Dr. Alejandro V. Pineda, Jr., Head of the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (PHI-NADO) takes part as the official Philippine delegate to the tenth session of the Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport (COP10), at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France from October 20 to 22, 2025. The said session marks the Convention’s 20th anniversary, which COP10 considers as a defining moment for global efforts to safeguard the values, ethics, and integrity of sport; and to uphold the principles of fairness, inclusion, and respect for rules in sport and society.

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Gabriela Ramos La Sous, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences and Marcelino Dally, Executive Director of the Convention, led the opening ceremonies.

 

Dr. Pineda, along with other State Parties, intergovernmental organizations such as the African Union and Europe Council, and global partners such as the International Olympic Committee, International Testing Agency, and World Anti-Doping Agency reiterated their commitment to ethical foundations of sport and to reinforcing the Convention’s international standing.

 

The World Anti-Doping Agency presented updates on the ongoing process for the amendments to the 2026 Prohibited List and the development of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and related International Standards.

 

State Parties also elected the COP10 Bureau officers and the members of the Approval Committee of the Ani-Doping Fund.

 

On compliance matters, COP10 took note of the 2024-2025 compliance reports and endorsed the reinstatement of 20 States Parties to be deemed compliant for the 2022–2023 reporting period. It considered the outcomes of the pilot phase of the application of the Model Strategic Framework and endorsed a new Framework Development Program and the continuation of the Regional Capacity-Building Program both with relevant dedicated budget allocations through the Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport.

 

States Parties acknowledged and endorsed the Guidelines on Traditional Pharmacopoeia and the revised Sport Integrity Guidelines as voluntary tools to reflect cultural practices and reinforce policy coherence.  COP10 welcomed the IOS 2024-2025 external evaluation of the Convention and requested the full implementation of its recommendations.

 

On the Convention’s reform process, States Parties agreed to establish a new Open-Ended Working Group to build on the progress made in 2024-2025 and pursue specific deliverables including finalized terms of reference for a Subsidiary Intergovernmental Committee as well as proposals concerning compliance monitoring, funding mechanisms, and dispute resolution.

 

Noteworthy were the COP10 agreement on the approach and process for the finalization and adoption of the framework document on the roles and responsibilities of public authorities in the global sport integrity ecosystem and the adoption of the Fund’s Operational Plan for 2026–2027.

 

Regarding the revision of the regional split of WADA’s funding by governments, States Parties agreed to continue dialogue with WADA and requested the presentation of a consolidated report for approval at COP11.

 

COP10 also decided to support education and academic research in the fight against doping, particularly through the promotion of cooperation with academic institutions and enhanced knowledge-sharing.

 

On the sidelines of the Convention, Dr. Pineda joined the leaders of other Asian National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) and the rest of the world for cocktails which was hosted by the French NADO, and conducted a courtesy visit to Ambassador Eduardo José de Vega, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the French Republic.

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