3rd GAB Pro Summit today - Fightnews Asia

By Lito Delos Reyes

THE Games and Amusements Board will hold its third Philippine Professional Sports Summit today and will focus on the new normal in sports amid the pandemic.

The sports summit theme is “Professional Sports through the Pandemic, the Now and Future Directions”. Under the leadership of GAB Chairman Abraham “Bahan” Mitra, the sports summit is aimed at finding the new and future directions of professional sports with the country coping with the pandemic

The invited guests of honor are Sen. Bong Go, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, Sen. Pia Cayetano, Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. Sonny Angara and Cong. Jericho Nograles. Department of Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag will also grace the summit.

The summit will also showcase different sports leagues – like the PBA (Eric Castro), Vismin Super Cup (Chino Trinidad), NBL/WNBL (Rhose Montreal), 3×3 Chooks-to-Go (Mark Zambrano), PVL (Ricky Palou), PGTI (Mohamed Shariz), PFL (Atty. Edwin Gastanes), PCAP (Atty. Paul Elauria) and Ironman Triathlon (Wilfred Uytengsu).

Set to discuss pro boxing are Philippine Boxing Promoters and Managers Association president Dante Almario, boxing promoters JC Mananquil and Charlemagne Marban III, Atty. Danrex Tapdasan, president of Association of Philippine Professional Boxing Ring Officials (APPBRO), and Alberto “Brembot” Dulalas, president of Mindanao Professional Boxing Officials Association.

Also invited to join are Marlon Marcelo, Nico Kenji Nazario and Jonmar Villaluna (esports), Jose Rodolfo L. Prado, Juan Feliciano Cuevas and Antonio Alcasid Jr (horse racing), Mark Sangiao of Team Lakay and Francis Amandy (MMA).