ANEW set of trustees with a new leader took over the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Monday with businessman Frank Lao getting elected as president.
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino, entrusted by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to hold a special election of the suspended federation, thanked 20 of the 25 officially registered clubs and organizations which supported the exercise.
‘We are incredibly glad to announce the new working board of trustees committed to unify Philippine volleyball and prioritize the formation of strong national teams,’ said Tolentino after the proceedings at the Solaire Theater Southlinks Board Room 2M.
‘This is a ‘committed team’ and I believe they could sustain the progress of volleyball that started when the PNVF was established in 2021,’ he added.
Also elected were Atty. Don Rico Capunan as vice-president, Rommel Ng as treasurer and Atty. Wharton Chan as auditor while named to the board of trustees were former PNVF president Ramon ‘Tats’ Suzara, also the Asian Volleyball Confederation president, as well as Rustico Camangian, Jonas Cabochan, Carmela Gamboa, Sienna Olaso and Francis Chad Salimbangon.
Don Caringal returned to his old post as secretary-general appointed by Lao.
Tolentino is hoping the FIVB will soon reinstate the association after getting suspended last May.
The POC thus relinquished its role as ‘caretaker’ of the federation, which was mandated by the volleyball’s world governing body, FIVB, which suspended the previous PNVF elected officers on November 21 last year primarily on poor governance.
The Alas Pilipinas Men and Women teams that were formed under POC supervision for the Aich-Nagoya 20thAsian Games during the suspension, Tolentino said, will remain.
FIVB appointed Ad Hoc Committee chair Hila Asanuma of Palau and FIVB External Legal Consultant Atty. Alexa Monica Dabao witnessed and certified the exercise.