Celebration of the International Women’s Day staged at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila last Saturday made quite a twist in itself when women from militant groups denounced their peer: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
There was obviously an irony there when, in celebration of their womanhood, these women denounced a fellow woman. Such act underscores the point that womanhood is celebrated not merely by the fact that one is a woman. It also denotes that womanhood is not simply gender classification; it goes beyond being in the female class.
“We are the women men warned us about.
We are the women who know that all issues are ours, who will reclaim our wisdom, reinvent our tomorrow, question and redefine everything, including power.
We have worked now for decades to name the details of our need, rage, hope, vision. We are weary of listing refrains on our suffering-to-entertain or be simply ignored. We are down with vague words and real waiting: famishing for action, dignity, joy. We intend to do more than merely endure and survive.
They have tried to deny us, define us, defuse us, denounce us; to jail, enslave, exile, gas, rape, beat, burn, bury-and bore us. Yet nothing, not even the offer to save their failed system, can grasp us.
For thousands of years, women have had responsibility without power-while men have had power without responsibility. We offer those men who risk being brothers a balance, a future, a hand. But with or without them, we will go on.
For we are the Old Ones, the New Breed, the Natives who came first but lasted, indigenous to an utterly different dimension. We are the girl child in Zambia, the grandmother in Burma, the woman in El Salvador and Afghanistan, Finland and Fiji. We are whole-song and rainforest; the depth-wave rising huge to shatter glass power on the shore; the lost and despised who, weeping, stagger into the light.
All this we are. We are intensity, energy, the people speaking—who no longer will wait and who cannot on our tongues.
….We are the women who will transform the world.”
Pangasinan athletes doing their best to train and get fit for the competitions (PIO photo for PDN)
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Some 6,000 athletes, coaches and technical officials from 13 delegations in Region I will flock here from February 24 to 29 for the Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet to be held at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports Civic Complex (NRSCC) in Lingayen.
Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. will lead the opening ceremony that will welcome the school delegations from La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan I and III and the cities of Vigan, Candon, Laoag, San Fernando, Dagupan, Urdaneta, San Carlos and Alaminos. Read more
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - A seven-year old chess sensation from Rosales town here with a mind of a genius will be among the youthful representatives of the country who will see action in the World Youth Chess Championship scheduled October 19-29 in Georgia, a former part of the old Soviet Union.
Samantha Glo C. Revita, a Grade I pupil at the Rosales North Central School, earned the ticket to that world tournament when she made a creditable performance inthe 7th Asean Age Group Chess Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 10-20, 2006 where she earned the silver in blitz chess and bronze in the standard chess. Read more
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DAGUPAN CITY - The YMCA-based Dagupan City karate team displayed sports supremacy, having won a total of four bronze medals in the Milo Super Karate Kids Championship held at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on July 30.
The winners are John Maverick Edralin (Creative Montessori-Lyceum Northwestern), Gian Mark Tamayo (West Central Elem. School), John Enrico Vasquez (Mother Goose) and Kurt Vidal (Ednas School).
According to Enrico Vasquez, Philippine Wado Ryu Karate-Do Federation president and Region I director, the Milo Super Karate Kids is the biggest karate tournament in Metro Manila organized by MILO and the Association for the Advancement of Karate-Do. Read more
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DAGUPAN CITY – One of the summer surprises in the city’s celebration of Bangus Festival 2006 is the staging of the five-day Beach Volleyball Championship Games that involves lots of action and spiking on the white sand on April 27 to May 1 at the City Plaza.
Mayor Benjamin Lim will lead the ceremonial serve during the opening ceremony at 8 am to formally open the competition.
According to Manny Gatchalian, chairman of the event, top-rate volleyball teams from universities and colleges in Manila were invited to participate in the event such as: the University of the Philippines, University of Sto. Tomas, Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, De La Salle – St. Benilde College, PATTS University of Aeronautics, St. Louis University and University of Cordilleras.
Gatchalian bared that movie actress Isabel Granada was invited to participate in the beach volleyball women’s division to represent PATTS University.
“We will give the beach volleyball competition a touch of summer in Boracay by bringing white sand at the city plaza,” said Bangus Festival 2006 chairman Nick Aquino as he noted that cash prizes at stake await the winning teams.
The winning team will receive a total of P15,000 cash prize, P12,000 for the second place and P10,000 for the third place. Each of the winning teams will also take home unique, bangus-inspired trophies as a fitting memento for their active participation in Daguapn City’s celebration of Bangus Festival 2006.
“The Beach Volleyball is returning to the scene, bigger as ever,” said Aquino after the enormous success of the said event during its first staging in the 2003 celebration of Bangus Festival. “This was organized in support of the City Government to promote, develop and improve beach volleyball as a serious sport especially for the aspiring volleyball athletes,” he added.
