THE office of the First Lady will assist the Philippine Olympic Committee in having its own headquarters.
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and her staff were given this task when POC president Abraham Tolentino relayed his request to President Ferdinand R. Marcos during the welcome dinner for the Filipino Olympians last week when they arrived in Manila.
“Ipinasa ito sa First Lady. So I will talk to the First Lady about this. Siguro, malaki na ang chance,” said Tolentino.
Last year, the POC looked forward to having its own headquarters at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex in Pasay City.
But until now, the venue of their new office is up in the air.
The POC does not have its own office building and maintains offices in existing government buildings at the Philippine Sports Commission building located at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City.
Tolentino is upbeat on government support, and that the proposed “House of POC” will be realized sooner or later.
“After the successes in Tokyo and Paris, hindi pa ba tayo magkakaroon nito?” asked Tolentino.
The POC seeks to have a permanent POC headquarters, which will include a museum and a multi-purpose hall.
