By Jonas Terrado
Nonong Araneta was re-elected as president of the Philippine Football Federation after topping Negros Occidental Football Association chief Ricky Yanson in Friday’s congress at the Century Park Hotel.
Nonong Araneta flashes a thumbs up sign after being re-elected as Philippine Football Federation President (Jonas Terrado)
Araneta received 23 votes while Yanson got 12 during the polls participated by regional Football Association heads and member clubs to earn a third four-year term as head of the country’s national football federation.
Joselito Pinol was likewise re-elected as vice president after defeating Percy Guarin with 21 votes against the latter’s 14.
The elections were conducted by a committee led by Philippine Sports Commission executive director Guillermo Iroy with National Golf Association of the Philippines secretary-general Bones Floro serving as Philippine Olympic Committee observer.
Araneta heaved a sigh of relief after his post was threatened for the first time since ousting Mari Martinez during a PFF congress in Nov. 2010.
The former football and basketball star at University of the Philippines declared his candidacy in mid-October in a move Araneta saw as a way to preserve the unity within the local football scene.
Thirty-two regional clubs and PFL clubs Ceres, Kaya-Iloilo and Stallion-Laguna took part in the voting process.
The congress earlier approved the entry of Ceres, Kaya and Stallion as voting members.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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