(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he was "embarrassed" by the menial support national athletes get from the government and vowed to partner with different sectors to provide additional assistance for their training and conditioning.
"With admittedly limited resources, I am always a little embarrassed when I see that we are not supporting our athletes, and our coaches and our trainers, and all the support groups, even the families," Marcos said during the awarding of incentives for medalists in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games and Asean Para Games in Malacañang.
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