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                    [Title] => Athens, not re-election, Cito’s priority
                    [Summary] => Supporters yesterday said Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit had reiterated his desire to seek re-election in the November polls but urged his rivals to stop politicking at this stage and instead concentrate on the country’s participation in the Olympic Games slated next month in Athens, Greece.

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POC secretary general Romeo Ribaño underscored this yesterday to debunk claims of PDMT which is holding dubious never-ending tournaments in preparation, it said, for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

"Hindi
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Ito’y dahil posibleng hindi matuloy ang pagho-host ng South East Asian Games sa taong 2005 na ngayon pa lamang ay pinaghahandaan na ng POC.
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                    [Title] => Athens, not re-election, Cito’s priority
                    [Summary] => Supporters yesterday said Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit had reiterated his desire to seek re-election in the November polls but urged his rivals to stop politicking at this stage and instead concentrate on the country’s participation in the Olympic Games slated next month in Athens, Greece.

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POC secretary general Romeo Ribaño underscored this yesterday to debunk claims of PDMT which is holding dubious never-ending tournaments in preparation, it said, for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

"Hindi
sanctioned ng POC ang grupong ito (PDMT). Kahit anong pelota organization o event ay hindi namin kinikilala o suportado dahil hindi naming kino-consider ang pelota as sport," Ribaño said. [DatePublished] => 2003-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 190682 [Title] => Manila SEA Games sa 2005 di tuloy? [Summary] => Nabahala ang Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) sa desisyon ng Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na huwag nang tumakbo sa 2004 election.

Ito’y dahil posibleng hindi matuloy ang pagho-host ng South East Asian Games sa taong 2005 na ngayon pa lamang ay pinaghahandaan na ng POC.
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