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- Maranao royal wedding
- Davao police condemn killing of mediaman
- Total Covid-19 cases in Davao breach 100,000, but new, active cases declining
- Davao-Marawi route eyed to start November
- Dcott eyes 24-hour operations soon
- Davao City’s positivity rate plunges to 5% as more individuals get vaccinated
- Valderrama: On hate speech
- Abalayan: Best bets for SEAG
| Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:51 AM PDT FOLLOWING cultural tradition, the mayor of the Islamic Municipality of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur married off his preadolescent daughter to the son of a prominent family. Bai Jameelah Zahra Disomimba, 11, wed Datu Muhammad Muneer Kuzbary, 13, at the Disomimba gym in Tamparan. The wedding was officiated by A'lim Dr. Abdullah Kouzbary. Jameelah is the daughter of Tamparan Mayor Datu Juhar Dimaporo Disomimba and Rafeeqah Deron, while Muneer is the son of Datu Salahoddin Kouzbary and Bai Lani Rohani Macarambon, whose family owns the biggest construction firm in Marawi. Jameelah is a student at Asia Academic Integrated School Iligan, while Muneer is a student at La Salle Iligan. The wedding was attended by close families. Special guest is Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal A. Adiong and his son, Vice Governor Mujam Adiong. The Shariah law, the Islamic code of conduct, requires that marriage arrangements for minors must be made in good faith and in the best interest of the young couple. Minors would remain in their parent's or guardian's home until both have reached puberty. According to Muslim jurisprudence, child marriage serves as contract to secure a good future. Philippine law recognizes the Kouzbary-Disomimba nuptials under the Presidential Decree 1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws). It states that Filipino Muslims are allowed to get married as minors. (Sponsored Content)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Davao police condemn killing of mediaman Posted: 31 Oct 2021 11:13 PM PDT THE Police Regional Office (PRO) in Davao Region condemned in the highest form the killing of broadcaster and journalist Orlando "Dondon" Dinoy. On Sunday morning, October 31, PRO-Davao released a photo of Dinoy accompanied by its statement of condemnation through its Facebook page. "Police Regional Office 11 condemns in the highest form the killing perpetuated against media practitioner, Orlando 'Dondon' Dinoy. Killing of any form is not being tolerated in Davao Region, and PRO 11 vows to exert all its effort to identify and charge the perpetrator on the crime they committed," PRO-Davao said in a statement. Report from the Bansalan Municipal Police Station stated that around 6 p.m. Saturday, October 30, Dinoy was gunned down inside his rented apartment at Mother Ignacia Village, Barangay Poblacion Uno in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. It was determined that the gunman used a .45 caliber pistol, which instantly killed Dinoy, who succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds in his body. Neighbors said they heard six gunshots and upon checking, they saw Dinoy already slumped under the dining table. According to a witness, the gunman immediately rode on a motorcycle whose driver was apparently waiting for him outside the apartment. The gunman was described to be medium build, wearing a black cap, short pants, and t-shirt. The Scene of the Crime Operatives (Soco) of the Provincial Crime Laboratory Office in Digos City recovered six empty shells, a bullet and another deformed bullet. It was Dr. Earl Felix Vicente of the Centeno Medical Specialist Hospital who checked and declared the victim dead. As of Sunday, October 31, Bansalan police said they are still facing a blank wall on the motive and identity of the gunman. But they said they could not discount the angle of personal grudge. Newsline Philippines, through its CEO, Editha Caduaya, said they could not get an idea to start their investigation from as there were no hot issues tackled by Dinoy. Caduaya said Dinoy only wrote developing stories regarding the activities and happenings in and around Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental, as well as police reports, adding he did not hit hard on heavy issues. Meanwhile, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is coordinating closely with the police to attain justice for Dinoy. Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, PTFoMS executive director, offered his condolences to the family of Dinoy, who was also a volunteer anchor of Energy FM in Digos City. "The PTFoMS wishes to extend its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dondon Dinoy. We are greatly saddened for your loss," Ego said in a statement on Sunday, October 31, adding that Malacañang condemned the slay. Egco has asked the local police to conduct a complete and thorough investigation on the incident. "Even if the motive seems to be a personal matter, the task force will see to it that justice will be served to those responsible for Dinoy's death," Egco said. The PTFoMS chief said he is in contact with Brigadier General Filmore Escobal, director of the PRO-Davao. READ: PNP chief orders probe into Davao journalist killing Caduaya, also the president of the Mindanao