(Basketball) Gilas To Reinforce SEAG-Bound PHL Men’s Cage Team

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Smart Gilas players are expected to reinforce the Sinag Pilipinas men’s basketball team for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

Glenn Capacio, an assistant coach of the Sinag Pilipinas team mentored by multi-titled coach Norman Black, said that Japeth Aguilar, Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos were among the 16 players who attended the by-invitation-only tryouts for the SEA Games team last January 29.

Chris Tiu, who was included in the team during the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand but was dropped at the last minute, has also expressed interest in joining the team.

“I think it’s just a formality for them to be included in the team,” said Capacio. “We know what Japeth, Greg and the other guys can bring to the team so I expect them to be shoo-ins.”

Among those who attended the tryouts were UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) RR Garcia of Far Eastern University, Ateneo’s Eric Salamat, San Sebastian College‘s Calvin Abueva and Ian Sangalang.

Article Source: http://saminovic2.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/basketball-gilas-to-reinforce-seag-bound-phl-mens-cage-team/

This preparation of the Philippine Team is a signal that the level of basketball in the SEA region is already high. During the last editions of the SEAG, the country only tap the collegiate players. But this time even our national team mainstays are already part of our basketball team for the SEAG. I am excited to watch the games because of this.

RP Team to Tap Tall Players for SEAG

By Olmin Leyba

MANILA, Philippines – Despite the relative lack of ceiling, the Philippines managed to sweep the competitions in the 7th SEABA Women’s Championship, including a 76-54 rout of ex-champ Thailand, en route to its first ever international cage title.

So, for the Discovery Perlas ng Pilipinas’ next campaign, the FIBA-Asia Women’s Championship and the Southeast Asian Games in 2011, coach Haydee Ong aims to strengthen the interior of the crew, which paraded only one six-footer in the SEABA in 6-0 Cassandra Tioseco.

“I hope we’ll have legitimate threats in the post for our two major tournaments next year,” said Ong, whose team eyes 6-3 Chinese Zheng Xiaojing as its naturalized player to fill in the gaping hole in the shaded lane.

Article Source: http://www.pinoysport.com/rp-team-to-tap-tall-players-for-seag.html

With the experience of the Philippine Women's Basketball Team in the recently concluded SEA Championship which the country won for the first time, our women's team will be the hot favorites in this year's SEAG in Indonesia. I hope they will again prevail. Go Filipinos Go!

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PFF Suzuki Cup U-23 stars to form core of SEAG team

By: Celest R. Flores

MANILA---National team manager Dan Palami is optimistic that the ongoing PFF Suzuki Cup Under-23 national championship will discover untapped talents for theSoutheast Asian Games.

“The lack of available talent locally is one of the problems we’re trying to address,” said Palami. “Competition such as this will allow players to really have a goal.”

With the popularity of the sport reaching an all-time high in the wake of the unprecedented performance of the national squad known as the Azkals, the support and interest for football—even on the grassroots level—also leapfrogged.

“It starts with interest. If they know something is happening, they will get interested in the game,” added Palami in a press conference during the Southern Luzon clusters kickoff at the University of the Philippines Los Banos last March 30.

The composition of the SEA Games’ under-23 squad will be selected from the winners of the PFF Suzuki Cup, but PFF president Mariano “Nonong”Araneta said that a number of Filipino-foreigners and foreign-based Filipinos have expressed interest in joining the squad.

Article Source: http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/PFF-Suzuki-Cup-U-23-stars-to-form-core-of-SEAG-team.html

With the rising popularity of football here in the country, I just hope that the country will win a medal in this year's SEA Games. Whatever the color of the medal is, it will be a great celebration if we win a medal in football. It that will happen, this will be the first time that the country won a medal in SEA Games football.

Synchro Philippines eyes SEAG 2011

By Izah Morales

Synchro Philippines is set to join the 26thSoutheast Asian Games in November 2011.

