Members of the Philippine delegation—led by Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan are on standby at the holding area and later get a taste of a French summer drizzle in raincoats as they take their positions in a special section on the bank of the River Seine ahead of Friday night’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Sixteen members of Team Philippines—10 athletes and five officials—led by flag-bearers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam were to ride the Philippine boat in the parade of athletes.
