Royalty, MILF rebels to rub elbows in SEA Games opening

First posted 10:29am (Mla time) Nov 25, 2005
Agence France-Presse




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MEMBERS of the region's royal houses and Philippine Muslim separatist leaders will be among the invited guests when the 23rd Southeast Asian Games open here this weekend.
Thousands of athletes and sports officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam are to compete for 441 gold medals in the 10-day showpiece to begin Sunday.

Prince Norodom Ranariddh of Cambodia arrived Thursday to cheer his country's 148-man contingent, organizers said.

Brunei Prince Sufri Bolkiah, who is also president of the oil-rich sultanate's National Olympic Council, is to arrive Friday and stay until December 6, organizers said.

Thai Princess Sievannarvari Nariratana as well as Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn are to also to arrive in separate jets on the same day.

Security has been extra tight as the host country rolls out the red carpet for dignitaries attending the two-yearly event.

Members of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have also confirmed they will attend the opening ceremonies after a special invite from the organizers.

The MILF has waged a rebellion for an independent Islamic state in the southern third of this mainly Catholic country, but has signed a truce and is now engaged in peace talks.

"We will attend the ceremonies and honor the invitation as a show of goodwill," MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu, who will lead the four-man delegation, told Agence France-Presse.

"This is the first time that members of the MILF's central committee will travel in open public view in Manila," he said.

I have also learned that politicians and the who's who of Philippine showbizness will also be there......

how come whenever I try to search MILF, weird stuff always show up

So weird. LOL. I mean, I thought they were like rebels who'd go do crazy things when there are big events

Not THAT MILF filipinoy! 2
You guys back home are lucky... I'd love to watch the opening ceremony this Sunday.

same here, i'm just gon' get myself some MILF dvd so I have somethin 2 watch


lol

A Maskara Festival show highlighted the opening ceremony of the 23rdSoutheast Asian Games at the Panaad Sports Complex in Bacolod City.


This event took place last sunday in Bacolod City

Southeast Asia's royals coming

First posted 01:20am (Mla time) Nov 25, 2005
By Nikko Dizon, Jerome Aning
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 25, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


SOUTHEAST ASIA'S royalty will grace the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games beginning this weekend with host Philippines aiming to top the medal table.

Prince Norodom Ranariddh of Cambodia arrived at around 5 p.m. yesterday on board a chartered flight for a weeklong stay.

Scheduled to fly in today at 2:15 p.m. are Brunei's Crown Prince Haji-Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife on board a chartered Airbus A340-200.

Brunei's Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, who serves as president of the Brunei National Olympic Council, will also arrive today at 2 p.m. on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH 704. The departure of the crown prince and the princess has yet to be announced. Prince Haji will stay until Dec. 6.

On Saturday at 5:20 p.m., Princess Sievannavari Nariratana of Thailand will arrive on a chartered flight. She will stay until Dec. 4.

Thai Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will also arrive in a separate plane. The prince will participate in the SEA Games.

While the royalty of Brunei and the princess of Thailand will be coming for the SEA Games, they will also be on official visits, said Judith Dolot, Manila airport public affairs office chief.

The 10-day biennial showpiece officially opens Sunday in Manila, although events will be held in Bacolod, Cebu and in suburbs of the capital.

A total of 441 gold medals are up for grabs in 41 events, with the Philippine martial art arnis as well as ballroom dancing making their debuts.

Tight security

Security is tight with a 17,000-strong police force on alert to ensure the safety of the thousands of athletes and officials taking part.

The Games, coupled with the approaching Yuletide season, will boost foreign tourist arrivals and help the government meet its target of 2.6 million inbound travelers this year, Philippine Tourism Authority General Manager Robert Barbers said.

"We are expecting an upsurge in tourism receipts that would surpass last year's record and hopefully sustain this positive growth up to the first quarter of next year. The country's tourist stakeholders, the national and local governments are all prepared to take advantage of this situation," Barbers said.

Not only members of foreign delegations but also their family members, friends, fans and game enthusiasts from Southeast Asia and elsewhere would be arriving in the Philippines. They would book hotels, eat in restaurants, visit museums and recreation centers and go shopping and sightseeing.

Tourism receipts

Aside from the sports delegations, the traditional arrival of expatriates (balikbayans) and vacationing overseas Filipino workers would also spur tourism in the last month of the year.