"We're eyeing to join the SEA games and of course, to get medals," said Synchro Philippines head coach Reina Rose Suarez. "If thePhilippine Sports Commission approves the recommendation, then we will have new athletes that would compose the junior national team of Synchro Philippines."

Synchronized swimming—a fusion of swimming, dancing, and gymnastics—was introduced in the Philippines in 2004. Despite being just seven years old, Synchro Philippines has already shown its potential. The Philippines bagged one silver medal and two bronze medals in its first international competition in Thailand in 2007.

Synchro Philippines aims to attract more coaches in May, when they will hold a coaches' clinic funded by FINA Development Coaches Clinic, said Suarez.

"We are inviting and hoping to get more coaches to be interested in synchronized swimming. If we have more coaches, then we'll have more teams. We will have a wider range of athletes to select for competitions abroad," said Suarez.

Article Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/ph-synchronized-swimming-team-eyes-seag-2011-20110405-210749-336.html

This really is a good news to all Filipino sports fan including me. I have been waiting for our country to be represented in synchronize swimming and the long wait is over. This November in the SEA Games in Indonesia, we will be represented by a young girl. Good luck Team Philippines.

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SEA Games History

The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games. On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Laung Sukhumnaipradit, then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.

Thailand, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaya (now Malaysia), Laos, South Vietnam and Cambodia (with Singapore included thereafter) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biannually. The SEAP Games Federation Committee was formed.

The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12–17 December 1959 comprising more than 527 athletes and officials from Thailand, Burma, Malaya (now Malaysia), Singapore, South Vietnam and Laos participating in 12 sports.

At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Indonesia and the Philippines.The two countries were formally admitted in 1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name to Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast Asian Games. Brunei was admitted at the 10th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and East Timor at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

In December 2005, the Philippines hosted the Games for the third time, after 1981 and 1991 editions. With its 113 gold medals, it copped the over-all championship for the first time since it joined in 1977.

The last games held was the incident free 2009 Southeast Asian Games (running from 9–18 December) which was the first time Laos has ever held a Southeast Asian Games (Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games citing financial difficulties). It has also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games, held in Vientiane, Laos. The next host for the2011 Southeast Asian Games is Indonesia.The games commenced and progressed largely smoothly, however, praises and commendations were expressed by many athletes, sports officials and the press- Laos now joins the list of countries that have successfully hosted the South East Asian Games.

Article Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_Games

A historic event to what is now SEA Games. I really look up to this event every two years. The most spectacular event in the south east asia region. I'm proud that the Philippines is now part of the countries who have copped the over-all championship. Mabuhay Philippines.

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Philippines Gave Up Its Rights To Host the Asian Beach Games in 2013

The Philippines was supposed to host the Asian Beach Games in 2013. But since the country will be hosting a more prestigious event which is the Asian Games Centennial in the same year, it gave up its rights to host the Asian Beach Games.

All SEA Games Gold Medal Tally Up To Date

SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES

COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
Indonesia	1420	1262	1252	3934
Thailand	1404	1208	1195	3807
Philippines	799	915	1114	2828
Malaysia	746	722	986	2454
Vietnam	490	448	518	1456
Singapore	464	514	768	1746
Myanmar	233	383	542	1158
Laos	44	48	134	226
Brunei	10	35	113	158
Cambodia	7	25	80	112
Timor-Leste	0	0	6	6

Article Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_Games#All-time_medal_count

Wow the Philippines is top 3 in the all time medal count in the SEA Games. I am proud to be Filipino. Let's pray that we will remain in that spot as a powerhouse in the south east asia region.

