Harry Angping (born 12 January 1952) is a Filipino politician who was a former member of the

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. He is also a former chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission.

Political career

Angping formerly served as a member of the

representing the third district of the city of Manila from 1998 to 2004. When he ran in the 1998 and 2001 elections, his citizenship was questioned by political rivals alleging him to not have Filipino citizenship but the Comelec ruled in his favor. Running under the

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, he campaigned to secure for a third consecutive term as Congressman but withdrew from the elections in May 2004. Again his citizenship was disputed. Despite Angping believing that he has a strong case, he decided to be substituted by his wife, Maria Zenaida Benedicto Angping. Under the presidency of

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...

, he served as special envoy to

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for tourism and investment. He ran for his former post as Congressman representing Manila's third district in 2016 but lost to Yul Servo Nieto.

Sports administration

Angping was formerly the president of the

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. He is one of the reported supporters of the Art Macapagal who ran against Peping Cojuangco for presidency of the

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(POC) in 2008. Cojuangco was re-elected as POC president in the election. He is appointed by then

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as the 8th chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in January 2009. In 2013, Angping and Edmund Montanes, president of Philcare Manpower Services, a janitorial firm, was charged with

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before the

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for the alleged connivance of the two in hiring 80 personnel without public bidding and authority from the PSC board in 2009. In December 2018, they were acquitted of their graft charges by the Sandiganbayan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angping, Harry Living people 1952 births Chairpersons of the Philippine Sports Commission 21st-century Filipino politicians Filipino people of Chinese descent Arroyo administration personnel Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Manila