Barbers called the SEA Games "a big challenge to the Filipino people, most especially to political leaders from all fronts, to put our best foot forward as the entire international community will observe us during this biennial sports extravaganza."

The PTA chief said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself had set the tone in recognizing the importance of beautifying tourist areas as she ordered the Metro Manila Development Authority to give the metropolis a facelift.

Hopes for 120 medals

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano earlier projected receipts from the tourism industry to reach $2.5 billion this year.

Philippine Olympic Committee chair Robert Aventajado said the country was angling for gold medals in boxing, equestrian, taekwondo and other martial arts, as well as in athletics.

"We are targeting some 120 gold medals this year, and we are doing our best to land on top," Aventajado told Agence France-Presse.

But football will be the main attraction after basketball was pulled from the event at the last minute due to a long-standing squabble among local officials, and defending champions Thailand are hot favorites.

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have sent football teams to Bacolod, where the game enjoys a huge local following.

"I believe Thailand is still the team to beat," Aventajado said, but added that the Philippines will give them a run for their money, while a strong Vietnam squad will also be up there.

The Philippine football team is considered the best the country has ever assembled, buoyed by six Filipino-foreigners including brothers Philip James and James Joseph Younghusband who live in Britain.

Football revival

The brothers are considered the great hope of reviving football in the Philippines, which is currently ranked a lowly 189th in the world next to tiny Bhutan.

Both have played in reserve team matches for English club Chelsea, and the Philippines is banking on this experience to give it an edge.

"We have a great team and I'm confident that everyone will deliver," 18-year-old striker Philip James told reporters in Bacolod.

Former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe, who used to manage Thailand and is now coaching Indonesia, also believes Thailand remains the team to beat.

"They're the strongest team," he said.

Only a matter of time

Nevertheless, Philippine Football Federation president Johnny Romualdez warned his rivals not to underestimate the home team, in front of a home crowd.

"Philippine football has gotten stronger because of them," Romualdez said, referring to the Younghusband brothers, adding that it was only a matter of time before the country started making a mark on the football map.

Ironically, the Philippines virtually introduced football to Asia when in 1913 it organized the first regional match. It played China and won 2-1 in Manila, according to the ASEAN Football Federation.

From Philippine Star:


Performers who will grace the opening ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games on Sunday hold a dress rehearsal at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila’s Rizal Park yesterday. - Photo By EDD GUMBAN

In Cebu:
23RD Southeast Asian games: Best of Cebu to open SEAG
By Rafael S. Alas III
The Freeman 11/25/2005



A grand production featuring the best of Cebu will open the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) as ASEAN Paralympics gold medallist Arnold Balais will have the honor to light the SEAG Urn, 4 pm today at the Cebu City Sports Center.

But the opening salvo will unfold without the presence of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, who begged off due to a special commitment in Manila.

Tourism secretary Ace Durano will take the place of President Arroyo as guest speaker for the event.

Durano will be with Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Philippine SEAG Organizing Committee CEO Peping Cojuangco, Philippine Sports Commission chairman William "Butch" Ramirez and the different heads of the National Sports Associations.

Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña, Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano and Danao City Mayor Ramon 'Nito' Durano III will also be attending.

Cebu Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (CebuSoc) chairman Jonathan Guardo considers the SEAG opening rites today as the "mother of all opening ceremonies."

"Aside from feeling the SEA Games fever, it will also be a one of a kind musical extravaganza with the grand production numbers to be performed. The fireworks display is also something to look forward to," added Guardo.

The opening ceremony will officially start with the parade of nations from Fuente Osmeña to the sports center. All the 11 delegations will be accompanied by the different university dance troupes wearing the national costumes of the countries while dancing to the Sinulog beat.

Abellana National School dancers will join athletes from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia will have Cebu Normal University, Indonesia with University of Southern Philippines Foundation, and Laos by Cebu Institute of Technology.

University of Cebu will accompany Malaysia, Philippines by University of San Carlos, Myanmar by Cebu State College of Science & Technology, Thailand by Southwestern University, Timor Leste by University of the Visayas, Singapore by University of San Jose-Recoletos and Vietnam by Cebu Doctor's University.

A three-part opening ceremony organized by Dolly Suzara and Ricky Ballesteros, will feature 1,500 cultural dancers performing the dances of the different Island Festivals of Cebu.

