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Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. is hoping they can accomplish all their planned programs after the group of the former Tarlac first district representative contested positions in Friday’s elections at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa City . Cojuangco, who got 32 votes to earn a fresh four-year term,  said they will quickly buckle down to work to prepare the country’s athletes for several international competitions next year, including the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar . “Any group that is working together can give you good results. I hope we can still be together for the expectation of the Filipino people,” said Cojuangco, who again appointed Steve Hontiveros as secretary-general. But he said the POC’s top priority would be establishing a training center focused on sports science. This program would help athletes in the national training pool and national teams, as well as coaches, in their preparation for interna...

Controversial athletics chief Go Teng Kok decided Wednesday night that he will no longer seek a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop Friday’s Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections, and also chose to drop all of his cases filed against the group of incumbent president Jose Cojuangco Jr. Go, declared persona non grata by the POC that expelled him as a member of the country’s National Olympic Committee, made the surprise announcement that he will also step down as the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) president and will call an election in January next year. “I have already proven enough. When Manny V. Pangilinan decided not to run, I decided to run, and I was even ridiculed for my decision,” said Go. “(The TRO) is not good. I don’t want to stop the election, that’s why I decided to drop everything.” Go, on Wednesday morning, filed a motion seeking to stop Friday’s POC elections at the Alabang Country Club after the three-man election...