Gatchalian said that the panel of judges and referees are members of the Philippine Volleyball Federation. (CIO/Leziel T. Cayabyab)
ALL THE WAY
by Philamer ‘PHIL’ C. CELI
IN the recently conducted 2006 PRISAA National Games at Lingayen, Pagasinan and Dagupan City, there were up or about 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials representing 16 regions who participated. After the week-long competitions in 12 sports and events and two cultural contests, Region VI or Western Visayas Region which shall incidentally host the 2007 PRISAA National Games in Iloilo City and Bacolod City, emerged as the region with the most number of gold, silver and bronze medals. Region VI duplicated the feat it achieved in last year’s PRISAA National Games in Zamboanga City.
Region XI or Southern Mindanao Region also repeated its performance last year to garner 1st runner up honors this year. The complete standings of all regions are as follows: 1. Region VI, 71 gold-75 silver-61 bronze; 2. Region XI, 61-52-50; 3. Region VII (Central Visayas), 47-30-56; 4. Region VI-A (Southern Tagalog/Calabarzon), 33-40-30; 5. Region I (Northern Luzon), 26-29-20; 6. National Capital Region – North, 10-0-0; 7. Region V (Bicol), 7-22-7; 8. National Capital Region – South, 6-4-1; 9. Region III (Central Luzon, 3-7-27; 10. Region XII (Central Mindanao) 1-4-3; 11. Region IX (Western Mindanao), 1-2-16; 12. Region II (Cagayan Valley), 1-18; 13. CARAGA Region, 0-1-1; 14. Region X (Northern Mindanao), 0-0-4; 15. Region VIII (Eastern Visayas), 0-0-1; and 16. Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), 0-0-0.
The 26 gold medals tallied by Region I were produced by its athletes in athletics (24) and taekwondo (2). The 5th place standing of Region I this year is an improvement from its last year’s 7th place finish with 8 gold medals in athletics and taekwondo. In notching 3rd runner up, the Region also improved its place in basketball for men when in the previous years it cannot even enter the quarter finals.
In sincere recognition of the outstanding performance and achievement of the athletes who represented PRISAA Region I and have won medals in the last 2006 PRISAA National Games, Dr. Gonzalo T. Duque, PRISAA National and Region I President, tendered and hosted a fitting luncheon program, recently, at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Lyceum-Northwestern University, of which he is the president, in Dagupan City.
Awards of Achievement were presented to athletes in athletics, taekwondo, chess and softball for women, to wit: Athletics – 1. Rochelle Corpuz, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF), San Carlos City, Pangasinan, 5 gold medals; 2. Russel Camero, University of Luzon (UL), Dagupan City, 2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze; 3. Liza Casana (UL), 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze; 4. Analyn Muyano (UL), 2 gold, 2 silver; 5. Arcely Cabacungan, Lyceum-Northwestern University (LNU), Dagupan City, 1 gold, 1 silver; 6. Carlene Ventura (UL), 1 silver; 7. Romy de Guzman (UL), 4 gold, 4 silver; 8. Gabby Buenaflor (UL), 2 gold, 1 silver; 9. Avelino Ombajen, UL, 1 gold; 10. Bryan Aquinde (VMUF), 2 gold, 2 silver; 11. Jesus Castro (VMUF), 1 gold; 12. Aldrin Sendico (VMUF), 2 gold 3 silver; 13. Carl Marlon Sendico (VMUF), 1 gold, 2 silver; 14. Bryan Paul Lozaga, Union Christian College, San Fernando City, La Union, 1 silver, 15. Lester Ian Balcita (LNU), 1 silver; 16. Dennis Sabeniano (UL), 1 bronze; 17. Joebert Maraya (VMUF), 1 bronze.
Taekwondo – 1. Jeffrey Clata, University of Pangasinan (UPang), Dagupan City, 1 gold; 2. Liezl Enriquez (VMUF), 1 gold; 3. Kim Arrieta (UPang), 1 silver; 4. Veronica Daroy (UL), 1 silver; 5. Joseph Van Dacoscos, Union Christian College, San Fernando City, La Union, 1 bronze; 6. Jun-jun Sanchez (UL), 1 bronze; 7. Joycel Bautista (UL) 1 bronze.
Chess – 1. Marquette Agoo, Lorma College (LC), San Fernando City, La Union, 1 silver; 2. Nadine Tibule (UPang), 1 bronze; 3. Melody de Vera (UPang) 1 bronze; 4. Marjorie Apostol, San Carlos College, San Carlos City, Pangasinan, 1 bronze; 5. Marquette Agoo (LC), 1 bronze.