Cebu's Island Festival like the Mantawi of Mandaue, the Sinanggiyaw of Dumanjug, Karansa of Danao, Palawod of Bantayan and the winners of the 2005 Sinulog namely Compostela (2nd place Sinulog-Based) and Basakanon of Basak San Nicolas (Grand Prize Winner Sinulog 2005) will be showcased.

A 10-minute fireworks display will serve as a fitting finale to the affair with the performance of 100 voices singing to a live accompaniment by no less than the Peace Philharmonic Philippines.

Meanwhile, Cebuano athletes who are members of the national team will also take center-stage today in the torch relay.

They are Nino Surban and Maritess Bitbit for mountainbike, Noel Espinosa and Luchie Metante for karatedo and Metodio Suico, Jr. and Harrison Castañares for sepak takraw.

Roda Mae Fernandez and Kevin Miñoza will represent dancesport while pencak silat will have Christopher Yabut and Marniel Dimla and judo with John Baylon and Helen Dawa.

Balais, a gold medallist in the swimming event of the 1st ASEAN Paralympics in Malaysia, will light the urn of Friendship.

Gretchen Malalad, gold medallist in the 2005 Open Karatedo Championship in Italy and France, will lead the Oath of Sportsmanship while Edward John Ponce leads the Pledge of Officiating Officials.

In a related development, deputy chief de mission for Cebu Councilor Sylvan "Jack" Jakosalem will lead Team Philippines during the parade of athletes today.

The battle for the gold medals here in Cebu will start Sunday with dancesport to kick off the hostilities at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug.

Karatedo action will also start at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Center from November 27 to 29. Judo will be played on the same venue from December 1 to 4. Sepak takraw will be played at the University of San Carlos Gym on November 28 to December 4, pencak silat at the Cebu Coliseum on November 30 to December 4 and mountainbike on November 28 to 29 in Danao City. The cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Danao will be shelling out additional funding from their coffers if PhjilSOC can not provide enough funding to support the volunteers, who will be helping run the SEA Games. The funds will also cover for the food of the personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), who will be taking charge of the security of the SEA Games here.

Earlier, PhilSOC promised to give daily food allowance to the volunteers plus T-shirts and identification cards, but the highest organizing body is yet to fulfill its promise.

In Danao City alone, the needed fund support for subsistence equivalent to six meals of the 279 PNP personnel deployed for the period will cost P83,700. The personnel will be deployed one day before actual activity and will be pulled out after the bike competition.
Here in Cebu City, the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) is also not leaving behind the volunteers and the CCSC slicing around P400,000 from its 2005 budget to be allocated for the food of the volunteers.

PSCCommisioner Richie Garcia, on the other hand, assured that the volunteers in the SEA Games will have their allowances as promised but the budget for the food allowance will be remitted here in Cebu and other venues at least two days before the action proper.

Each volunteer is reportedly being allocated P200 per day for food expenses. Now, PhilSOC is still reviewing their financial statement and cannot tell yet as to how much funding it can share for Cebu.

"Pinapahalagahan din natin ang mga volunteers. Rest assured, we're doing all that we can to address this problem," Garcia said.

But Garcia said the meal allowances of the security personnel, like the Philippine National Police, among others, will not be coming from PhilSOC.

Garcia made it clear that even from the start, there was never a promise of giving the police and other members of the security group meal allowances. The budget for the members of the security force will be coming from their own organizations.

In another development, CITOM and the traffic group of Cebu City Police Office informed the riding public of the temporary rerouting during the SEA Games parade today from Fuente Osmeña to the Cebu City Sports Center. In line with this rerouting, several jeepney routes such as route numbers 04B, 04D, 04E, 14D, 15B, 16B, 17B and 17D are affected. These are the jeepney routes bound for Lahug area down to Colon area. Passenger jeep with routes number 03B (Mabolo-Jones), 21B (Mandaue Ibabao-Jones) and 22B (Mandaue Ouano-Jones) shall pass Gen. Maxilom Ave. then left turn to F. Ramos St, then to Junquera St, then to Sanciangco St. down to Osmeña Blvd.

Other routes such as the Basak jeepney bound for Colon (09C and 09F) and Pardo jeepneys bound for Colon (10H and 10J) are also affected including passenger jeepneys with route numbers 12B, 12D, 12E and 12J. Traffic group chief Julius Cesar Gornez is advising motorists, drivers and other road users to observe and follow traffic sign boards installed in the affected areas. - with Mitchelle P. Calipayan, Caecent No-ot and Norvie Misa.

bwhahahahahaha!!!! 2 2 2

From PDI:
Clean Living : Is RP ready for 23rd SEA Games?

