Children play street games as an MMDA LED truck, carrying a congratulatory message to two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, passes by NIA Road in Quezon City on August 6, 2024.
Sports advocates emphasized the importance of community parks and playgrounds where children can play, combined with grassroots sports initiatives, after Carlos Yulo, who trained at a community park in Manila, won two gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Children play street games as an MMDA LED truck, carrying a congratulatory message to two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, passes by NIA Road in Quezon City on August 6, 2024.

Sports advocates emphasized the importance of community parks and playgrounds where children can play, combined with grassroots sports initiatives, after Carlos Yulo, who trained at a community park in Manila, won two gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

PARIS OLYMPICS-Congrats Caloy

Rowegie Abanto

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172334351659920240806-paris-olympics-yulo-billboard5.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Children play street games as an MMDA LED truck, carrying a congratulatory message to two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, passes by NIA Road in Quezon City on August 6, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner">Children play street games as an MMDA LED truck, carrying a congratulatory message to two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, passes by NIA Road in Quezon City on August 6, 2024. <em id="isPasted">Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — As <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/9/paris-2024-dottie-ardina-shares-struggles-with-uniform-equipment-amidst-olympic-campaign-222">controversies mar </a>Filipino athletes&#x27; <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/4/double-gold-carlos-yulo-is-olympic-vault-champion-2231">best performance yet</a> at the Olympics, a sports analyst on Sunday urged the government to create a Department of Sports to address what he described as the &quot;disorganized&quot; state of Philippine sports agencies.<span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><br/></p><p>Sports analyst Ed Tolentino, also a lawyer, pointed out that the jurisdiction and functions of the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee overlap, adding that the budget for the athletes is being split between the two agencies.</p><p>&quot;This is the problem of Philippine sports. Too many cooks are spoiling the broth. Ang daming nagluluto, kaniya-kaniyang recipe. Minsan ang lumalabas sa ulam, panis na. Hindi ba mas maganda iisa ang nagmamando?&quot; Tolentino told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.</p><div><span></span><span>&quot;Mas madali ang feedback mechanism kung iisa ang ating pinagtatanungan, iisa ang may kontrol, maliwanag ang mensahe sa atleta, madali nilang maidudulog ang kanilang problema,&quot; he said.</span></div><p>As the Philippines concluded its Olympic campaign at the Paris Games, Filipina golfers Dottie Ardina and Bianca Pagdanganan faced issues with the equipment and uniforms they used. </p><p>The two even had to stick a Philippine flag patch on their shirts for the competition, as their uniforms failed to arrive in Paris on time. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/11/jonvic-remulla-nag-sorry-sa-aberya-sa-uniporme-ng-pinay-golfers-sa-olympics-911">Officials have since apologized</a>.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/9/paris-2024-dottie-ardina-shares-struggles-with-uniform-equipment-amidst-olympic-campaign-222" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Dottie Ardina shares struggles with uniform, equipment amidst Olympic campaign</a></div><div><strong>&#x27;LEAST PRIORITY&#x27;</strong></div><div><span>According to Tolentino, sports is a &quot;least priority&quot; for the government. </span></div><div><span>He said that in the proposed 2025 budget, the government only plans to earmark around P700 million for the Philippine Sports Commission. </span></div><div><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/10/carlos-yulo-aira-villegas-to-carry-ph-flag-in-olympics-closing-ceremony-1859" id="isPasted">READ: Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas to carry PH flag in Olympics closing ceremony</a></span></div><p>This falls &quot;way short&quot; of its P1.152 billion budget for 2024, he said, adding that he hopes the support will still increase after the country secured two gold medals at the latest Games, courtesy of gymnast Carlos Yulo.</p><p>The issue of an <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/10/23/obiena-touched-by-donation-offers-from-fans">apparent lack of budget for sports</a> surfaces whenever Filipino athletes compete internationally, such as in the Olympic Games. Some even resort to appealing for donations or selling their personal items to fund their competitions.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/aira-villegas-takes-bronze-after-semis-loss-to-turkish-foe-434" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Aira Villegas takes bronze after semis loss to Turkish foe</a></div><p><span></span><span></span>&quot;Paanong hindi magiging priority we do not even have a Department of Sports. So wala man lang kasama sa Gabinete ng gobyerno. We just have a commission, which is also mapulitika, maraming alegasyon ng korupsiyon,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Tolentino said.</span></p><p>&quot;Umaangat lamang, nababanggit lamang pag may naiuwing gold medal,&quot; he said of the sports budget.<strong> — Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/10/work-starts-now-for-la-2028-says-poc-chief-1528" id="isPasted">READ: Work starts now for LA 2028, says POC chief</a></span></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N6R4IvvquNU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>A sports analyst urged the government to create a Department of Sports to address what he described as the "disorganized" state of Philippine sports agencies.</p>

A sports analyst urged the government to create a Department of Sports to address what he described as the "disorganized" state of Philippine sports agencies.

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