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Thursday, May 18, 2006
SAC Awards May 22
FOR the first time in the history of the All-Cebu Sports Awards, the Sportswriters Association of Cebu and San Miguel Corp. will hand out the “Athlete of Year” award to a group of individuals who made the country proud in their respective sporting disciplines the past year.
The Cebuano athletes who won gold medals in the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will be conferred with the “Athletes of the Year” accolade in the 24th SAC-SMC All-Cebu Sports Award on May 22 starting at 11 a.m. at the Raja Park Hotel.
Among those who will receive the commendation are Marniel Dimla (pencak silat), Baby Marites Bitbit (mountainbike), Kevin Kong and Andrea Marie Rafanan (diving), Julius Nierras (athletics), Cresencio Vidal Jr. (sportsclimbing) Ruel Empacis (baseball), and Michael Mendoza ().
Sharing the spotlight are champion softballers Manuel Bacarisas, Darius Bacarisas, Jasper Cabrera, Ben Maravilles, Roger Roxas, and Florante Acuña.
Jonathan Guardo, the former Cebu City Sports Commission chairman, is the “Sportsman of the Year.”
Aside from his dedicated support and invaluable contribution for the development of Cebu sports in his capacity both as a public official and a private entity, Guardo is widely credited for Cebu’s successful hosting of some SEA Games here.
Guardo will share the podium with Japanese national Harou Iwanaga, who will be the recipient of the “Presidential Award,” and noted web developer Dong Secuya, who will take home the “Orlacsan Memorial Award,” which is given in memory of the late Orlando C. Sanchez, a legend in the annals of Cebu sportswriting.
Secuya was responsible for launching the www.mannypacqwuiao.ph website in July 2003. At that time, Pacquiao has not yet entered the hallowed portals of fame and the pedestal of success.
In a span of three years, the Pacland website is now a global phenomenon that has generated a cult-like following from millions of boxing fans around the globe.
Secuya delivered his second baby in April last year, the philboxing.com - a thing he created due to public demand. Philboxing.com offers a detailed and comprehensive fight records, photos, news articles, and fight schedules of Filipino boxers with access to other web pages.
It can’t be denied that philboxing.com has become an effective channel for the Filipino boxers to be known abroad.
Through this web page, boxing scouts, managers, and agents abroad now have an easy access in spotting for potential Filipino talents they could deal with.
The other highlight of the affair is the giving out of “Post Humous” award to the late Atty. Manuel “Manny” Oyson Jnr, a highly-distinguished columnist and an institution in the field of Cebu sporswriting.
On the other hand, the recipient of major awards are Clifford Bonjon and Irin Banluran (athletics), Marites Natad and Florian Gutierrez (beach volleyball), Dearlie Gerodias and Erole Melencio (dancesport), Noel Espinosa (karatedo), Jacob Lagman and Sally Mae Siso (lawn tennis), Niño Surban (mountainbike), John Eleazar Adlawan (motocross), Arnold Balais (paralympics), Metodio Suico and Harrison Castañares (sepak takraw), Lhoriz Echavez and Dianne Cañeda (swimming), and Reynante Briones (weightlifting).
Those who will be given away special citations for their feats are Alta Vista Senior golf team’s Carl Almario, Ramontito Garcia, Edito Tirol, and Joseph Stevens (golf), Cebu Country Club Men’s team, Noel Gonzales (paralympics), Barlo Nadera (chess), Gloria Belandres (table tennis), Reynante de la Cerna (scrabble), Judith Sulla (weightlifting), Bernardine “Niño” Siso and John Francis Largo (lawn tennis), Dancesport-Team Cebu City, Michael Motel, Emmanuel Motel, Glendo Nayre, Jay Irebert Impuesto and the University of the Visayas High School and College Scrabble Teams. (Pooled report)
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