Independent Press Council, said she is not aware of any personal enemies of Dinoy. Egco reminded media workers that "if anyone of you feel threatened in any way, the task force is here to help 24/7. We are just a phone call away and we will provide you with immediate security and protection if you feel you are in any danger." PTFoMS was created by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 with a mandate to safeguard press freedom and protect the life, liberty, and security of media workers. The Philippines is believed to be the first to have created such a task force. Dinoy became a Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental correspondent for Newsline Philippines after being a correspondent for Superbalita Davao for several years. As of Sunday, October 31, Dinoy's remains are already with his family, while the Bansalan police are conducting a deeper investigation on the crime. (With PNA)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Total Covid-19 cases in Davao breach 100,000, but new, active cases declining Posted: 31 Oct 2021 07:10 AM PDT AFTER 19 months, Davao Region has now breached the 100,000-mark of total Covid-19 cases. However, the region is currently seeing a continuous downtrend of cases in the past weeks. The region breached this mark on October 16, 2021, based on the data of the Department of Health-Davao Region (DOH-Davao), as it logged a total of 100,012 confirmed cases since the first case was recorded on March 15, 2020. As of October 30, total confirmed cases reached 102,550. Of the total cases, 92,786 were tagged as recoveries or a recovery rate of 91 percent, while 3,378 succumbed from the virus or a fatality rate of 3.3 percent. Meanwhile, 6,386 were active cases or those who are still recovering from the virus, comprising a 6.2 active case percentage. Compared to previous weeks, the region's positivity rate was down to seven percent. The figure is a huge decline compared to the peak 30-percent positivity rate experienced in the region around September 2021. The positivity rate, however, is slightly higher compared to the five-percent recommended threshold rate to say that the Covid-19 situation in a certain locality is improving, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Based on the weekly data, the trend of deaths has been declining in the recent weeks following a peak in January 2021. It also showed an increasing trend from April to June 2021. The highest number of total deaths in a morbidity week was 119 that was recorded from September 12 to 18. Majority of these deaths were recorded from Davao City. In terms of testing output at the 12 facilities, the average positivity rate is around 13 percent with more than 2,000 tests. Per Province Davao City remains to be the epicenter of the pandemic in the region in terms of the large share in the total confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. As of October 30, Davao City had a total of 53,202 confirmed cases, wherein 50,534 were recoveries, and 1,709 were deaths. However, unlike in the previous weeks, the city was no longer the highest, in terms of active cases as it was down to 959. Davao del Surcurrently has the highest number of active cases with 2,308. In terms of total cases, the province is at 11,415, wherein 8,830 recovered, while 277 succumbed from the virus. Davao del Norte, the second in the tally in terms of total confirmed cases, had total cases of 19,204. Of which, 17,117 recovered, 673 died, and 1,414 were still recovering. Davao de Oro, the province wherein the first Covid-19 case was recorded in the region, logged 7,505 total confirmed cases, wherein 6,557 were tagged as recoveries, 363 were deaths, and 585 were still recovering. On the other hand, Davao Occidental had a total of 3,759 cases, wherein 2,650 had recovered, 90 died, and 1,019 were active cases. Davao Oriental, the province with the lowest active cases with 101, had a total of 7,465 confirmed cases, 7,098 were recoveries, and 266 succumbed to the virus. In the October 23 data of DOH-Davao, Digos City in Davao del Sur topped the areas with the highest number of active cases with 1,596. In terms of newly recorded cases from October 17 to 23, Tagum City topped the list with 211. 'Downward trend' Fredegusto P. David of the Octa Research Group tweeted that the Covid-19 situation in Davao City, the epicenter of the Covid-19 transmission in the region, had improved. Davao City's current reproduction rate is at 0.89. The reproduction rate, as defined by WHO, is the average number of people infected by one person in a susceptible population. During the October 4 virtual presser, Rachel Joy Pasion, DOH-Davao Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit head, said the region has recorded the highest actual positivity rate of 34.5 percent in September 2021. The highest seven-day moving average (daily confirmed new cases) for the entire region peaked at 32.5 percent. The gradual downtrend became notable by late September 2021. The impact of the surge was highly attributed to the local transmission of the variants of concern (VOC), particularly the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in late July 2021. Although based on the VOC data, Beta variant remains to be the dominant variant in the region with 331 as of October 25, Delta-detected