FIDE Honorary President Florencio Campomanes congratulates NCFP Chairman and President Prospero Pichay, Jr. on his reelection. NCFP officials are, from left: Executive Officer Wilfredo Abalos, Vice President Romeo Serratubias, Judge Gonzalo Mapili, FIDE Delegate Casto Abundo, Treasurer Red Dumuk, Pichay, NCFP President Emeritus Campomanes, Secretary General Mayor Abraham Tolentino, Auditor Raul Molintas, and Directors Manuel Relorcasa and Saturnino Belen.
By Casto Abundo
FIDE Delegate
National Chess Federation of the Philippines Chairman and President Prospero Pichay, Jr. and Secretary General Mayor Abraham Tolentino were reelected to the leadership of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).
A Court Order against individual persons did not prevent the NCFP General Assembly from holding elections last week in Tagaytay City with the approval of the Philippine Olympic Committee which sent POC Deputy Secretary General Mark Joseph as Observer.
A total of 175 votes were cast and Pichay received a fresh mandate with a perfect 100% vote followed by Mayor Tolentino in second. Under their leadership, the Philippines has hosted five big international opens in one a half years and produced three new Grandmasters.
Source: FIDE
The new leadership of Philippine chess headed by former Congressman Pichay have accomplished in less than one year what Campo and Abundo have not done so in their 50years of crooked leadership!
And of course, typical of the modus operandi of these two jokers,
slick Campo and Abundo are siding up to Pichay hoping to get some more fodders for their retirement.
I wouldn’t trust Pichay any further than I can throw him. While the progress in Philippine chess may be impressive from the outside, you have to wonder what he has done to solidify the foundations of Philippine chess. Right now, Pichay is funding everything out of his enormous pockets. What happens when he’s gone? It’s obvious to anyone that Pichay is in it solely for the free publicity. Again, I just don’t trust him.