KALIBO, Aklan – A young swimmers’ organization here eyes to get a representation for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they prepare for the National Championship in Biñan, Laguna, July 22–25.
The Aklan Aquablades will send three swimmers for the annual long-course national championships after being approved qualified by the Philippine Aquatic Sports Association (PASA), said a source who requested not to be named for lack of authority to speak for the group.
“We are supposedly sending four swimmers but one of them failed to meet the required swimming time… PASA is very strict to its rules and we have to respect that,” the source said.
The young Aklan swimmers who will be sent are Ella Ibaretta for the butterfly category, Chinny Respicio for breaststroke and Ada Ortega for backstroke.
Their coach will be American Thomas Davis, who has trained young swimmers for 30 years.
The young swimmers already aced several swimming tournaments.
Recently, they won in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet.
Some of them already received invitations to join swimming clubs in Iloilo.
Participating swimmers will compete against the members of the Philippine swimming team.
Winners in the national stint will get the chance to represent the country in international competitions.
Meanwhile, the venue in Laguna has been the official training site in the country for swimmers who will join the SEA Games.
The Aklan Aquablades is the only swimming organization in the province registered with PASA.

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Suspended veteran Air21 guard Wynne Arboleda has a good chance of making a comeback sooner than expected in the ongoing Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Cup.

But the stocky point guard will still have to comply with the requirements requested by PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios.

“Wynne still has to submit documentations we asked from him. Once submitted, we will evaluate said documents and deliberate on his appeal,” Barriols told GMANews.TV in a text message.

But Air21 team manager Lito Alvarez believes that Arboleda’s recent involvement in one of the PBA’s community project is an indication that he will be reinstated soon. Barrios reportedly delegated Arboleda for a community service initiated by the league.

“I expect him to be back in the coming days. In fact, commissioner Barrios even assigned Wynne in a community service last Sunday,” Alvarez said in a telephone interview.

Alvarez, who helped Joey Lina’s gubernatorial bid in Laguna province, added that the Office of the Commissioner asked Arboleda to submit a certificate of his involvement in the league’s community service.

Arboleda was given a season-long ban by the PBA after attacking a paying fan, who even filed charges against the burly quarterback.

The Express hinted of Arboleda’s comeback when they put him in their active roster and the pride of Kalibo, Aklan getting overwhelming response when he started a signature campaign.

The absence of Arboleda had certainly hurt the Express’ campaign this season. In the Philippine Cup, the Express failed to advance past the elimination round and continue to struggle in the ongoing Fiesta Cup where the team languished at the bottom of the standings with a 1-8 win-loss card. – JVP/Rey Joble, GMANews.TV

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KALIBO, Aklan- Senator Lito Lapid is planning to lobby for the inclusion of the Arnis, the country’s national sports, to the 2011 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Indonesia next year.
Lapid, an advocate of the said traditional sports, eventually pushed for the approval of Arnis as the country’s national sports.
The Department of Education (DepEd) early this week announced that the Arnis sports for the first time was included in the Palarong Pambansa which is now going on in the province of Tarlac.
“I also hope to bring the arnis to the SEA games,” Lapid said.
The Arnis was declared as a national sports on December 11, 2009.
Lapid was in Kalibo recently for the opening of the National Inter-Provincial Chess Championship organized by the National Chess Federations of the Philippines in cooperation with the Aklan provincial government.

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BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan– A team of Aetas has backed out from the 4th International Dragon Boat Festival slated April 22-24 in this resort island.
Bembol Magapan Team Ati Bugsay said they decided not to join this year’s competition after they were “duped” by their handler last year.
They demanded that they be given their share of their commission last year and exposure in Metro Manila.
Magapan noted that they have been joining the yearly festival since 2002. Last year, their team composed of 22 Aetas won fourth in the 300-meter open category for men.
Sis. Victoria Ustan of the Missionary of Charity, the group that is looking after the Aeta community, proposed that they forge a contract with the supposed handler to avoid similar problem in the future.
The competition will be participated in by dragon boat paddlers from Australia, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, United States, and the Philippines.
It is being supported by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the local government unit of Malay.

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KALIBO, Aklan — The Aklan delegation defended its championship title in the recently concluded Sikaran Festival and 52nd National Championship International Tournament of the Philippine Lighting Speed Hampakan Sikaran School of Martial Arts and Boxing Association held over the weekend in Rizal province.
Freddie Jizmundo Jr, Zandro Fred Jizmundo were declared as 9th and 8th fefending champion, respectively while Jenny Milloros and Jun Mattanga won as new heavyweight champion on the black belter category.
The championship white belt category was won by Alron Nobleza while first runners up included Ciara Mae Yupano, Donald Maayon, Efren Guarino and Rowel Arboleda. Guarino.
Second runner ups were Sandro Mayon, Maan Lachica, Myrelle Zita and Churchill Gumboc.
Winners of the Sikaran will be competing in an invitational tourney on April 18 in Baguio City.