specimens topped second with 222, causing a massive spread and clustering of cases in workplaces and households. During the early week of October, Pasion said the testing outputs in the region were affected after the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Molecular Laboratory suspended its operation due to a technical problem in its automated extraction machine. As the weeks came by, along with the resumption of the testing at the SPMC molecular lab, the region had already felt the gradual downtrend of daily recorded tests from the peak of 900 down to an average of 300. Aside from the daily DOH Covid-19 data, the impact of the decline of cases was also felt in the region's Covid-19 referral hospitals. As of October 30, the entire region's intensive care unit (ICU) beds had increased to 31.6-percent available beds, while isolation beds remained high with 61.3 percent available. Ward beds also remained decongested, wherein 77.7 percent remain available. Meanwhile, as of October 29, SPMC, the city's main referral hospital, also noted a decline in admission. SPMC's ICU beds were 65.77-percent occupied, while its ward beds were 35.17-percent occupied. SPMC Chief Dr. Ricardo Audan contributed to the improvement of hospital utilization since the Davao City Government allowed home quarantine for mild and asymptomatic patients. Audan also said this had also brought a huge impact of mitigating the further spread of the virus, as hospitals and isolation facilities were decongested. Pasion, on the other hand, also saw the impact of the continuous vaccination against Covid-19. "'Yun ang pangako ng ating mga bakuna. Hindi sa hindi tayo magkaka-Covid-19 100 percent pag nabakunahan tayo. It is almost a hundred percent sure that it will not fail as if magkaka-Covid po tayo eh hindi tayo magiging critical or to the point na mag-iintubate po sa atin," she said. (When you are fully vaccinated, it does not mean you will not get the Covid-19 but the vaccine will protect you from being in critical condition or being intubated.) Aside from the medical interventions, Pasion also lauded the local chief executives for strictly enforcing the minimum health protocols down to the community. Race towards vaccination As of October 16, the region received a total of 4,483,220 doses of Covid-19 vaccines composed of seven different Covid-19 vaccine brands: Sinovac CoronaVac, Oxford AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty, Gamaleya Sputnik V, Janssen Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, and Sinopharm. Of the total received brands, 4,215,818 had been distributed for the first and second dose. Of the total administered, 1,385,976 got jabbed on their first dose, while 1,158,162 had been fully vaccinated after 1,013,893 received their second dose, while 144,269 received the one-shot Janssen Covid-19 vaccine. While there is a massive vaccine rollout, which is a major factor in the continuous downtrend of active cases in the region, she also noted that the majority of the active cases are unvaccinated. "We could also see on that one. Based on our recent report of active cases, 95.26 are unvaccinated, and only 0.1 percent are vaccinated," Pasion said. Despite the large number of Dabawenyos vaccinated, Dr. Janis Olavides, DOH-Davao vaccination team leader, revealed that Davao Region has not yet vaccinated half of its target population to achieve herd immunity seven months since the first vaccine rollout. Olavides said 60.5 percent of the 3.7 million targeted for herd immunity remain unvaccinated. "Ang dami pa nating kailangan bakunahan (We still have a lot of people to vaccinate). The target population 70 percent is 3,759,878. And unvaccinated pa din yung nasa (Those unvaccinated is still at) 60.5 percent," Olavides said during the DOH-Davao weekly virtual presser on Monday, October 18. Ideally, the region must achieve herd immunity by November 30, at least for the first dose if the public wants to have a "merrier Christmas." Olavides said some local government units (LGUs) in the region are still struggling to achieve at least 50-percent full immunization among senior citizens, hindering herd immunity. Another struggle on their part is a large number of individuals continuously hesitant on getting inoculated due to various reasons: disinformation, social and religious beliefs, and other personal reasons. With this, LGUs must step up its vaccination rollout and convince those who are still hesitant to get vaccinated. Ideally, the region must achieve a total of 61,514 administered doses per day to meet the targeted herd immunity before the end of the year. Currently, the region was able to achieve more than 47,000 administered doses in a single day. Apart from the adults, DOH-Davao is also targeting to vaccinate 620,216 children aged 12 to 17 years old in its pediatric vaccination against Covid-19 before the end of 2021. These include those with comorbidities and those who have none. DOH-Davao Director Annabelle Yumang said during the Pediatric A3 symbolic vaccination at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) on Friday morning, October 29, that pediatric ages with comorbidities were prioritized as they are vulnerable to transmission. "Sila pud atong nakitaan nga natakdan (They were also the ones who we saw vulnerable to infection). The