by Moses P. Billacura
Manny Pacquiao arrived in Manila early Friday morning with the usual warm welcome by the Manila-based press, officials and thousands of people.
President GMA conferred on the Mindanaoan the Order of Sikatuna, the highest award ever conferred on a boxer in recent memory, during a ceremony at the Rizal Park.
Pacman can now be called Datu Pacquiao.
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Fightnews.com reported that Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres or Z Gorres of Cebu is “expected to have a functional life”.
The trauma surgeon is happy with the progress and we hope that the Cebuano boxer will be out of the hospital soon.
I hope that he will have the same warm welcome like Pacquiao when he arrives in Manila and eventually in Cebu.
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The City Hall Employees Sports Club members have started playing at the AMA Computer College gym.
CHESC was previously led by Atty. Marvin “Oying” Melodias, the General Services officer, as president, and succeeded by Erwin Alparaque, City Hall’s assistant city administrator.
Who will head CHESC this year? I heard he is a lawyer and a basketball addict too.
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Davao City’s Dindo Ampere placed 9th in the recent World Bodybuilding Championship in Dubai.
The national team member is thankful that he was able to come up with a good performance to barge into the Top 10.
We hope that he will improve his performance next year.
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Davao City’s Elmer Salvador is P200,000 richer after winning his second title of the year in the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour in Antipolo to follow up his first victory at Sherwood.
Congratulations Elmer.
