The Department of Education in Negros Occidental is recommending the filing of administrative charges against the Fifth District schools supervisor, a principal and a teacher in Hinigaran town for their alleged involvement in the fielding of an ineligible player in the 2006 Palarong Panlalawigan.
Eva Belicena, the Negros Occidental schools division superintendent, yesterday said they have found district supervisor Corazon Mohametano along with Pahilanga Elementary School principal Nenita Caballero and PES teacher Julio Ferreros, who served as head coach of the team. liable for the age-cheating incident in the elementary boys’ volleyball competitions.
Belicina said the three violated Palaro rules and regulations and committed actions prejudicial to the best interest of the service, which is considered a grave offense under the DepEd.
The findings of the case and the recommendations made by a provincial DepEd committee assigned to probe the incident will be forwarded to Victoriano Tirol, director of the Western Visayas DepEd, who will decide on the sanctions of Mohametano, Caballero and Ferreros.
Among the possible sanctions is suspension from six months to a year without pay, depending on the gravity of the offense.
“We want to show that we are not taking this case for granted. We want to change the system,” Belicina said after emerging from a meeting with the committee at the DepEd Division Office in Bacolod City yesterday.
“We don’t want to issue warnings anymore because this is not the first time that this kind of case had happened”.
The Palaro Jury of Appeals stripped Area V, represented by Pahilanga Elementary School from Hinigaran, of the boys’ volleyball crown, for fielding the over-aged player, whose name is being withheld by the DAILY STAR because he is a minor.
Losing finalist Area III, composed of Silay City players, has been awarded the crown and will represent the province in the Western Visayas Regional Palaro next week.
The discrepancy was actually discovered by a member of the Area III coaching staff during the December 2006 Palaro but the DepEd only upheld the protest filed against Area III a few weeks ago, after verifying the real age of the concerned player with his school records in Hinigaran.
Belicina said the player’s age in his Palaro entry form and his school records were “inconsistent”. The birth-date listed in the registration form of the over-aged player indicated that he was only a month older than his younger brother, Belicina said.
“The player was nearly two years overage for the competition,” she added.
The incident is the second in less than a year, after Narciso Jayme, then coach of the Negros Occidental secondary baseball team in the WVRAA Meet, was discovered to have fielded an over-aged player in the Regional Palaro held in Roxas City in March.
Jayme, a teacher at Dr. Antonio Lizares Memorial High School, was slapped a lifetime coaching ban by the Region VI Department of Education for his action. *
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Catalan: Boxing's loss is wushu's gain
He was pitted against fighters who were a lot heavier compared to his 52-kilogram frame in preparation for the biggest tournament of his career. But Rene Catalan hardly complained.
"There is no gain without pain," Catalan, who won the country's fourth and last gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, said. "My companions in the national pool gave me a real hard time. I had sparring partners as much as 70-kgs. But all the training came in handy in Doha".
Skilled in muay thai, taekwondo, judo and boxing, Catalan related that when he heard the government was offering P1.5 million incentive to Doha gold medalists, he became even more motivated to become a champion.I wanted to help my newly-widowed mother and his family, especially my four young siblings, who are still in high school, Catalan said.
Rene's father, Rodrigo, who was a martial artist himself, passed away in November.Showing strength that belied his height, Catalan, barely 5-feet-2, came away with a 2-0 victory over a lanky Vietnamese fighter to win his first Asiad medal."I wanted to win so I could offer my victory to my father, too," Catalan said, and I'm sure he's happy up there.
Born in Sta. Barbara town, Iloilo, Catalan, 28, has nurtured the dream of seeing action in the Asian Games --- not in the sport he has now mastered but in boxing --- when he was nine years-old. "It wasn't in boxing but definitely, it's still a dream come true," the fighter, who has collected seven international wushu titles in a span of three years, added.Catalan ruled the 7th Wushu World Championship in Macau in 2003, the 6th Asian Championship in Yangon, Myanmar and the 2 nd World Cup in Guangzhou, China, the 8th World Wushu Championship and the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Manila in 2005 and the 3rd World Cup in Xian, China in 2006.