transmission is within the family because parents are working. Unsaon nato pag protect sa ilaha kung dili sila maapil sa atong pagpamakuna karon? (How can we protect them if they will not be included in the vaccination right now?)" she said. The Philippines will begin its nationwide vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on November 3. Aside from SPMC, the vaccination for the Pediatric A3 group will also be rolled out at the Metro Davao Medical and Research Center and the Seamen's Hospital in R. Castillo. Other hospitals in the region that will also be rolling out the vaccines for the Pediatric A3 group are Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital, Davao Regional Medical Center, Davao De Oro Provincial Hospital, and Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center. Dr. Roy Ferrer, DOH assistant secretary for Visayas and Mindanao, also during the same event, urged parents and children to encourage other people to get vaccinated and impart their knowledge on the vaccines and vaccination experience to advocate the advantages of vaccination and increase the target number of vaccinees. "The faster we vaccinate Filipinos at the soonest possible time, the better and safer for all of us," Ferrer said. After more than a year since the pandemic broke out, he ended his speech by saying that vaccination is the country's hope for going back to normalcy. "The faster we vaccinate Filipinos at the soonest possible time, the better and safer for all of us," the DOH official said.  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| Davao-Marawi route eyed to start November Posted: 31 Oct 2021 07:07 AM PDT THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Davao Region (LTFRB-Davao) is set to launch the Davao-Marawi bus route around November 2021. LTFRB-Davao Director Nonito Llanos III said on Friday, October 29, during SunStar Davao's Facebook live program, The Talking Heads, that they are currently processing the creation of the route and is expected to have an issued memorandum circular in the coming weeks. "Hopefully this will be launched within November. We are in the process... We have submitted today... for their perusal, and hopefully, within the next two weeks, naa nay circular nga mugawas (there will be an issued circular) to open this particular route and then, we will do the selection process in the central office to select who will be the selected operator na mudagan aning ruta (that will operate the route)," Llanos said. The official said the Davao-Marawi route, which they called a "friendship route," could help spur economic activities between two cities. "Ginapaningkamutan nato nga (We are working on that) through this particular route, mag activate og maayo ang (to activate the) economic activities sa maong lugar since daghang negosyanteng taga-Davao nga naa sa Marawi, while naa pud taga-Marawi nga naa sa Davao (in the area since there business owners from Davao are in Marawi and also those from Marawi in Davao)," Llanos said. He revealed that it was Davao Region that proposed the Davao-Marawi route. Once it will materialize, Llanos said the travel time between the two areas is estimated to be around five hours and 30 minutes. He added that this will be the shortest route as this will not be passing through Iligan. The Davao-Marawi route will instead pass through Maramag in Bukidnon, going to Kalilangan, still in Bukidnon, then in Bumbaran, Lanao del Sur. Passengers will also enjoy scenic views of Lake Lanao, which will be passable in the said route, Llanos said. He added that the riding public will experience the improvement of the road infrastructure in the area, which was gravely affected during the Marawi Siege in 2017.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dcott eyes 24-hour operations soon Posted: 31 Oct 2021 07:04 AM PDT FOLLOWING the lifting of the curfew in Davao City, the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (Dcott) is eyeing to revive the 24-hour operation of the bus terminal. Dcott Head Aisa Usop told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Sunday, October 31, that this was raised during a meeting as requested by the bus operators. "Gi-request sa atong bus operators nga basig pwede na ta mubalik og 24 oras [operation]. During our board meeting, ang atoang Dcott members, ning-confirm nga pwede na, but we will still have to prepare a board resolution nga atong ihatag sa atong city mayor requesting her kung pwede na ba nato ma-open atong Dcott terminal 24 hours," Usop said. (Our bus operators requested if Dcott could revive the 24-hour operation of the terminal. Our Dcott board members, during a meeting, confirmed that it is now allowed, but we will still have to prepare a board resolution that we will give to the city mayor requesting her if we can now open the Dcott terminal 24 hours.) Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) No. 59 lifting the 24-hour liquor ban and 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew in the city effective Tuesday, October 26, 2021 until January 15, 2022. Despite the lifting of the curfew, Usop noted a low influx of passengers, especially in the evening trips. The official is optimistic that there will be an increase in passengers in the coming days. The normalization of the operation could help especially those traveling to and from Mindanao destinations that are far from Davao City. Meanwhile, Usop said they are continuously monitoring the operation of the terminal as passengers will be coming in and out of the city for the long weekend. The official said there has been a low influx of passengers since Friday, October 29 as compared to the pre-pandemic years. This may be due to the recent Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases order closing all cemeteries and columbariums in the country for All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Usop said there were only some 300 buses in a day that operated in this period. Although some of the passengers might be those returning to their respective provinces to enjoy the long weekend. Meanwhile, based on the memorandum from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), buses and terminals are mandated for the continuous observance of the minimum health protocols, including the mandatory wearing of face masks, and face shields. Usop also said buses are still mandated to follow the maximum 50-percent capacity. Usop, meanwhile, reminded passengers to refrain from riding public utility vehicles (PUVs) outside the terminals as these might be colorum. LTFRB-Davao Director Nonito Llanos III said during the Facebook live interview of SunStar Davao's The Talking Heads that they are also strictly monitoring against colorum as drivers might be taking advantage of the holiday. Llanos said their office mounted the Oplan Biyaheng Ayos help desk in terminals and some parts of the regions from October 28 to November 3. LTFRB personnel was deployed in Dcott and other terminals to check the implementation of the health protocols. The agency also put up a complaint and assistance desk for passengers in need of help and guidance in their trip.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Davao City’s positivity rate plunges to 5% as more individuals get vaccinated Posted: 31 Oct 2021 07:04 AM PDT DAVAO City's Covid-19 positivity rate plunged further to around five percent, noting a decline in recorded cases in the city. This was confirmed by Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser in a radio interview on Friday, October 29. The official said the daily recorded Covid-19 cases are going down. As of October 25, the positivity rate was at 5.6 percent. "Very happy gyud ta karon kay persistent atong five percent na positivity rate (We are very happy because the positivity rate is persistent at five percent), which is a good number," Schlosser said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio. According to the World Health Organization, the acceptable positivity rate must be at five percent below to determine that the Covid-19 situation in a certain area is manageable. She also noted a decrease of deaths, wherein the city has noted two consecutive days without a single recorded death. With this, the city's Covid-19 hospital and facility beds had been decongested. As of October 29, Covid-19 beds at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), the city's main referral hospital, also noted a decline of admission. SPMC's intensive care unit beds are 65.77 percent occupied, while its ward beds are 35.17 percent occupied. The spokesperson attributed the decline in Covid-19 cases in the city to the continuing increase of vaccinated individuals. According to the Davao City Vaccination Cluster as of October 28, the city had already reached 64.2 percent of its target herd immunity for the first dose, wherein 882,818 first doses were already administered. Meanwhile, 788,001 second doses were already administered. The improving Covid-19 situation in the city had resulted in the lifting of the 24-hour liquor ban and curfew. The official repeatedly reminded the public that the observance of health protocols must remain in place. "Magpadayon lang na kung naay contribution ang tanan ug ang contribution nato is to be vaccinated," she said. (The downtrend of cases will only continue if the public would have themselves vaccinated.) Schlosser said the city, despite not being able to reach the 1.2 million herd immunity for the first dose by November 2021, will intensify its vaccination program, especially in the far-flung areas and in the communities wherein there's vaccine hesitancy.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2021 06:51 AM PDT THIS hate speech phenomenon existed many decades ago, but it has only become prevalent when majority use the social media. Since it is a free platform where everyone can post opinions and ideas, hate speech is seen everywhere and has become like a natural expression. But it mustn't be. This hate speech is rampant all over the world, not just in the Philippines. But for Filipinos, whose culture is rooted in resiliency and respect for elders and for others, hate speech has supposedly no space anywhere. But it is not the case. What is hate speech? Our definition of it is anything that directly attacks people based on their race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, political preference, sexual orientation, and many others. So, when do you cross the line when you express comments or opinions? When do you cross the line to this so-called freedom of opinion and expression? There are no exact answers for that