.
“E ang laki naman ng budget natin sa DepEd. Pasado kung sa akin. Mga 7 or 7.5 kasi ang budget ng DepEd kasama na yung self-development and physical education. Academic kasi ang sports. Hindi basta career lang na dapat i-separate sa education. Nasa curriculum naman natin yun. Hindi na dapat pansinin ni P-Noy sa ngayon o pagtuunan niya. Di masyadong malaki ang impact sa sports natin,” he insisted.
Chess coach and basketball instructor Carlito Ramos defended the President for not stating the progress involving sports in his speech for there were more important matters the country should face.
“Hindi naman porket hindi niya binanggit yung sports sa kanyang SONA ay wala nang pakialam ang ating pamahalaan sa sports. Maraming mga pangangailang harapin ang ating pamahalaan at meron namang opisina o departamento na tumitingin sa larangan ng sports. Maraming kailangang haraping problema ang ating pamahalaan, ang ating Pangulo na sa palagay ko ay hindi naman niya nakita na kailangang-kailangan unahin ang sports,” he reasoned.
“Syempre kaugnay ng youth development, malaki ang maitutulong ng sports. Kaya nga sa ating curriculum sa mga paaralan, meron din tayong national sports organization na tumitingin para maisulong ang sports,” he furthered.
Ramos graded P-Noy eight as he said that the incumbent leader was better performance-wise compared to the previous administrations.
According to a sports enthusiast who did not want to be named, he cited that improvements made in sports may had already been discussed in Aquino’s 3rd SONA and suggested to increase the funds allotted for sports for the benefit of the youth.
“Maaaring nabanggit na niya yun nung 3rd SONA niya. Dagdagan yung support at yung pondo sa sports commission niya. Dahil sa halip na sa ibang atensyon mapunta yung isipan ng kabataan, sa sports na lang,” he ended.
He presented a rating of eight to the President as he found his performance to be competent.
Various sports entities from Bulacan State University unanimously voiced the significance of sports to the youth despite the mixed reactions and different opinions they gave on their reviews on President Aquino’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 22.
While they strongly agreed to the importance of sports development in the country, its current status was not accounted in P-Noy’s most recent SONA.
Not well-supported
According to former varsity player turned basketball and SCUAA coach Clemente Geronimo, it was unfair for the athletes to have absence in the availability of exact programs relating to sports.
“Parang unfair lang sa part naming mga dating atleta rin although hindi kami nakarating sa mataas na level. Parang walang eksaktong programa about sports. Then syempre yung mga bata na merong mga potensyal, hindi gaano nabibigyan ng pansin dahil wala ngang programa. Yung sa budget, di sila nag-aallot talaga ng malaking budget para sa mga atleta natin. So ang tendency, mga atleta natin, lalo na yung mga dating player na magagaling nasa ibang bansa dahil dun na sila nagse-serve. So dapat yung mga ganun tine-treasure ng Philippines dahil sila yung mga national athletes natin before. Walang program about sa mga former athletes at saka yung mga athletes na paparating ngayon. Walang eksaktong programa na magde-develop pa o mag-iimprove pa sa ating sports,” he complained.
Geronimo further said playing sports is a significant part of personality enhancement.
“Yes of course, mahalaga yan. Sabi nga, hindi naman yung physical aspect lang pagdating sa sports ang dine-develop. Kasama na yung buong personality, ang ating emotions, lahat na yan,” he affirmed.
Athletics coach Philip Salaysay told that the support for sports development should be given both locally and internationally to the competing athletes and to the students as well.
“Yung suporta dapat ibigay sa mga estudyante. Sa mga iskolar nating athletes, dapat ibigay nang todo. Sa halip na dadagan, binawasan nila ang athletes natin and yung budget. Locally and internationally, yung competition na meron tayo, hindi tayo nade-develop masyado dahil kakaunti yung sinasalihan natin,” he suggested.
He also added that playing sports is vital to the youth as it promotes the development of the youth themselves.
“Mahalaga ‘yan[g sports] kasi unang-una kapag sinabi mong bata, walang alam ‘yan at walang ibang gustong gawin kundi maglaro. Kung hindi mo sususportahang maglaro ‘yan, hindi siya bata,” told Salaysay.
He said that he was dissatisfied at Aquino’s actions when it comes to youth development and rated the President a grade of six with ten being the highest.
“6 kasi mahigpit siya in terms sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya pero hindi siya masyadong sumusuporta sa mga kabataan, hindi lang sa athletes pati sa mga estudyante. Napakarami niyang inaprubahang pagtaas ng tuition fee. Siguro wala pa siyang konkretong plano sa ngayon [sa sports],” Salaysay concluded.
Supplementing these statements, BPE student and softball player Anjenette Galvez said that the administration should prioritize more the sports development and the athletes.