'I'M NO MANNY'
Part of his incentive for his Asiad triumph was spent for the repair of his family home the purchase of a second-hand jeepney for passenger use and five brand-new motorcycles – two of which were given to his brother and a brother-in-law – -- to start their tricycle business.Most of the rest of his cash prize, he said, went to 'balato' to friends and relatives in Manila and Iloilo.
"They think I am as rich as Manny Pacquiao," he said smilingly, apparently referring to doleouts sought by neighbors, friends and relatives of the boxer after his recent victories.Catalan said he is looking forward to the cash incentives promised to him by Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas, Iloilo City
Mayor Jerry Treñas and Santa Barbara MayorIsabelo Maquino when he paid them courtesy calls when he flew home last week of December.
COACHING OFFER
The Asiad champion said he wants to become an enlisted personnel of the Philippine Army. "I hope this time I can make it," he said. A change in the Camp Peralta management in Jamindan, Capiz fizzled his plan in 2000 when he served as taebo instructor at the military facility.Unable to get into the Army, Rene shifted his attention to wushu and joined the 7th National Championships in Pasig City, where he emerged champion of the 48-kilogram category.
"I haven't played wushu competitively before," he said. "I just followed what was instructed to do and not to do during the match".This year, Rene wants to make his presence felt in two major events – the 9th World Championship in China in November and the 24 th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December."Playing in the Beijing Olympics is also in my priority list," he said, "although wushu is still a demonstration sport."
Catalan's skill and winning attitude has not gone unnoticed internationally. Sports officials from Yemen have approached the Filipino athlete to train their wushu players for a monthly pay of $1,000."That's tempting,", he said, "but I still want to play for the country, especially in the SEA Games .. that may have to wait." *
"There is no gain without pain," Catalan, who won the country's fourth and last gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, said. "My companions in the national pool gave me a real hard time. I had sparring partners as much as 70-kgs. But all the training came in handy in Doha".
Skilled in muay thai, taekwondo, judo and boxing, Catalan related that when he heard the government was offering P1.5 million incentive to Doha gold medalists, he became even more motivated to become a champion.I wanted to help my newly-widowed mother and his family, especially my four young siblings, who are still in high school, Catalan said.
Rene's father, Rodrigo, who was a martial artist himself, passed away in November.Showing strength that belied his height, Catalan, barely 5-feet-2, came away with a 2-0 victory over a lanky Vietnamese fighter to win his first Asiad medal."I wanted to win so I could offer my victory to my father, too," Catalan said, and I'm sure he's happy up there.
Born in Sta. Barbara town, Iloilo, Catalan, 28, has nurtured the dream of seeing action in the Asian Games --- not in the sport he has now mastered but in boxing --- when he was nine years-old. "It wasn't in boxing but definitely, it's still a dream come true," the fighter, who has collected seven international wushu titles in a span of three years, added.Catalan ruled the 7th Wushu World Championship in Macau in 2003, the 6th Asian Championship in Yangon, Myanmar and the 2 nd World Cup in Guangzhou, China, the 8th World Wushu Championship and the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Manila in 2005 and the 3rd World Cup in Xian, China in 2006.
'I'M NO MANNY'
Part of his incentive for his Asiad triumph was spent for the repair of his family home the purchase of a second-hand jeepney for passenger use and five brand-new motorcycles – two of which were given to his brother and a brother-in-law – -- to start their tricycle business.Most of the rest of his cash prize, he said, went to 'balato' to friends and relatives in Manila and Iloilo.
"They think I am as rich as Manny Pacquiao," he said smilingly, apparently referring to doleouts sought by neighbors, friends and relatives of the boxer after his recent victories.Catalan said he is looking forward to the cash incentives promised to him by Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas, Iloilo City
Mayor Jerry Treñas and Santa Barbara MayorIsabelo Maquino when he paid them courtesy calls when he flew home last week of December.
