00:00Let's take a look at what the Philippine Olympic Committee is preparing for the athletes who will compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
00:10For more details, here is the report of teammate Paulo Salamatin.
00:16After the Philippine Olympic Committee or POC elections, their organization has no plans to rest for the upcoming international competitions that the national athletes will compete in.
00:29This will be the basis for the POC and several national sports associations in the country to decide who will compete for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
00:41In terms of PTV Sports, POC President Abraham Bambol-Tolentino said that they will devote a lot of time to prepare before the Olympics.
00:53We need lots of exposures and training for this LA.
00:58The preparation is still long so we need to take advantage of the time and with the support of different stakeholders and the government of course.
01:10Especially if we have a permanent office.
01:15I'll push for that.
01:19We don't have a permanent office where we can have a meeting room, planning, etc., war room or whatever.
01:29So it's very important.
01:31Bambol-Tolentino also said that it's possible for the sport of boxing to enter the 2028 Olympic Games,
01:38where it will be one of the games where the medals of the country are usually won.
01:46It will be included in the LA.
01:50Continuously?
01:51Yes.
01:52Even if we're still in limbo, we're continuously training and looking for other grassroots and other new talents.
02:04It's important.
02:07One of the NSA with medal holds.
02:09Yes.
02:10It's important.
02:12We're campaigning and lobbying for it to be included in the LA Olympics.
02:22Tolentino is also calling on the public to let them know about their occupation.
02:27Even if there are high-caliber athletes in their area, especially in remote parts of the country.
02:35Keep on supporting.
02:37If we don't see any talents there, just tell us.
02:41It will help.
02:43Especially those in the far-flung provinces and other Philippines or European Filipinos.
02:54When they're far away, we can't discover them.
02:59It's a big help and inspiration for other athletes.
03:04For now, other athletes are continuing to compete in the local and international competitions
03:10to get enough exposure while others are collecting qualifying points for the 2028 Olympic Games.
03:19Paulo Salamatina for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
