Naris sends last ‘ayuda’ to former champs

By LITO DELOS REYES

DAVAO CITY – Thai philanthropist Naris Singwangcha has sent his last ‘ayuda’ to the former world champions of the Philippines amounting to 270,000 Bath

He sent it yesterday (May 27) to promoter-manager Brico Santig of Highland, who is based in Thailand but still now in a lockout in Benguet due to pandemic.

Santig will immediately send it to the Games and Amusement Board for the final distribution of ‘Ayuda’ worth P30,000 each.

The beneficiaries are former WBC super featherweight champion Rolando Navarette, Rolando Pascua (WBC World light flyweight), Tacy Macalos (International Boxing Federation world flyweight), Eric Chavez (IBF World minimumweight), Joma Gamboa (WBA World Flyweight), Bernabe Villacampo (WBA flyweight), Rene Barrientos (WBC super-featherweight), Erbito Salavarria (WBC flyweight), Ben Villaflor (WBA super featherweight), Dodie Boy Penalosa (IBF light flyweight) and Luisito Espinosa (WBA bantamweight).

GAB Chairman Baham Mitra will announced the proper distribution soon.

Singwancha started last June 2018 giving P3,000 monthly assistance to former world champions. But his businesses had been affected by the pandemic and asked to put a stop to the monthly assistance.