COACHING OFFER
The Asiad champion said he wants to become an enlisted personnel of the Philippine Army. "I hope this time I can make it," he said. A change in the Camp Peralta management in Jamindan, Capiz fizzled his plan in 2000 when he served as taebo instructor at the military facility.Unable to get into the Army, Rene shifted his attention to wushu and joined the 7th National Championships in Pasig City, where he emerged champion of the 48-kilogram category.
"I haven't played wushu competitively before," he said. "I just followed what was instructed to do and not to do during the match".This year, Rene wants to make his presence felt in two major events – the 9th World Championship in China in November and the 24 th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December."Playing in the Beijing Olympics is also in my priority list," he said, "although wushu is still a demonstration sport."
Catalan's skill and winning attitude has not gone unnoticed internationally. Sports officials from Yemen have approached the Filipino athlete to train their wushu players for a monthly pay of $1,000."That's tempting,", he said, "but I still want to play for the country, especially in the SEA Games .. that may have to wait." *
QPS, La Salle split 10-Under volley titles
Queen of Peace School and University of St. La Salle split the NOPSSCEA 10-Under volleyball crowns at the USLS College Covered in Bacolod City Saturday.
QPS-B retained the boys’ title, following a 25-19, 23-25, 25-14 win over St. Benilde School, while La Salle came-from-behind to wallop St. John’s Institute, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14, in the girls finals.
SJI needed a 25-13, 25-8 victory over Queen of Peace to forge a title clash against La Salle, 25-16, 25-19 winners over Bacolod Tay Tung High School-A in the semifinals.
Tay Tung prevailed over QPS, 16-25, 25-13, 25-18, in the girls’ division third place battle, while La Salle took the boys’ second runner-up trophy after beating QPS-A, 25-9, 25-23. *
QPS-B retained the boys’ title, following a 25-19, 23-25, 25-14 win over St. Benilde School, while La Salle came-from-behind to wallop St. John’s Institute, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14, in the girls finals.
SJI needed a 25-13, 25-8 victory over Queen of Peace to forge a title clash against La Salle, 25-16, 25-19 winners over Bacolod Tay Tung High School-A in the semifinals.
Tay Tung prevailed over QPS, 16-25, 25-13, 25-18, in the girls’ division third place battle, while La Salle took the boys’ second runner-up trophy after beating QPS-A, 25-9, 25-23. *
Manny walked away from $7M payday, Finkel says
Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao walked away from a $7 million payday when he decided not to prioritize a monumental showdown with Mexican world champion Marco Antonio Barrera, the Filipino fighter’s former manager, Shelly Finkel said.
In an interview with www.boxingconfidential.com, Finkel, whose managerial contract with Pacquiao ended Jan. 31, said he could have worked out a television deal that would bring the Filipino boxer $2 million more, aside from the $5 million guaranteed purse for the Barrera rematch.
Finkel also mentioned that his supposed itinerary for Pacquiao was to ride on the momentum of his victory in the trilogy with Erik Morales. “The plan was to fight Barrera early in the year, before pitting him against Juan Manuel Marquez in September or November,” Finkel said.
Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, and Golden Boy Promotions, which holds rights to Barrera, are in the middle of a legal battle, after Pacquiao renounced the contract he signed for Golden Boy and inked another deal with Arum’s company in December.
The legal battle threw the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch off course but Golden Boy Promotions chief executive officer Richard Schaefer said recently there is still a possibility that the two fighters will square off “if the public desires”.
Barrera and Marquez are fighting in March, taking off one possible huge payday for the Filipino boxer, who is scheduled to fight Mexican Jorge Solis on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas.
Finkel also lamented that Pacquiao has been relegated to a co-feature bout with friend, Jorge Arce in the April 14 event. *
In an interview with www.boxingconfidential.com, Finkel, whose managerial contract with Pacquiao ended Jan. 31, said he could have worked out a television deal that would bring the Filipino boxer $2 million more, aside from the $5 million guaranteed purse for the Barrera rematch.
