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DUTERTE TO PSC

FIND TALENTED ATHLETES AMONG
IPS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Before beginning his speech, the President
Wednesday called on the Philippine Sports apologized to the guests for his tardiness.
Commission to find talents among the Duterte arrived at around 7:30 p.m. when the
indigenous communities and out-of-school event was scheduled at 5 p.m.
youth.
“I am very sorry to be late here,” he said.
At the awarding ceremony to the medalists “Pero I was on time with the appointments
of the 29th Southeast Asian Games, Duterte only because of the individual presentation of
said that the Philippines’ hosting of the next their credentials or lettres de créance sa mga
SEA Games would be an opportunity to diplomats before—pagkatapos mag-tête-à-
look for talented Filipino athletes all over the tête, chika-chika. Sometimes it takes longer,”
country. he added.
Aside from the meeting with the SEA
“I enjoin the PSC to widen its scope and Games podium finishers, Duterte welcomed
recruit nationwide. Look for them in non- new ambassadors from Belgium, Mexico,
traditional places and include members of the Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
indigenous tribes and out-of-school youth,” he Northern Ireland, and Nigeria who presented
said. their credentials.
He also witnessed the turnover of China’s
“Let us give them a chance to hone their P65 million donation to the Armed Forces of
talent and live up to their fullest potentials,” the Philippines. n Trisha Macas, BM, GMA News |
he added.
Published September 13, 2017 10:13 PM
Duterte led the awarding of cash incentives
amounting to P25.2 million to the medalists.