First posted 04:17am (Mla time) Nov 25, 2005
By Manolo Iñigo
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A31 of the November 25, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


FINALLY the focus shifts from this strife-torn nation to the athletes of Southeast Asia, who are here to compete in the 23rd Southeast Asia Games set from November 27 to December 5.

On Sunday afternoon, the symbolic SEAG Torch will be ignited at the Luneta grandstand before some 4,000 athletes from 11 countries who will launch their quest for the 439 gold medals up for grabs in 40 sports.

Busan Asian Games equestrian champion and 2002 PSA Athlete of the Year Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski will carry the Philippine flag ahead of an 899-member Philippine delegation during the two-hour long opening ceremonies starting at 5:30 p.m.

A record crowd of 300,000 people, led by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is expected to attend the inaugural rites.

The National Capital Regional Police Office will be on full alert as part of its efforts to secure the athletes and team officials. Director Vidal Querol, NCRPO chief, said a total of 15,000 policemen, firefighters, doctors and volunteers will secure the venues in Metro Manila and other key cities in Luzon and the Visayas.

“We are not taking any chances,” said Querol.

Actually, the 23rd edition of the games has started with the football and water polo events. For this year’s biennial meet, there are eight venues spread across the country -- Cebu, Bacolod, Subic, Tagaytay, Angeles City, Los Baños, Canlubang and Manila, where a replica of the symbolic torch will also be lit at the historic Rizal Memorial Track-Football Stadium, site of the athletics competitions, the main event in any sporting show.

Are we ready for the 23rd SEA Games?

“We are ready,” said Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Philsoc) chair Jose “Peping” Cojuangco.

“Our progress has been better than expected,” added Cojuangco, who is also the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee. “Everything is falling into place despite the odds, including the lack of funding.” And, even without basketball in the SEAG calendar, he was confident the country would be able to host a successful event.

“Sports can bring us together during our troubled times,” Cojuangco said, citing as an example boxer Manny Pacquiao. He said Pacquiao’s achievements in the world boxing arena have made millions of Filipinos truly proud. “There is now a Manny Pacquiao mania.”

***

A BIT OF FIBA HISTORY. The First International Basketball Federation (Fibba) was the forerunner of the present-day FIBA, which was organized in June 1932. Its first president was Leon Bouffard of Switzerland. The body which had original jurisdiction over basketball was the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) which later gave that mandate to the International Amateur Handball Federation.

In 1934, the FIBA (through the joint efforts of R. William Jones who represented the Swiss Basketball League and Count Giorgio Di San Marzano of Italy) was able to convince the handball federation to renounce its mandate on basketball and recognize FIBA as the only ruling body for basketball.

The reception was initially cold for Jones and Di San Marzano when they lobbied for basketball “independence” during the handball federation congress in August 1934 in Stockholm, but the two cage officials were still given the opportunity to state their case “in a true spirit of sportsmanship and fair play.”

Basketball became an Olympic event in the 1936 Berlin Games where the Philippines, making her debut in the dash-and-dribble sport, finished fifth, the country’s best finish in the Olympics. Those who carried the Philippine colors were Ambrosio Padilla, Charles Borck, Primitivo Martinez, Jacinto Ciria Cruz, Bibiano Ouano, Fortunato Yambao, Amador Obordo, John Morrell and Franco Marquicias. As expected, top favorite United States won the gold medal.

one my closests buddies will be performing on sunday.. wuhooo..

anyways

here's a sneak peek of this sundays spectacle...

nice!


hey they can fool those MILF leaders to come and arrest them on the spot

hehe. they cant. those towel heads have special passes u know. they're like diplomats i guess. no taxes, no traffic tickets and all that sht.

for real? wow diplomats with terrorist tendencies??

uhhuh. no thanks to the 'peace process'

i saw a bunch of indonesian VIPs earlier this week at Power Books Greenbelt 4. well.. i assume that they're vips.. coz they had those paranoid guys who wear headsets and have that paranoid stare at everyone surrounding them.. like wtf. greenbelt aint quiapo u know. lol.

lol. explain to me which type of milf this is. 2

here are some pix taken from seag CEBU opening

Very nice!