“Sila[ng mga athletes] yung lumalaban sa ibang bansa. Hindi naman natin masasabi na lahat ng supply nakukuha nila. Kaya sana mag-focus din sila sa sports tsaka Pilipinas naman din yung dinadalang pangalan e, hindi lang yung paaralan nila,” she stated.
Galvez gave a rating of five for the country leader’s performance saying that she never felt his efforts regarding the needs of the athletes.
Following this, table tennis varsity player Jason Fariñas of BIT Food Technology was dismayed that the players did not receive the recognition they deserve and told that the President should have mentioned about the needed equipment and training of players.
“Parang di niya nakikita ang mga kagalingan [ng mga athletes]. [Sila] yung way para sumikat ang Philippines. Syempre dapat binanggit rin niya ang mga pangangailangan [nila]. Parang di niya napapansin. Mga kagamitan, sports attire at mas maigi pang training at training ground namin, yun ang ineexpect ko sa kanya,” he explained.
He further added that sports and youth development go hand in hand as the former helps the youth to be physically fit and at the same time promotes health.
Fariñas rated P-Noy eight reasoning that his actions towards the progress in sports were not enough in spite of the ongoing developments in the country.
Another student from BSIT Marc Joseph Teodoro, an archery player, said he was not expecting anymore from the government sports-wise.
“Wala na kaming inaasahang suporta kay P-Noy kasi halata namang walang kasupo-suporta ang gobyerno sa sports natin. Siguro dapat taasan niya yung suporta sa mga atleta rito kasi halatang nag-aalisan yung mga atleta rito, sa ibang bansa lumalaro kasi mas malaki ang offer. Maraming ganun. Kaya ang ibang atleta rito ang training nila, training lang talaga saka mababa ang ibinibigay sa kanila,” he answered.
He said that sports are indeed necessary to attain self-discipline when asked about youth development.
“Oo [mahalaga] kasi dun mo made-develop yung disiplina sa sports. Kasi sa sports, kailangan ng disiplina. Tennis, archery, futsal—lahat yan kailangan nun,” he replied.
Teodoro graded P-Noy a rating of four saying that he had not seen any changes concerning sports under the incumbent administration.
Included in education
On the other hand, there were also those who still believe on the Executive Leader’s capacity to cater the needs of the country’s sports athletes.
Based on the report of COPERS Associate Dean Armando Valentin, apart from youth development, sports is already included in education that is why P-Noy never made any further mention of it in his address.
“Dapat i-revive yung sports. Ang sports, academic din. Hindi lang sariling department ang sports. For education din kaya nga grade 1 pa lang may P.E. na kasi academic din yun. Kaya hindi na binanggit ni P-Noy kasi inserted na yun sa education. Understood na yun,” he justified.
Valentin gave Aquino a passing rate indicating that there is adequate budget for education.
“E ang laki naman ng budget natin sa DepEd. Pasado kung sa akin. Mga 7 or 7.5 kasi ang budget ng DepEd kasama na yung self-development and physical education. Academic kasi ang sports. Hindi basta career lang na dapat i-separate sa education. Nasa curriculum naman natin yun. Hindi na dapat pansinin ni P-Noy sa ngayon o pagtuunan niya. Di masyadong malaki ang impact sa sports natin,” he insisted.
Chess coach and basketball instructor Carlito Ramos defended the President for not stating the progress involving sports in his speech for there were more important matters the country should face.
“Hindi naman porket hindi niya binanggit yung sports sa kanyang SONA ay wala nang pakialam ang ating pamahalaan sa sports. Maraming mga pangangailang harapin ang ating pamahalaan at meron namang opisina o departamento na tumitingin sa larangan ng sports. Maraming kailangang haraping problema ang ating pamahalaan, ang ating Pangulo na sa palagay ko ay hindi naman niya nakita na kailangang-kailangan unahin ang sports,” he reasoned.
“Syempre kaugnay ng youth development, malaki ang maitutulong ng sports. Kaya nga sa ating curriculum sa mga paaralan, meron din tayong national sports organization na tumitingin para maisulong ang sports,” he furthered.
Ramos graded P-Noy eight as he said that the incumbent leader was better performance-wise compared to the previous administrations.
According to a sports enthusiast who did not want to be named, he cited that improvements made in sports may had already been discussed in Aquino’s 3rd SONA and suggested to increase the funds allotted for sports for the benefit of the youth.
“Maaaring nabanggit na niya yun nung 3rd SONA niya. Dagdagan yung support at yung pondo sa sports commission niya. Dahil sa halip na sa ibang atensyon mapunta yung isipan ng kabataan, sa sports na lang,” he ended.
He presented a rating of eight to the President as he found his performance to be competent.
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