The head of the Philippine Sports Commission Friday questioned a Philippine Olympic Committee resolution urging President Arroyo to remove him from his post.

In an interview, PSC commissioner Harry Angping said only 14 POC members signed the resolution even though the POC is composed of 39 voting members plus a representative from the International Olympic Committee.

"They don't have the majority so they have no right to call for [my ouster]," he told ABS-CBN's "Umagang Kay Ganda."

The PSC commissioner said the POC is putting words into his mouth by claiming that he is pushing policies that discriminate Filipino-foreign athletes.

He said what he merely wanted is to make national sports associations (NSAs) focus on homegrown talents.
 
He also claimed that the ouster calls aimed at him were merely fueled by a hidden agenda.

“Nakikita ko may mga sariling agenda po lahat sila and unfortunately, I was appointed by the president, I was just doing my job,” said Angping.

The POC led by its President Jose “Peping” Cojuangco earlier said that Angping should be removed for setting policies allegedly discriminating Filipino-foreign athletes.

“The policies and pronouncements of PSC Chairman Harry Angping has demoralized numerous athletes and champions… further discouraging many young Filipino talents raised abroad,” stated a POC resolution read by Cojuangco during Tuesday’s PSA forum.

Cojuangco said the board came up with the resolution during its two hour-meeting last Monday.

The POC also complained over Angping’s creation of a task force without coordinating with the NSAs. The task force was reportedly created to look into reports showing PASA drew more than P29 million worth of financial assistance from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.

The funding was reportedly used in the overseas training and allowances of Filipino-American swimmers, who represented the country in various international competitions including the 2008 Beijing Olympics.