See more pictures of the Cebu opening last night!

Free rides on MRT, LRT on Sunday

First posted 04:06pm (Mla time) Nov 26, 2005
By Clarissa Batino
Inquirer News Service


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THE Metrostar Express and Light Rail Transit lines 1 and 2 will offer free rides on Sunday starting noon to give the public a chance to watch the opening ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the Rizal Park.

Metro Rail Transit 3 general manager Roberto Lastimoso said the light rail transit system which passes through EDSA from North EDSA to Taft Avenue will forgo between one million to two million pesos in revenues.

Light Rail Transit Authority administrator Mel Robles estimated that the two LRT lines would also have to sacrifice a similar amount. The LRT line 1 runs from Monumento in Caloocan City to Baclaran in Parañaque City while the LRT line 2 is from Recto in Manila to Santolan in Pasig.

Cebu is so much nicer than manila for this event.

I cannot wait for the opening!

This one will be again registered in the Guiness Book of World Records for having the biggest crowd attendance in the history of a sporting event!

I amy be watching it in channel 5 !

Security will be tight in Quirino Grandstand!

Note: To all who wanted to go to the Rizal Park (Luneta) LRT and MRT will give free rides starting 12 noon today!

For those who do not have time to fo to Luneta this afternoon you may watch the live "Opening ceremonies" at 5 pm in NBN channel 4, ABC channel 5 (lead broadcaster) and IBC channel 13.

even with less than half of the 2003 Vietnam SEA Games budget the organizers are ready for the grand event.

I have already heard of the SEA games theme song Can anyone post it here? Thanks!

Here is a link to Philippine record in SEA games:
pinoysports heroes

I just saw this pictures from another site:

From Thai newspaper : The Nation

Visiting nations slam arrangements
Published on Nov 25 , 2005


[SEA GAMES] Utter chaos prevails in Manila. Inconvenienced and incensed by the treatment, the ten visiting countries blasted hosts Philippines for poor arrangements before the start of the 23rd SEA Games. A meeting was held yesterday at the Century Park Hotel, with chefs-de-mission from the 11 SEA Games member countries, including Thailand's Thana Chaiprasit, attempting to sort out a host of issues.


Thana said every country had their share of problems regarding accommodation for its athletes. "As for Thailand, three to four athletes are staying in one room. In some cases, such as our taekwondo athletes, accommodation was not provided even though they arrived 24 hours ago," he said.

"Although we had confirmed reservations, there were no rooms when we landed at the hotel. There is no guarantee of getting a room at all. There is no proper transportation.

"They had told us earlier that they would provide us with either buses or vans, but when we arrived here, we found to our surprise that there was an acute shortage of vehicles to carry us to the training venues.

"Liaison officers and interpreters were also not provided to our athletes and they had problems in putting across their points. It may seem a minor problem, but only if you face it yourself will you realise how big it is. They promised us that problems will be resolved by tomorrow."

Meanwhile, the flag-hoisting ceremony will be held this morning at the Quirino Grandstand.

Preechachan Wiriyanupappong

The Nation

MANILA

Breaking News:The Philippines has sixteen golds, 10 silvers, and eight bronzes...

Let them do the complaining , They are also bad host countries too! Rowdy crowds, hometown decision and uneven playing field.

They are also doing it to us years ago!

^Have heard of that earlier. There was even this news na yung mga bacolod volunteers daw, nagbanta na magresign. 0.0

Hindi rowdy ang mga Filipinos what i mean is the former host countries of T#$@land, V*&%nam etc.......

Reklamador ba? Hehehe. Couldn't blame the Philsoc, anyway. Maliit talaga budget bec. of the Fiscal crisis. Kaya nga nagka-EVAT.

And the BIG private companies seem not to really CARE. Hay, after 14 years pa naman tayo maghohost ulit eh. Matanda na ako nun

Shocking to know that the Philippine budget is less than 1/4 of what Vietnam had spent in the 2003 SEA Games held 2 years ago.
They had spend more than $10 Million dollars .

But I cannot stand the accusations that the Vietnamese delegation and Thai delegates were being food poison by Century Park Hotel?

Siguro hindi lang sila naka-adjust sa mga pagkain dito kasi less spicy ito compared sa kanila.