Finkel also mentioned that his supposed itinerary for Pacquiao was to ride on the momentum of his victory in the trilogy with Erik Morales. “The plan was to fight Barrera early in the year, before pitting him against Juan Manuel Marquez in September or November,” Finkel said.
Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, and Golden Boy Promotions, which holds rights to Barrera, are in the middle of a legal battle, after Pacquiao renounced the contract he signed for Golden Boy and inked another deal with Arum’s company in December.
The legal battle threw the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch off course but Golden Boy Promotions chief executive officer Richard Schaefer said recently there is still a possibility that the two fighters will square off “if the public desires”.
Barrera and Marquez are fighting in March, taking off one possible huge payday for the Filipino boxer, who is scheduled to fight Mexican Jorge Solis on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas.
Finkel also lamented that Pacquiao has been relegated to a co-feature bout with friend, Jorge Arce in the April 14 event. *
Pacquiao seeking congressional seat
Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao ended weeks of speculation last night by announcing his intention to run for a congressional seat in South Cotabato.
The announcement may pave the way for a showdown between Pacquiao, 28, and incumbent Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who belongs to the very influential Antonino clan.
In a television interview, Pacquiao said he wants to serve as a link for the people of General Santos to the national government.
Pacquaio, who avoided a confrontation with his wedding godparent, mayor General Santos
Mayor, Pedro Acharon, by seeking a congressional post, said he made the decision after consulting local leaders in General Santos City.
If elected, Pacquiao said his priority projects will be in education, job-creation and healthcare.
“The poor needs help so let us work together and stop bickering,” Pacquiao said in Filipino.
Pacquiao’s next fight has been moved a week earlier to April 14 against unheralded Mexican Jorge Solis, giving him a month to campaign.
While Pacquiao has been lured into throwing his hat into politics, some of his fans are not in favor of his decisions.
A poll in the website http://www.mannypacquiao.ph/ showed that 89.5 percent of 2,936 people do not want him to seek an electoral post. Only 3 percent want him to run, while the remaining 7 percent said they don’t care what decision the boxer makes.
Some fans against Pacquiao’s decision, even went further by saying that the Filipino boxer will lose in the May 14 polls.*
The announcement may pave the way for a showdown between Pacquiao, 28, and incumbent Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who belongs to the very influential Antonino clan.
In a television interview, Pacquiao said he wants to serve as a link for the people of General Santos to the national government.
Pacquaio, who avoided a confrontation with his wedding godparent, mayor General Santos
Mayor, Pedro Acharon, by seeking a congressional post, said he made the decision after consulting local leaders in General Santos City.
If elected, Pacquiao said his priority projects will be in education, job-creation and healthcare.
“The poor needs help so let us work together and stop bickering,” Pacquiao said in Filipino.
Pacquiao’s next fight has been moved a week earlier to April 14 against unheralded Mexican Jorge Solis, giving him a month to campaign.
While Pacquiao has been lured into throwing his hat into politics, some of his fans are not in favor of his decisions.
A poll in the website http://www.mannypacquiao.ph/ showed that 89.5 percent of 2,936 people do not want him to seek an electoral post. Only 3 percent want him to run, while the remaining 7 percent said they don’t care what decision the boxer makes.
Some fans against Pacquiao’s decision, even went further by saying that the Filipino boxer will lose in the May 14 polls.*
Probac, Lopue’s post contrasting wins
Former St. La Salle varsity player Ryan Concha nailed two free throws with a second lift to lift Davies Paint-Probac to a thrilling 91-90 win over Val Motors Saturday night in the Tan Kek Pin Cup Memorial Basketball Tournament.
Concha teamed up with veteran guard Demonteverde in bailing out Probac after Val Motors came back from an 81-65 deficit to take an 89-90 lead on Hernie Tamayo’s short stab with 7.3 seconds left.
