{"id":2405,"date":"2025-03-13T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:48:14","slug":"poc-takes-over-suspended-national-billiard-federation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/poc-takes-over-suspended-national-billiard-federation\/","title":{"rendered":"POC takes over suspended national billiard federation"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE Asian Confederation of Billiard Sport (ACBS) suspended the\u00a0Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) and asked the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to run the affairs of the sport at least for the next three months.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a letter to the POC dated March 9,\u00a0Michael Al Khoury, secretary-general of the Qatar-based ACBS, said that the organization\u2019s board of directors decided during its meeting last February 18 in Doha to suspend the national sports association, a move that was ratified by the continental body\u2019s general meeting on the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ASBC informed the POC, through secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan, to form a disciplinary committee \u201cto investigate the violations of the BSCP, including conflicts of interest, the failure to hold elections for a long time, organizing international tournaments without the necessary approvals from either Asian or world governing bodies and not properly taking care of the Philippines Billiard Athletes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The POC promptly officially informed the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) of the BSCP\u2019s suspension by its Asian governing body.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith this decision, the POC shall temporarily assume the tasks of the BSCP, including<\/span><\/p>\n

the supervision of arrangements and entitlements for national athletes under Billiard Sports, during the period of suspension,\u201d Chan wrote PSC chairman Richard Bachmann.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ACBS also stated in its letter to the POC the BSCP\u2019s suspension for \u201cnot exceeding three months pending the completion of the committee\u2019s work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Asian body \u201cassigned the POC with the tasks of the BSCP, especially to follow up on the<\/span><\/p>\n

files of players qualified to participate in international tournaments, most notably the World<\/span><\/p>\n

Games in Chengdu-China 2025.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Games are set August 7 to 17.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease inform us of your approval of the terms of your acceptance to assume the duties of the federation temporarily to preserve the interests of billiard players in the Philippines,\u201d the ACBS said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE Asian Confederation of Billiard Sport (ACBS) suspended the\u00a0Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) and asked the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to run the affairs of the sport at least for the next three months. In a letter to the POC dated March 9,\u00a0Michael Al Khoury, secretary-general of the Qatar-based ACBS, said that the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[134],"class_list":["post-2405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-philippine-olympic-committee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t