The proposed Input-Process-Output-Outcome/Result Model evaluates the success of the Philippine Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission

The paper discusses the various institutions, laws, policies and programs of Olympic governance in the Philippines from the American era to the contemporary era which focuses on the promotion of athletes’ welfare. It likewise analyzes the policy-gaps, institutional changes, and policy-reforms needed for the continuous growth and development of athletes’ rights and welfare in the future. Moreover, the paper reveals qualitative examples of athlete’s protests in the Philippines and reveals the importance of the creation of new opportunities and future directions for dialogue and research on athlete’s protest and sport activism. More importantly, the paper seeks to ensure that the athletes’ viewpoints remains at the heart of Olympic Movement decisions, representing the future, current and recently retired Olympic athletes and represents athletes within the Olympic Movement and support them to succeed in their sporting and non-sporting careers as envisioned by both Philippine Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission and International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission. Finally, the paper proposes an analytical model and framework of analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating the Athletes’ Commission focusing on what is capable of doing, the processes that it entail, the projects, programs, and activities involve and how these translate to positive and better outcomes in terms of representation, strong performance in regional and global competitions.

Author: Dennis V. Blanco (Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman)

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