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KALIBO, Aklan- The province of Aklan will be sending delegates to the 10th Sikaran Festival and the 52nd National Championship International Tournament of the Philippine Lighting Speed Hampakan Sikaran School of Martial Arts and Boxing Association to be held in the Heritage Plaza, Baras Rizal on March 27 to 28.
Army captain Wilfredo Nicolas, a fourth degree black belter, who is the regional director for Sikaran Western Visayas said that the province will defend some of the championship titles they have won during the same tournament last year.
To defend their titles this year are Zandro Fred Jizmundo Sr (Jr. Lightweight Blackbelt Division); Freddie Jizmundo Jr (Lighweight Division) and Mutya Nallas (Middleweight Division) a graduating mass communication student;
Jose Doromal (Middleweight Division), Joshua Yamog (Light Heavyweight Division); Kennedy Patrico (Heavyweight Division); Jestivo Julian (Welterweight Division); and Jenny Milloroso (Lightweight Division).
Also participating in the tournament were Ian Refulgente (Small White Belt “A”)); Donald Maayon (Small White Belt “B”); Sandro Maayon (Medium White Belt “A”); Philip Colas (Medium WhiteBelt “B”); Leo Loyola (Medium White Belt “C”); Jezreel Barrientos (Large White Belt “A”); John Rey Patricio (Large White Belt “B”); John Benex Ebesate (Large White Belt “C”); Jess Dela Cruz (Small White Belt “A”); Ciara Mae Yupano (Small White Belt “A”); Myrelle Zita (Large White Belt “A”); Churchill Gumboc (Small White Belt “B”); Mechelle Taytayon (Small Whitebelt “A”); and Meljoy De Juan (Small Whitebelt “C”).
Sikaran is an ingenious Filipino martial art of fighting founded by World Sikaran-Arnis Master Meliton Geronimo of Baras, Rizal, known in Philippine movie as “Mayor Latigo.”

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WVRAAM WINNERS
March 14-20, 2010

ELEMENTARY

Game: ARCHERY
Division: Boys

Gold- Antique(15)
Silver- Negros(10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Game: ARCHERY
Division: Girls

Gold- Antique(15)
Silver- Negros(10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Game: Arnis
Division: Boys

Gold – Aklan (15)
Silver – Capiz-(10)
Bronze – Iloilo (7)

Game: Arnis
Division: Girls

Gold – Iloilo(15)
Silver – Capiz-(10)
Bronze – Aklan (7)

Game: Athletics
Division: Boys

Gold- Iloilo (30)
Silver- Negros (20)
Bronze- Aklan (10)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (30)
Silver – Iloilo (20)
Bronze – Aklan(10)

Game: Badminton
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (15)
Silver – Iloilo (10)
Bronze- Aklan- (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Aklan(10)
Bronze – Iloilo (7 each)

Game: Baseball

Gold – Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo(10)
Bronze- Capiz (7)

Game: Basketball

Gold – Iloilo (25)
Silver – Capiz (15)
Bronze- Negros (10)

Game: Boxing

Gold – Aklan (15)
Silver – Negros Occidental (10)
Bronze- Capiz, Antique, Iloilo
(4.67 each)

Game: CHESS
Division: Boys

Gold- Negros(15)
Silver- Iloilo(10)
Bronze- Guimaras (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros(15)
Silver- Guimaras(10)
Bronze- Capiz (7)

Game: Football

Gold – Iloilo (25)
Silver – Negros(15)
Bronze- Capiz (10)

Game: Gymnastics
Division: Men Artistic Gymnast (MAG)

Gold- Iloilo (10)
Silver – Negros (7)

Division: Women Artistic Gymnast
(WAG)

Gold- Negros(10)
Silver – Iloilo (7)

Division: Rhythmic Gymnast (RG)

Gold- Negros
Silver – Iloilo

Game: SIPA

Gold- Iloilo (15)
Silver- Capiz (10)
Bronze- (Negros)

Game: Softball

Gold – Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo (15)
Bronze – Aklan (10)

Game: Swimming
Division: Boys

Gold- Negros (30)
Silver- Iloilo (20)
Bronze- Antique (10)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (30)
Silver – Aklan (20)
Bronze – Iloilo (10)

Game: Table Tennis
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (15)
Silver – Negros (10)
Bronze- Antique- (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Antique(10)
Bronze – Capiz/Guimaras (5.5
each)

Game: Taekwondo
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (15)
Silver – Capiz (10)
Bronze- Antique (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Antique (15)
Silver – Capiz, Iloilo (8.5 each)

Game: Tennis
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (15)
Silver – Negros(10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Division: Girls

Gold – Iloilo (15)
Silver – Negros(10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Game: Volleyball
Division: Boys

Gold – Aklan (25)
Silver – Guimaras (15)
Bronze- Negros (10)

Division: Girls

Gold – Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo(15)
Bronze- Aklan (10)
SECONDARY:

Game: ARCHERY
Division: Boys

Gold – Antique (15)
Silver – Negros (10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Antique (15)
Silver – Negros (10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Game: ARNIS
Division: Boys