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Manila, Philippines will Host Centennial Asian Games 2013

Good news to all sports enthusiasts and who wanted to see the Philippines showcase the raw talents in sports as the country will host the Centennial Asian Games celebration or 100th Asian Games celebration in 2013. This is disclosed by no less than Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose Cojuangco Jr. The rights to host the 100th year celebration of the Asian Games by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in late November or early December 2013, in what will surely mark an epic milestone in the nation’s sports history. “This will put the Philippines back in the Asian sports map, if not the world.” Cojuangco disclosed to the media. Cojuangco received the confirmation letter from OCA president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah of Kuwait the other day. “We’ll take the opportunity to showcase our country in this national effort.” Cojuangco added.

Why centennial or 100th celebration? It was in 1913, when Manila hosted “Oriental Olympics” also later known as “the Far Eastern Games.” The Philippines was known to be the prime mover of the sports event being hosted by Manila, Shanghai and Osaka (turns every two years). Far Eastern Games has a total of 11 stages until political unrest and wars forced the cancellation of the conclave in 1934 followed by the eruption of World War II spearheaded by Japan.

Article Source: http://www.mygeegle.com/2011/04/philippines-to-host-100th-asian-games-november-or-december-2013-manila-philippines-will-host-centennial-asian-games-2013/

This is really a good news to all Filipinos. This will be the stepping stone of us regaining the respect of our Asian neighbors in sports. Let's just pray that we will be hosting it with pride as other nations did it. Mabuhay Philippines.

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SEA Games 2013 will be in Myanmar

Myanmar will be hosting the next SEA Games in 2013. Almost 40 years that Myanmar formerly known as Burma has not hosted events like SEA Games. Hope it will be successful. Good Luck Myanmar.

Philippine Poomsae Team in SEA Games 2011 in Indonesia

Poomsae will be a part of the many events in this year's south east asian games in Indonesia this November. The Philippine team of both men and women are expecting no less than two gold medals. Let's all pray for Team Philippines in this year's SEA Games in November.

Philippine Poomsae Team in World Championships in Russia

The Philippine Poomsae Team of both men and women categories are once again the heavy favorites in this year's world championships in Russia.The Philippine Men's Poomsae team will be defending its title against a world champion team from Vietnam. While the Philippine Women's Poomsae team will be proving again that their world title they won in 2009 in Egypt was not a fluke and they want to double it up. Good luck team Philippines.

POC looks for ‘godfathers’ to finance SEA Games athletes

Philippine Daily Inquirer

by: June Navarro

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Olympic Committee is reviving the “godfather” scheme to help the cash-strapped Philippine Sports Commission in funding the country’s participation in the November Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

POC chairman Monico Puentevella announced on Monday that the Olympic body would seek the help of the country’s business tycoons in picking up the rest of the tab for the national contingent.

Puentevella said the Philippine delegation should raise P90 million for the SEAG campaign and the PSC had only earmarked P30 million.

With 542 gold medals at stake in 44 sports, the biennial games scheduled for November 11 to 22 in two venues in Indonesia are projected to become the biggest staging of the 11-nation meet.

PSC chairman Richie Garcia said a budget of P100,000 has been pegged for each member of the expected 900-strong contingent of athletes and officials.

To address the deficit, Puentevella said that successful companies and billionaires should be tapped for help in supporting most of the 40 national sports associations in the SEAG.

The former Bacolod City solon said the strategy proved successful before, citing the roles played by multimillionaires Danding Cojuangco (basketball), Roberto Benedicto (swimming), Lucio Tan (weightlifting), Panfilo Domingo (lawn tennis) and Dominador Pangilinan (baseball).

Pangilinan is the father of telecom magnate Manny V. Pangilinan, who is supporting basketball, boxing, taekwondo, tennis, badminton, football and wrestling through PLDT and Smart.

Article Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20110404-329350/POC-looks-for-godfathers-to-finance-SEA-Games-athletes

The Philippine contingent to the south east asian games this year in Indonesia really needs our support most especially financially. Let's just hope that many wealthy people in our country will support our athletes so that they can really feel our support and this will give them the boost, confidence and inspiration to do everything they could to win medals for our country.

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