bandido said:Technically, the BSCP is a National Sport Association under the Philippine Olympic Commission so they are suppose to develop and implement grassroot programs for the Philippines. They are not classified as an Event Promoter which can get permits to produce Play-for-pay tournaments. They can however do Amateur Tournaments offering trophies and medals to the top finishers.
Jay, the WPC wasn't brought to Manila by the BSCP but rather by Raya Sports and Events. It just happened that Yen, who is the President of RAYA Sports and Events, is also the Chairman of BSCP. Thus he can use the BSCP title to approach, at an advantage, government agencies and corporations. From what I found out, WPC Manila event got GAB permits for their 2006 event. Should the promoters acquire the proper Philippine Government permits for WPC 2008, if done here, then there's no reason for the BMPAP to not support it.
What's the GAB?
So, if I read this correctly, Raya got all the necessary permits to run the WPC in 2006 and 2007 without going through the BMPAP. But to do it again this year, they need to go through your organization, the BMPAP. To get the necessary government permits, they must first have BMPAP approval (sanctioning) now. Is there something I'm missing here?