FORMER First Lady Amelita �Ming� Ramos said that her daughter Cristine �Cristy� Ramos would not withdraw her sexual harassment complaint against Azkals Angel Guirado and Lexton Moy despite the apology issued by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the team�s manager Dan Palami.
Ramos said she felt very disappointed and disgusted upon learning the incident, �I also felt so disgusted too as mother of Cristy, and my husband (former President Fidel V. Ramos) was also disappointed,� she told The Manila Times.
Ramos is also known within the sports community as the long-time president of the Philippine Badminton Association.
�Although I�m not in the venue when the incident happened, we told Cristy to pursue her complaint no matter what because this ugly incident may also happen to others if she doesn�t defend herself. You know Cristy, she�s a fighter too,� she added.
According to Cristy, an executive officer of the Federation Internationale De Football Association (FIFA), she was the match commissioner of the Philippines-Malaysia friendly match on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Football Field when the incident happened. She said one Azkal disrespectfully asked for her brassiere size while another faced her half-naked during the conduct of inspection.
Cristy formally filed her complaint to Asian Football Confederation Disciplinary Committee Chairman Lim Kia Tong and to the FIFA.
Palami had issued a public apology in behalf of the Azkals while the PFF ethics committee headed by lawyer Eric Ingles is making a parallel investigation to determine sanctions.
Palami said that the incident could be traced to pure misunderstanding. He reasoned out that Guirado was doing his usual pre-game exercise routine and Moy was discussing something when Ramos entered the dugout.
Manila times
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