History of The POC
The first time organized sports was introduced in the Philippines was during the American occupation with the formation of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation by Governor General F.B. Harrison in 1913. This also marked the holding of the first Far Eastern Games played with China and Japan.
When the Philippines joined the International Olympic Committee in 1918, a requisite for its entry was a solitary participation by David Nepomuceno in 1924 Olympic Games who competed in Athletics in Paris, France.
The first Filipino Chairman of the then Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation was President Manuel L. Quezon. He held the position until 1935. The successors of President Quezon were:
- Jorge B. Vargas (1936-1955)
- Antonio de las Alas (1956-1968)
- Felipe Monserrat (1969-1970)
- Ambrosio Padilla (1970-1976)
In 1976, the name Philippine Olympic Committee was adopted in lieu of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation to distinguish it as the National Olympic Committee in the Philippines as recognized and accredited by the International Olympic Committee. Since then, official representation to IOC sponsored competitions were under the Philippine Olympic Committee.
The successors after Padilla were:
- Col. Nereo Andolong (1977-1980)
- Col. Julian Malonso (1980, provisional)
- Michael M. Keon (1981-1984)
- Gov. Jose Sering (1985-1992)
- Ret. Gen. Rene Cruz (1993-1996)
- Cristina Ramos-Jalasco (1997-April 1999)
- Celso Dayrit (May 1999-2004)
- Jose Cojuangco, Jr. (January 2005-present)
The first Filipino member of the IOC was Jorge B. Vargas. He held this position until his death in 1980. Succeeding him in 1980 was Mr. Francisco Elizalde who holds this position as IOC member in the Philippines till the present.
Read more about this topic: Philippine Olympic Committee
Famous quotes containing the words history of the, history of and/or history:
“The history of the genesis or the old mythology repeats itself in the experience of every child. He too is a demon or god thrown into a particular chaos, where he strives ever to lead things from disorder into order.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“In the history of the United States, there is no continuity at all. You can cut through it anywhere and nothing on this side of the cut has anything to do with anything on the other side.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)
“All history attests that man has subjected woman to his will, used her as a means to promote his selfish gratification, to minister to his sensual pleasures, to be instrumental in promoting his comfort; but never has he desired to elevate her to that rank she was created to fill. He has done all he could to debase and enslave her mind; and now he looks triumphantly on the ruin he has wrought, and say, the being he has thus deeply injured is his inferior.”
—Sarah M. Grimke (1792–1873)