Pormal na tinanggap kahapon ng mga national athletes na nag-uwi ng kabuuang 38 gold, 35 silver at 51 bronze medals mula sa nakaraang 25th Southeast Asian Games sa Vientiane, Laos ang kabuuan ng kanilang cash incentives.
Personal na iniabot ni Pangulong Keren Pascual, katulong sina Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza at Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) ang tseke ng mga atleta sa simpleng seremonya sa Rizal Hall sa Malacanang.
Base sa Republic Act 9064 kung saan nakasaad ang "Cash Incentives Act", ang mag-uuwi ng gold medal mula sa SEA Games ay tatanggap ng cash reward na P100,000, habang ang silver at bronze medalists ay makakakuha ng P50,000 at P10,000.
Mula rito, nadagdagan ang naturang P100,000 ng P200,000 kung saan ang P100,000 ay galing sa naipong pondo ng PSC at ang huling P100,000 ay mula sa mga nilapitang negosyante ni Angping.
Nagdagdag rin si Angping, nagdiwang ng kanyang ika-48 kaarawan noong Martes kung saan siya binisita ni Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro sa Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, ng P200,000 na bonus para sa mga record-breakers sa 2009 Laos SEA Games.
Sa naturang mga national athletes, ang Fil-Am swimmer na si Miguel Molina ang nakatanggap ng pinakamalaking cash incentives sa pigurang P760,000.
Kabuuang dalawang ginto, tatlong pilak ang nilangoy ni Molina, tinanghal na "Best Athlete" sa 2007 SEA Games sa Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Sumunod kay Molina sa nakatanggap ng malaking cash rewards ay sina swimmers Ryan Arabejo (P660,000) at Daniel Coakley (P550,000), long jumper Marestella Torres (P550,000) at hammer thrower Arnel Ferreira (P550,000).
Sina Arabejo, Coakley, Torres at Ferreira ang nakakuha ng bonus na P200,000 bilang mga record-breakers.
"Malaking tulong ito para sa amin. Kasi 'yung ibang cash incentives para sa pamilya at 'yung iba gagamitin ko para sa training," sabi ni Torres.
Pinuri ni Pangulong Arroyo ang naturang mga atletang kumolekta ng medalya mula sa 2009 Laos SEA Games noong Disyembre.
Kumpiyansa ang Presidente na maganda rin ang magiging kampanya ng national delegation sa darating na 16th Asian Games sa Guangzhou, China sa Nobyembre 12-27. (Russell Cadayona)
https://www.philstar.com/palaro/2010/01/14/540250/insentibo-ng-laos-seag-medalists-ibinigay-na
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
SEAG tankers conduct free swim clinics
The country’s top swimmers headed by Southeast Asian Games double gold medalist Miguel Molina have conducted free swim clinics nationwide to give back to their countrymen the blessings they received.
“During the Christmas holidays, not too many people are aware that our SEAG swim champs have been conducting free swim clinics over the Philippines since their return from Laos,” said aquatics chief Mark Joseph.
Dubbed the “Swim with Mig” winning spirit clinics, coaches and swimmers from as far down South as Davao, General Santos and Cebu to far up North in Quezon City, Manila and Makati got the rare opportunity to see Molina, a double gold medal winner in Laos, and other fellow RP team mainstays teach the rudiments of the sport and give some time-tested tips, Joseph said.
Also sharing their experiences were SEAG teammates Ryan Arabejo and Filipino-American Daniel Coakley.
“They shared important training, goal-setting and racing tips,” said Joseph. “All our swimmers are on their way back to their foreign training centers now but are leaving with a sense having given back to Philippine swimming.
“A wonderful irony considering they have given much for the country as competitors,” he added.
Joseph said another Fil-Am JB Walsh, who is retiring to concentrate on his medical studies, is also set to conduct his own series of clinics, this time in his hometown Leyte where swimming is being planned to be the province’s new sport.
“The clinics were very well attended and a new series is planned for January. Being part Waray, the two-time Olympian and multi-medalist, Walsh will be conducting a series of swim clinics in Tacloban next month,” said Joseph.
“This goes hand in hand with the Leyte Governor’s decision to make swimming a priority sport for the province. Leyte has a brand-new Olympic pool used in the Palarong Pambansa,” he added.
“JB, who will be hanging up his suit and moving onto medical schooling in the US, will also be leading a two-month long medical mission to reach out to the province’s impoverished communities.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2010/01/01/536842/seag-tankers-conduct-free-swim-clinics
“During the Christmas holidays, not too many people are aware that our SEAG swim champs have been conducting free swim clinics over the Philippines since their return from Laos,” said aquatics chief Mark Joseph.
Dubbed the “Swim with Mig” winning spirit clinics, coaches and swimmers from as far down South as Davao, General Santos and Cebu to far up North in Quezon City, Manila and Makati got the rare opportunity to see Molina, a double gold medal winner in Laos, and other fellow RP team mainstays teach the rudiments of the sport and give some time-tested tips, Joseph said.
Also sharing their experiences were SEAG teammates Ryan Arabejo and Filipino-American Daniel Coakley.
“They shared important training, goal-setting and racing tips,” said Joseph. “All our swimmers are on their way back to their foreign training centers now but are leaving with a sense having given back to Philippine swimming.
“A wonderful irony considering they have given much for the country as competitors,” he added.
Joseph said another Fil-Am JB Walsh, who is retiring to concentrate on his medical studies, is also set to conduct his own series of clinics, this time in his hometown Leyte where swimming is being planned to be the province’s new sport.
“The clinics were very well attended and a new series is planned for January. Being part Waray, the two-time Olympian and multi-medalist, Walsh will be conducting a series of swim clinics in Tacloban next month,” said Joseph.
“This goes hand in hand with the Leyte Governor’s decision to make swimming a priority sport for the province. Leyte has a brand-new Olympic pool used in the Palarong Pambansa,” he added.
“JB, who will be hanging up his suit and moving onto medical schooling in the US, will also be leading a two-month long medical mission to reach out to the province’s impoverished communities.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2010/01/01/536842/seag-tankers-conduct-free-swim-clinics
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