But Concha was fouled by Godoy Cepriano on the next play and the flashy guard calmly sank his charities after going 2-of-4 in his previous trips to the stripe.
The victory shoved Probac to the top of Bracket A with a 2-0 record, while Val Motors dropped to 1-1, the same record of Lopue’s Travel Center, which crushed Summit Mineral Water, 102-93, in the second game.
Concha finished with 15 points, while Demonteverde, who also nailed two crucial free throws with 18 seconds left, added 9. Carlo Diaz scored 14 points all in the third quarter but was conspicuously absent in the final period when the game was on the line.
Ariston Sillana spearheaded a 9-2 run to open the fourth quarter but veteran Santiago Rapiz sparked a 13-0 blast to make it 81-78 with 4:10 left.
An Adrian Melocoton triple tied the game at 85 with more than a minute left, before Concha split his free throws. Tamayo was becoming a handful for his Davies defenders and he made them pay by nailing two charities for an 87-86 lead with 28 seconds left, before Demonteverde and Concha stepped up to keep Probac unbeaten in five games since the first phase of the elimination.
Cepriano had 18 points, while Rapiz and Tamayo posted 15 and 13, respectively.
Lopue’s banked on explosive games from slotman Andy Angudong and Mark Binguan, who came through with 7 triples en route to a 25-point output. Angodung bullied his way to 26 points, 16 of which coming in the second period when Lopue’s took the lead for good, after trailing 24-18 in the first quarter.
Binguan sustained the momentum, going 4-of-5 from rainbow territory. By then, Summit started to struggle with only playing-coach Jimmy Yap providing some offense when he scored three successive triples that proved to be the only points scored by Summit in the first five minutes as Lopue’s broke the game wide open.
Theodore Espejo added 13 points, while Vanzant Brizuela scored 10. Aaron Guevarra and Antonio Rogacion combined for 17 points.
Jessimar Gabihan paced Summit with 18 points, while Arvin Gustilo, who spearheaded the opening-quarter charge, added 15. Salvador Bonza scored 14 and Jimmy Yao and Bobby Yap made 9 points each for Summit, which dropped to 0-2 in the second phase of the eliminations. *
Concha teamed up with veteran guard Demonteverde in bailing out Probac after Val Motors came back from an 81-65 deficit to take an 89-90 lead on Hernie Tamayo’s short stab with 7.3 seconds left.
But Concha was fouled by Godoy Cepriano on the next play and the flashy guard calmly sank his charities after going 2-of-4 in his previous trips to the stripe.
The victory shoved Probac to the top of Bracket A with a 2-0 record, while Val Motors dropped to 1-1, the same record of Lopue’s Travel Center, which crushed Summit Mineral Water, 102-93, in the second game.
Concha finished with 15 points, while Demonteverde, who also nailed two crucial free throws with 18 seconds left, added 9. Carlo Diaz scored 14 points all in the third quarter but was conspicuously absent in the final period when the game was on the line.
Ariston Sillana spearheaded a 9-2 run to open the fourth quarter but veteran Santiago Rapiz sparked a 13-0 blast to make it 81-78 with 4:10 left.
An Adrian Melocoton triple tied the game at 85 with more than a minute left, before Concha split his free throws. Tamayo was becoming a handful for his Davies defenders and he made them pay by nailing two charities for an 87-86 lead with 28 seconds left, before Demonteverde and Concha stepped up to keep Probac unbeaten in five games since the first phase of the elimination.
Cepriano had 18 points, while Rapiz and Tamayo posted 15 and 13, respectively.
Lopue’s banked on explosive games from slotman Andy Angudong and Mark Binguan, who came through with 7 triples en route to a 25-point output. Angodung bullied his way to 26 points, 16 of which coming in the second period when Lopue’s took the lead for good, after trailing 24-18 in the first quarter.
Binguan sustained the momentum, going 4-of-5 from rainbow territory. By then, Summit started to struggle with only playing-coach Jimmy Yap providing some offense when he scored three successive triples that proved to be the only points scored by Summit in the first five minutes as Lopue’s broke the game wide open.
