The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Thursday said it will look into reports that some track and field athletes have falsified their records so they could compete in the Southeast Asian Games in Laos this December.

"But in fairness to these athletes, there are also those whose times have improved the last few months," said PSC chairman Harry Angping.

Angping did not identify the athletes and neither did he name the source who reported that some tracksters may have inflated their achievements.

The PSC chief, however, indicated that his office will try to supervise the tryouts of some athletes to determine if they should be included in the Philippine team.

At the same time, Angping reiterated that only gold medalists from the 2007 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and those with gold medal potential will be financed by the sports agency,

"I will be very strict about the selection of athletes to the Laos SEAG," said Angping who hosted a luncheon for visiting members of the media from Guangzhou, China last Wednesday.

Angping expects the RP delegation to be composed of a maximum of 150 athletes and officials in December 9-18 sportsfest.

In the 2007 Games held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, the Philippines fell to sixth place – its lowest finish ever – after winning just 42 gold medals, 96 silvers, and 91 bronzes.

In 2005 when the country staged the SEAG, the Philippines won 113 gold medals and captured its first overall championship.

In the Laos SEAG, however, not all 42 gold medal winners will be included in the team since only 25 sports disciplines will be played.

These are athletics, aquatics, archery, badminton, billiards and snooker, boxing, cycling, football, golf, judo, karatedo, sepak takraw, shooting, table-tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, fin swimming, Muay, pencak silat, petanque, and shuttlecock.

A total of 383 gold medals will be up for grabs among 11 nations.

Angping's declaration that the PSC will decide who will be included and who will be prevented to compete in Laos is expected to meet strong opposition from Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose 'Peping' Cojuangco.

Both Cojuangco and Angping are at loggerheads on several issues.