Minimum wage earners? Palace pushes for increase allowance for national athletes

By Prince Golez

Malacañang stressed the need to increase the allowances of Filipino athletes to help them bring home gold medals for the country.

“Siguro mas maraming mananalo ng ginto ‘no kung medyo itataas natin iyong tulong na ibinibigay natin sa mga atleta,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a televised briefing Tuesday.

Roque admitted that the amount of financial support the government gives to its national athletes is not enough.

“Hindi ko po sasabihin na talagang sapat ang binibigay nating financial support… Para nga pong minimum wage nga lang ang nabibigay nating allowance doon sa mga atleta natin,” according to him.

“Pag-isipan ng ating mga policymakers na kinakailangan talaga maglaan ng mas malaking suporta sa ating mga atleta dahil iyong kanila namang mga panalo ay panalo ng buong Pilipinas at hindi lang ng ating mga manlalaro,” he also said.

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