Theodore Espejo added 13 points, while Vanzant Brizuela scored 10. Aaron Guevarra and Antonio Rogacion combined for 17 points.
Jessimar Gabihan paced Summit with 18 points, while Arvin Gustilo, who spearheaded the opening-quarter charge, added 15. Salvador Bonza scored 14 and Jimmy Yao and Bobby Yap made 9 points each for Summit, which dropped to 0-2 in the second phase of the eliminations. *
Hinigaran spikers stripped of crown
Still reeling from a controversy that stemmed from the fielding of an overaged player in the 2006 Regional Palaro, Negros Occidental school sports has been hit by another age-cheating incident, this time, in its own Provincial Athletic Meet.
The Department of Education has reportedly stripped Area V, represented by Pahilanga Elementary School from Hinigaran, of the boys’ volleyball crown, after it was discovered to have paraded an ineligible player in the Provincial Meet held in Bacolod City in December.
The title has been awarded to losing finalist, Area III, composed of Silay City players, a source privy to the details of the case but is not authorized to speak to the media said yesterday.
A hearing on the case is scheduled today at the office of Eva Belicina, Negros Occidental schools division superintendent, the source said. DepEd legal counsel Jovim Entila is also expected to attend the hearing, along with the coaches and players of Area III and Area V.
The hearing comes a week before Negros Occidental hosts the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet from Feb. 18-23 in Bacolod City.
This reporter tried but failed to contact Belicina for comment last night.
The discrepancy was actually discovered by a member of the Area III coaching staff during the December 2006 Palaro but the DepEd only upheld the protest filed against Area III a few weeks ago, after verifying the real age of the concerned player with the National Statistics Office, the source said.
The player, whose name is being withheld by the DAILY STAR because he is a minor, was actually teammates with his younger brother in the Area V squad. The birth-date listed in the registration form of the over-aged player indicated that he was only a month older than his younger brother, the source said.
It was the second cheating incident involving Negros Occidental in less than a year.
Narciso Jayme, then coach of the Negros Occidental secondary baseball team in the WVRAA Meet, was discovered to have fielded an over-aged player in the Regional Palaro held in Roxas City in March.
Jayme, a teacher at Dr. Antonio Lizares Memorial High School, was meted a lifetime coaching ban by the Region VI Department of Education for his action. *
The Department of Education has reportedly stripped Area V, represented by Pahilanga Elementary School from Hinigaran, of the boys’ volleyball crown, after it was discovered to have paraded an ineligible player in the Provincial Meet held in Bacolod City in December.
The title has been awarded to losing finalist, Area III, composed of Silay City players, a source privy to the details of the case but is not authorized to speak to the media said yesterday.
A hearing on the case is scheduled today at the office of Eva Belicina, Negros Occidental schools division superintendent, the source said. DepEd legal counsel Jovim Entila is also expected to attend the hearing, along with the coaches and players of Area III and Area V.
The hearing comes a week before Negros Occidental hosts the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet from Feb. 18-23 in Bacolod City.
This reporter tried but failed to contact Belicina for comment last night.
The discrepancy was actually discovered by a member of the Area III coaching staff during the December 2006 Palaro but the DepEd only upheld the protest filed against Area III a few weeks ago, after verifying the real age of the concerned player with the National Statistics Office, the source said.
The player, whose name is being withheld by the DAILY STAR because he is a minor, was actually teammates with his younger brother in the Area V squad. The birth-date listed in the registration form of the over-aged player indicated that he was only a month older than his younger brother, the source said.
It was the second cheating incident involving Negros Occidental in less than a year.
Narciso Jayme, then coach of the Negros Occidental secondary baseball team in the WVRAA Meet, was discovered to have fielded an over-aged player in the Regional Palaro held in Roxas City in March.
Jayme, a teacher at Dr. Antonio Lizares Memorial High School, was meted a lifetime coaching ban by the Region VI Department of Education for his action. *
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