Softball (Women) – Laoag City PRISAA Division Softball Team, 9 bronze medals; Mutya ng PRISAA 2006 candidate Ms. Kristine Isabel C. Rapas (LNU) for garnering fourth runner up, was presented also an award.
Similar awards were also presented by Dr. Duque to Mr. Pinesterlo Lim (UL), PRISAA Region I coach in athletics for women; Ms. Nancy L. Navalta (LNU), PRISAA Region I assistant coach in athletics for women; Mr. Marcelino M. Dona (VMUF), PRISAA Region I coach in athletics for men; Mr. Dante Camaso (VMUF), PRISAA Region I trainer in athletics for men; Mr. Eduardo Bince (UL), PRISAA Region I Taekwondo Team coach for men; Ms. Lolita Morga (UPang), PRISAA Region I Taekwondo Team coach for women; and, Ms. Rosanna Estrada (LNU), PRISAA Region I Chess Team for women.
On the same occasion, Awards of Everlasting Gratitude were given to chairmen of the various working committees who in their assigned tasks have gone out of their way to serve and assist in the operations and management of the games and to the men and women of media and their respective entities for their untiring efforts in publishing and broadcasting the daily coverage of the results and activities of the games.
The athletes, players, coaches, and officials who in the 2006 PRISAA National Games were sincerely grateful to them for all the kind concern, invaluable service and assistance, and moral support they have rendered to make their participation in the said Games a very significant experience that made a great difference in their lives.
Dr. ‘Gonz’ Duque invited Peter C. Lee, president and general manager of the Ever Sporting Goods, a philanthropist sportsman, to be the guest speaker for that occasion; but, the latter begged off due to an earlier pressing engagement in Naga City. In making up for his absence, Mr. Lee donated modest cash awards for the gold medallists and the same were presented by Dr. Duque to the honorees.
At this point, the Official and Staff of PRISAA Region I headed by Dr. ‘Gonz’ Duque as PRISAA National and Region I President, wish to acknowledge and give thanks to the various government and non-government personalities, entities and individuals, universities and colleges, corporate sponsors, advertisers, friends in media (print, broadcast and television), PRISAA member and non-member schools, and the different sectors in the Province of Pangasinan, Municipalities of Lingayen and Binmaley, and the Cities of Alaminos, San Carlos, Urdaneta and Dagupan for their laudable service and distinctive contribution towards the successful conduct of the 2006 PRISAA Nationla Games.
The 2006 PRISAA National Games officially opened with the impressive pomp and pageantry befitting the host, on Monday, February 6, at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) Grandstand, with Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines as the Guest of Honor and Speaker. Immigration Commissioner Alipio F. Fernandez, Jr., chairman and president of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) was the guest speaker during the closing ceremonies on Saturday, February 11, at the basketball gym of the NRSCC, Lingayen, Pangasinan.
DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City team displayed sports supremacy having won a total of 84 medals in the Ilocos Region Athletics Association meet held at the Narciso Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen on March 19 to 24.
The Dagupan team composed of 236 athletes from various elementary and secondary schools bagged a total of 39 gold medals, 25 silver and 20 bronze which gave the city a big leap compare to last year’s medal tally.
Mayor Benjamin Lim commended the Dagupan delegation led by General Athletic Manager Edil Abalos after the city landed at rank fifth in the secondary division besting other city schools division.
“We feel hugely rewarded after our team hurdled all the physical challenges unmindful if they suffered muscle pain and bruises during the competition,” Lim said as he assured the support of the city government in sports development program.
According to Abalos, the week-long sports competition that includes swimming, taekwondo, basketball, boxing, volleyball, lawn tennis, sepak takraw, table tennis, gymnastics and badminton required the athletes to undergo daily training as part of their preparation.
He added that the Dagupan team emerged as champions in the basketball and swimming competition men’s division in the secondary level, and also the winner in taekwondo both for boys and girls division in the elementary level.
Participants of the athletic meet include: Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan 2, La Union, Pangasinan I, Dagupan City, Ilocos Sur, San Carlos City, Laoag City, San Fernando City, Candon City, Urdaneta City, Vigan City and Alaminos City.
Laoag City is last year’s host of IRAA meet. (CIO/Leziel T. Cayabyab)
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Gov. Victor E. Agbayani expressed satisfaction over the speedy renovation of the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here, which will serve as the main venue of the 2006 Private Schools Athletics Association (PRISAA) national game slated February 5-12.
“The major restoration effort is our way of reiterating our strong commitment to the development and welfare of our youth,” Agbayani said, even as he welcomed the athletes and sports officials.
Engr. Divinia de Leon, provincial engineer, said the provincial government is spending several millions of pesos for the renovation of the sports center which was built in 1995 when Pangasinan hosted the Palarong Pambansa during the term of then President Fidel Ramos. Read more
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