Ricky Vargas

Ricky Vargas
Vargas in 2018
10th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
Assumed office
March 5, 2018
Preceded by Jose Cojuangco Jr.
Personal details
Born Victorico P. Vargas
(1952-02-24) February 24, 1952
Philippines[1]
Relations Jorge B. Vargas (grandfather)
Alma mater University of Santo Tomas

Victorico "Ricky" P. Vargas (born February 24, 1952[2]) is the 10th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) since March 5, 2018 after winning over Jose Cojuangco Jr. in a court-ordered elections held in February 23, 2018.

He is also the President of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) and the chairman of the Philippine Basketball Association Board of Governors for the 2017–18 season.

At PLDT, Vargas is currently served as the Head of the company's Business Transformation Group.[3]

Education

Vargas studied at Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas. He is a holder of a bachelor's degree in psychology.[4]

Career

Sports administration

He served as the Philippine Basketball Association chairman of the board of governors for the 2006–07 and 2017–18 season representing TNT KaTropa as its team governor,[5] and the president of Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines, the NSA for Boxing in the Philippines. He is also the former Vice Chairman of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP)[6] until 2016.

Philippine Olympic Committee

Ricky Vargas first attempted to run for the position of Philippine Olympic Committee President in 2016, challenging then incumbent President, Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr. However his candidacy, along with Abraham Tolentino's who was vying for chairmanship, for the November 2016 elections were rejected after the sport's body commission on election which was led by Francisco Elizalde ruled them ineligible for being not being "active member". Vargas, who only attended in one general assembly of the POC, argued that being an active member does not equate to physical presence in the POC's general assembly. He attempted to have the November 2016 elections postponed by the Pasig Regional Trial Court to allow for dialogue between his camp and Cojuangco's but failed. Cojuangco secured a fourth term unopposed in the 2016 elections.

The Pasig court later ruled the results of the 2016 elections for the post of president and chairman null and void, said that the commission on elections cannot restrict or qualify the eligibility criteria of being an "active member", and ordered and election with Vargas and Tolentino as candidates to be held in February 23, 2018. An extraordinary meeting was held in February where the general assembly agreed to hold elections and a commissions on elections was formed which was also led by Francisco Elizalde. Given the latter fact, Vargas and Tolentino anticipated that they will be disqualified again though Elizalde allowed the two to run to avoid being cited in contempt by court despite the election head's view that the two are ineligible.

Vargas secured a 24–15 victory over Cojuangco for the post of POC President ending the latter's long tenure.[7] Vargas officially began his term[8] on March 5, 2018 when he took his oath before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the Malacañang Palace.[9] The first board meeting under Vargas' tenure was held the day after where his predecessor turned over the POC flag to Vargas.[10]

Personal life

He is the grandson of Jorge B. Vargas, who served as president of POC's predecessor, Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Victorico P. Vargas" (PDF). Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vargas: from corporate job to running Philippine sports". ABS-CBN News. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "PLDT, Smart ink seven-year US$300M deal with Amdocs" (Press release). PLDT. January 24, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vargas, Victorico". Reuters. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (December 17, 2017). "Ricky Vargas is new PBA chairman". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "SBP exec to meet Lakers officials, Clarkson's dad: report". ABS-CBN News. September 1, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (February 23, 2018). "Ricky Vargas beats Peping Cojuangco for POC presidency". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Pedralvez, Bong (2 March 2018). "Oath-taking rites for POC leaders set". Malaya Business Insights. Retrieved 8 March 2018. The source said Vargas preferred a separate occasion for the oath-taking “before he officially assumes his duties as the new POC president.”
  9. ↑ Lopez, Virgil (5 March 2018). "New POC execs Vargas, Tolentino take oath before Duterte". GMA News. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (6 March 2018). "Ricky Vargas reaches out to predecessor Peping Cojuangco as POC leadership officially turned over". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (October 28, 2016). "Ricky Vargas says 'flawed' decision disqualifying him from POC elections must be reversed". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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