For more than a decade, I stayed away from actively participating in sports due to politics. As I saw the decline of Philippine bowling in the past few years, I told myself that I have to take a dip in it again. Today, I attended the Philippine Bowling Congress's General Assembly. I once again saw the ugly politics and greed of some of its directors. Their terms had expired but they wanted to cling to their powerful positions. Going as far as forging official documents, they tried very hard to defend their criminal act.
They changed the PBC's bylaws to extend their terms from one year to four. They forged signatures of trustees. One member exposed the anomaly. Under the threat of legal action, four signatories admitted that their signatures were forged. The erring officials and some of their supporters tried to derail the motion to have a snap election. Of the twenty member associations, twelve approved the motion while only eight (close supporters of the greedy officials) denied the motion. when the house why divided and clear majority was determined, the representatives of the eight walked out.
Despite this, the motion for a snap election was carried. We will be informed by the secretary of when the elections will take place. Politics in the PBC has gone from a professional disagreement to one that mirrors real politics. No wonder our national has nothing to show for. Sponsors refuse to donate because funds were being misused and corruption rampant. This was proven when no liquidation of funding was not presented. Instead, a litany of supposed accomplishments were recited.
I cannot let this pass. I intend to be active and visible again. I hope the old stalwarts of bowling would return and run the congress professionally. Philippine bowling declined drastically when they stepped down to give way to new blood. Sadly, these new blood were all tainted. They did nothing to improve the sport but hastened its near demise. I will refrain from naming names for now in the belief that these erring officials would humbly step down. From what I witnessed today, i do not think they would be going out without a fight. In the end, a legal action could be the only solution. Falsification of any public document is a criminal act. I suppose they would rather have their crap plastered on the wall for everyone to see. They have made their stand and so have we. It will be a bloody showdown but we have to do the right thing. If things turn really ugly, we'll just see you in court you greedy as*****s!
