1st GFIC Badminton Cup successful

Monday, December 5, 2011

MISAMIS Oriental team debuted as overall champion in the 1st Golden Friendship Inter-Corporate (GFIC) Badminton Cup concluded recently at the Westside badminton court near Liceo de Cagayan University's college building.

Misamis Oriental bets dominated most of the events featured in the exciting tourney organized by the CDO Flickers Badminton Club that also drew the participation of top corporate firms in the city such as Nestle Philippines, Metrobank, Banco de Oro, Oro Grande, R.T.M.I., Philcom and Aledlo.

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The province squad's tandem of Jessah Areola and Inday Galindo won the women's doubles championship as well as the mixed doubles pair of Raffy and Loida.

Sharing them with the spotlight in the inter-corporate category were Nestle's Felicidario and Arcadio who took the men's doubles diadem.
In the individual category, Philcom's Charlie Bernido and Verdin Castor reigned in men's doubles rivalry with Nestle's Felicidario and Arcadio and Aledlo's Alan Yee and Ryan Maandig settling for the first runner-up and second runner-up trophies.

The Executive Club's Peri Madridano and Annie Caneba, meanwhile, bagged the women's doubles crown. MisOr's Areola and Galindo and Philcom's Ethel Cawaling and Janet Fernandez placed second and third, respectively.

City Councilor Alexander Dacer and Anna Batajo, also from the Executive Club, also secured the mixed doubles plum, making their club as the winningest campaigner in the individual category.

Misamis Oriental's Raffy and Loida and Nestle's Vor and Undag were the next best performers in this category.

"Dili lang diay si Governor Moreno (Oscar) ang very active sa sports apil pud mga employees sa Capitol kay overall champion man sila," observed Monica Velez-Abonitalla who backstopped the organizing committee's working force alongside CFBC fellows Arvin Mosqueda, Art Lao, Gerry Inao, Ian Paul Lopez, Roel Ibarat and Charles San Sebastian.

"Bibo ug lingaw kaayo ang tournament. Preparahan namo ang second edition para kami na sab ang mag-champion," Metrobank's jolly two-some of Raffy Sescon and Dexter Deguit were overheard as saying.

Velez-Abonitalla further said the event did not only foster camaraderie and physical wellness among individual players but also aimed at developing fellowship among private companies and government agencies alike in the locality.

Sponsoring the event were TUCP party-list through Congressman Raymond C. Mendoza, Kag. Dacer, Kagay, Central Caltex, GMC Trucking Services, Juanrun Production, New Marbert Trading, M&A Trucking Services, Nissan CDO, Oro Grande, Pryce Gases, Inc., Vice Mayor Ceasar Ian Acenas, Gov. Moreno, Metrobank Osme¤a branch manager Rolando P. Bacarro, Vice Mayor Erick Canosa, Nestle Ice Tea, Metrobank Carmen branch manager Mark Siddrick J. Reyes, Dr. Rolando Villaraza and Dr. Jerie P. Calingasan. (Lynde Salgados)