Gold – Aklan (15)
Silver – Capiz (10)
Bronze- Iloilo (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Iloilo (15)
Silver – Capiz (10)
Bronze- Aklan (7)

Game: ATHLETICS
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (30)
Silver – Negros (20)
Bronze- Aklan (10)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (30)
Silver – Iloilo(20)
Bronze- Aklan (10)

Game: BADMINTON
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (15)
Silver – Iloilo (10)
Bronze- Aklan/Capiz (5.51 each)
Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Aklan(10)
Bronze- Iloilo (7)

Game: BASEBALL

Gold – Negros(25)
Silver – Iloilo (15)
Bronze – Capiz (10)

Game: BASKETBALL

Gold – Iloilo(25)
Silver – Capiz(15)
Bronze – Negros (10)

Game: BOXING

Gold – Aklan (15)
Silver – Negros (10)
Bronze – Antique, Capiz, Iloilo (4.67)

Game: CHESS
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (15)
Silver – Iloilo(10)
Bronze- Guimaras (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Guimaras (10)
Bronze- Capiz (7)

Game: FOOTBALL

Gold – Iloilo (25)
Silver – Negros (15)
Bronze –Capiz (10)

Game: Gymnastics
Division: Men Artistic Gymnast
(MAG)

Gold- Iloilo (10)
Silver – Negros (7)

Division: Women Artistic Gymnast
(WAG)

Gold- Negros(10)
Silver – Iloilo (7)

Division: Rhythmic Gymnast (RG)

Gold- Negros (10)
Silver – Iloilo (7)

Game: SEPAK TAKRAW

Gold – Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo (15)
Bronze- Aklan (10)

Game: SOFTBALL

Gold – Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo (15)
Bronze- Guimaras (10)

Game: SWIMMING
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (30)
Silver – Iloilo (20)
Bronze- Antique (10)

Division: Girls

Gold- Iloilo(30)
Silver – Negros(20)
Bronze- Antique (10)

Game: TABLE TENNIS
Division: Boys

Gold – Negros (15)
Silver – Iloilo (10)
Bronze- Antique (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Capiz (10)
Bronze- Iloilo (7)

Game: Taekwondo
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (15)
Silver – Antique(10)
Bronze- Capiz (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Antique (15)
Silver – Iloilo (10)
Bronze- Negros (7)

Game: TENNIS
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (15)
Silver – Negros(10)
Bronze- Capiz (7)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (15)
Silver – Iloilo (10)
Bronze- Aklan(7)

Game: VOLLEYBALL
Division: Boys

Gold – Iloilo (25)
Silver – Aklan(15)
Bronze- Negros (10)

Division: Girls

Gold- Negros (25)
Silver – Iloilo (15)
Bronze- Aklan(10)

Highlights:

Negros- 791 points (Grand Champion)
Iloilo – 699.67
Aklan 344

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MAKATO, Aklan– The province of Iloilo bagged six golds to maintain a confident lead against Negros Occidental with only a single gold on the second day of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet (WVRAAM) being held in the Aklan Sports Complex, Barangay Calangcang, Makato.

According to the initial tally of the Department of Education (DepEd), as of 8 AM today, Iloilo won golds in the 5,000-meter run, high jump (secondary), 400-meter and shotput events

It also won five silver medals and three bronzes.

Negros Occidental in addition to its one gold also has silver and two bronze medals followed by Aklan with one gold and two bronze medals.

The province Capiz has one gold while Antique snatched two bronze medals.

Guimaras is yet to win a single medal.

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KALIBO, Aklan- The Aklan provincial government is currently coordinating with the Department of Education (DepEd) for the holding of the annual Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) this year here.

Dr. Mary Ann Lopez of the DepEd said the program will be held in the Calangcang Sports Complex in Makato, Aklan which is still in its construction process.

The WVRAA is scheduled on March 14 to 19.

“Several games will be played in Makato while others will be held in Kalibo, Aklan. We expect that thousands of participants coming from different provinces in the region will be joining the WVRAA,” she said.

The Aklan provincial government funded last year some P80 million fund in cooperation with the Aklan State University for the project.

The sports complex is being considered to be the center of sports in the province.

According to the Provincial Engineers Office, the sports complex is already more than 80 percent completed and would be finish its construction in time.

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KALIBO, Aklan – Chess Grandmaster Eugene Torre is scheduled to visit Aklan province Saturday and will pay a courtesy call to Gov. Carlito Marquez.
Marquez said he will be discussing with Torre the possibility of training young chess enthusiasts in the province, hoping that they would reach international level in the future.
Torre is Asia’s first Grandmaster who qualified for the Candidates for the 1984 World Championship. He is still one of the country’s strongest chess players.
Aklan has several international chess players and one of them is college student Mira Mirano of Banga.
Mirano competed in the 2009 Singapore International Chess Festival. She also has captured the bronze in the 10th Asean Age-Group Championships for Standard Chess Girls 12-under in Thua Thien, Hue, Vietnam last June 6 to 15, 2009.
Mirano is currently a varsity chess player of the Far Eastern University (FEU) in Metro Manila.

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