^Baka. Usually kasi foods natin dito is either masabaw, matamis, o kaya maasim. Instant Pancit Canton lang ang maanghang. Hehehe.
Wag na silang maarte, kain nalang sila sa turo-turo.

Mag-pacater na lang sila sa mga Vietnamese Pho at Thai foods diyan malapit sa century Park maraming restaurant diyan , gawain nila yan noong host sila noon!

Kaya sa 2007 expect na" Lutong Chiangmai " iyan ! Napaka-rowdy naman ang mga crowd sa mga bansang iyan, sore looser may patapon-tapon pa sila ng mga mineral water sa Philippine delegates!
Kaya behave kayo kundi yung limang gallon na mineral water na may tubig ang itatapon ko diyan sa mga iyan!

^Totoo ba yan? 0_o. Grabe naman. Isusumbong ko sila sa Abu Sayaff at NPA. LOL



Ika nga, ang magnanakaw ay galit sa kapwa magnanakaw

Ngayon niyo lang pala nalaman iyan!

PGMA presence inspires karateka to victoryBy Randy Calluag
MANDAUE CITY --Police captain Nelson Pacalso scored a
come-from-behind 5-4 overtime win over Vietnam’s NV Toan to pocket the gold
in the men’s individual +65kg kumite of karate with no less than President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in attendance.Security was tight around the venue as President Arroyo, accompanied by Cebuano government officials, arrived at the venue amidst the thunderous applause of the huge Cebuano crowd.
At that point, Pacalso was staring at a 1-4 deficit with only 30 seconds
left in regulation play.Fired up by the prospect of letting the President down, Pacalso charged
like there’s no tomorrow and racked up three straight points to end the
regulation at 4-4, forcing a one-minute extension.“Ginamit ko na lahat ng diskarte ko para makahabol dahil ayaw ko talagang
mapahiya ang ating Pangulo,” he said.A straight punch to the body of Toan completed Pacalso’s comeback win and
the gold medal awarded to him by no less than the President."Ang hirap ng sitwasyon ko dahil nanonood si Presidente. Pero malaking bagay
iyung presence niya dahil talagang gagawin mo ang lahat para lang manalo,
added the Baguio City native.Joining Arroyo’s entourage were tourism secretary Joseph Ace Durano, Cebu
Governor Gwen Garcia, Cebuano cabinet member Cerge Remonde, Cebu City Mayor
Tomas Osmeña and Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano. After handing the medal to Pacalso and waving at the wildly cheering crowd,
Arroyo immediately left for Danao City, some 20_ kms north of Cebu City,
to cheer the Filpino riders competing in the cross-country competition of
the mountain bike event.Lacing Pacalso’s golden efforts were the bronze medals courtesy of Mae Eso
and Ireneo Toribio.Eso, who lost a close 4-5 overtime decision to Vietnam’s Vietnam's Vuthi
Nguyet Anh in the semifinals, beat Chanmsouda Phetsiriseng of Laos, 8-1, to
settle for the bronze in the women’s -48kg individual kumite.Ireneo Toribio also dropped his first match in the men’s -60kg individual
kumite, losing to Vietnam’s Vo Manh Tuan before beating Thailand's Dunyarat
Rattanaphun, 4-5, in the battle for the bronze.Not so fortunate was Bernard Chu who failed to grab a medal in the -55kg
match. He beat Timor Leste’s Jerry Magno, 9-0, but was eliminated by
Vietnam’s Pham Tran Nguyen.

Glory for all Pinoy and Tsinoys. -thumbsup

Alin yung pagkain o yung pagtapon ng mineral water?

Siguro both!

Way to go for Team Philippines!

Breaking news: We got 34 Gold Medals already!

38 na. We got 13 golds for today

Keep postings the medal haul!

I heard that Richard Gomez is also in the medal race! shooting?
He is competing in 2 kinds of games

39 na! Willy Wang won a gold medal again in Wushu.


We have our 40th gold na raw!

^Just read your post in the Msian chat Kanlungan... sorry for calling you bro, I really thought you were a guy!

It'd be nice if Philippines can be the overall winner, what being the host nation and all.
But sorry about the football match, Msia won 4-2. Good game Philippines!

^ I think the football results were expected. We're not that ripe for football yet. hehehe

We had already 74 Golds!

Mataray na si Ek-ek! Palaban na siya ngayon! Heheheh

Gawain ng mga Thai iyan long time ago pa !

As for Thai people lurking here do you need any translation in English?