Amit pockets P.15M in SEAG bonus

MANILA, Philippines - Reigning world billiards champion Rubilen Amit emerged as the top earner among the medalists in the last Southeast Asian Games.

Amit is entitled to a total of P150,000 for copping a gold medal in women’s 10-ball and a silver in 9-ball play in the SEAG, leading over 100 achievers who stand to receive P7.695 million in total incentives from the Philippine Sports Commission.

Under the incentives scheme of Republic Act 9064, a champion in the SEAG is rewarded with P100,000, a silver medalist with P50,000 and a bronze earner with P10,000 while a coach of a winning athlete gets a bonus that’s equivalent to half of their ward’s take.

The PSC started releasing the checks yesterday after getting the nod from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to advance the funding for the incentives of those responsible for the country’s 29-gold, 34-silver and 38-bronze medal output in Myanmar.

Double gold medalists Princess Superal of golf and Archand Christian Bagsit of athletics will net P133,000 and P125,000, respectively, while Daniel Parantac of wushu will collect P116,667.

Superal won the women’s individual golf and shared glory and P100,00 bonus with Mia Legaspi and Katrina Briones in their team triumph. Bagsit ruled the men’s 400 meter run and joined forces with Edgardo Alejan, Isidro del Prado and Julius Nierras in topping the 4x400m relay. Parantac reigned in taijiquan/taijian and teamed up with John Keithley Chan and Norlence Catolico in getting a silver in men’s duillian.

Out of the P7 million incentives, a total of P3 million has been earmarked for the gold winners, P1.75 million for the silver medalists and P380,000 for the bronze earners.

Coaches will also receive P1.5 million for the gold, P875,000 for silver and P190,000 for bronze won by their wards.