HE Asian Confederation of Billiard Sport (ACBS) has suspended the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) and asked the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to run the affairs of the sport at least for the next three months.
In a letter to the POC dated March 9, Michael Al Khoury, secretary-general of the Qatar-based ACBS, said the organization’s board of directors decided during its meeting last February 18 in Doha to suspend the BSCP, a move ratified by the continental body’s general meeting the next day.
The ASBC informed the POC, through secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan, to form a disciplinary committee “to investigate the violations of the BSCP, including conflicts of interest, the failure to hold elections for a long time, organizing international tournaments without the necessary approvals from either Asian or world governing bodies and not properly taking care of the Philippines Billiard Athletes.”
The POC promptly officially informed the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) of the suspension of the BSCP by its Asian governing body.
“With this decision, the POC shall temporarily assume the tasks of the BSCP, including the supervision of arrangements and entitlements for national athletes under Billiard Sports, during the period of suspension,” Chan wrote PSC chairman Richard Bachmann.
The ACBS also stated in its letter to the POC that the BSCP’s suspension was “not exceeding three months pending the completion of the committee’s work.”