especially when we look at the contexts. But if you post something on social media, for example, that shows hatred or dislike and influences others to think like you do or incites violence, it's hate speech. If you say something out of animosity, that's hate speech. If you express ideas and attack those whose ideas are different from yours, it is still hate speech. When you write something that degrades and dehumanizes a person or triggers discrimination, that's hate speech. And now, it's everywhere – from people talking in the streets to postings on social media. Some netizens are so loud to express their hatred over political candidates or government projects and policies or religion and sexual differences or stories shared and posted. The attacks are sometimes too rude that others would be influenced to say, react, or think the same. So, we ask where are the values that our parents and grandparents have taught us? Where has the GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) gone? We were taught GMRC in elementary as part of our solid foundation. Now, the United Nations (UN) has shared its strategy and plan of action on hate speech. It aims to give the UN the room and the resources to address hate speech. Measures taken will be in line with international human rights norms and standards particularly the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed its support to UN. DepEd recognizes the important role of education in addressing and building resilience against hate speech, which can cause grave implications to people, groups, or even nations. In support, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones highlighted DepEd's implementation of the strengthened GMRC and Values Education curriculum in the basic education system. DepEd also recognizes that in this age of social media and the 24-hour news cycle when conflicting information, fake news, and misrepresentations proliferate, critical thinking is a skill that must be fostered by all sectors of our society. Critical thinking is the ability to analyze facts to come up with good judgment. It is the ability to think in an organized and rational manner to understand connections between ideas and facts. Critical thinking, when applied, maintains civility and decency. DepEd calls on teachers, personnel, parents, learners to promote love instead of hatred, respect instead of contempt, understanding instead of indifference, and equality instead of discrimination. Hate speech and discrimination must have no place in our homes, classrooms, and society. But this is not just the concern of DepEd alone. This involves everyone. When parents look into how their children analyze situations and how to react to them or when teachers integrate value-laden concepts in every lesson to remind learners what needs to be done or when we care for our friends by making them aware that they are starting to cross the line or when leaders set non-hate examples, we will experience harmony and peace. Let us spread love. Just love.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2021 06:48 AM PDT THE Philippines will only send national athletes with good chances of winning medals in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games scheduled in May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam. At least that's what Philippine Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games chef de mission Ramon Fernandez wants to happen. Coming from an overall championship feat in the 30th edition of the 11-nation biennial games held in the country in 2019, the Philippines is eyeing to defend its title in Vietnam. The pressure is on for all 39 national sports associations (NSAs) to determine the athletes who deserve to be on the country's roster. From the 1,115 Filipino athletes who competed in the 2019 SEA Games, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has reportedly submitted a list of 626 athletes in March this prior to the games' postponement. The POC, the umbrella organization of all NSAs in the country, may have yet to come out with a final roster soon although submission of entry by numbers is slated in January, and submission of accreditation entry is scheduled in February next year. Most participating NSAs have already started bubble training for their athletes where some Dabawenyos are also taking part while others have been competing in other international competitions as part of their preparations. Davao Region's athletes contributed about seven gold medals, six silvers, and six bronzes in the Philippine SEA Games 2019: Aiba 2019 Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 gold medalist Nesthy Alcayde Petecio who also won a silver in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics; Rio Olympian and Incheon Asian Games boxing silver medalist Charly Suarez; arnisador Jezebel Morcillo; samboist Chino Tancontian; Filipino-Japanese judoka Mariya Takahashi of Davao Region captured golds for the country. Inspired by the Tokyo 2020 Olympics' success and of that in the SEA Games, more Filipino athletes are expected to share the limelight and pull off surprises. Excited to see more Dabawenyos compete in the Hanoi SEA Games and make us all proud once again!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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