The Philippine Delegates in Beijing Olympics 2008 made a courtesy call to our President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on August 1, 2008. Wishing them goodluck and congratulations as well as encouragement to bring a Gold Medal for our country.
Hoping this would be the first Gold Medal from Beijing Olympics 2008. The Philippines has been participating in the World Games since 1924, but has come up with only nine medals and none of them gold.
In the history of our country, Mansueto ”Onyok” Velasco was the last to return home with a silver medal from the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
The Beijing Olympics 2008 will start from August 8 and will end on 24. We are sending 15 athletes who will compete in eight sports disciplines such as weightlifting, boxing, swimming, athletics, taekwondo, archery, diving and shooting.
Here’s the list of our athletes participating in Beijing Olympics 2008: They are Hidilyn Diaz (weightlifting); Henry Tanamor (boxing); Daniel Coakley, and Christel Simms (swimming); Henry Dagmil and Maristella Torres (athletics); Tshomlee Go and Mary Antoinette Rivero (taekwondo); Mark Javier (archery); Miguel Molina, James Wlsh, Ryan Arabejo, Rexel Ryan Fabriga and Sheila Mae Perez (diving); and Eric Ang (shooting).
Facts :
Eric Santos will sing in Beijing Olympics 2008
The President gave $1000 allowance per athlete
The Philippine Olympic Commission had announced that the athlete who wins the first Philippine Olympic gold will receive P10.5 million while the President added P4.5 million, a total of cash pot to P15 million
Thoughts:
For many years, our country is aiming for an olympic gold medal, but we always fail. Where do you think is the main cause of this failure? In our athletes or in the Philippine Olympic Commission? Did they provide enough facilities to train our athletes?
Do the Philippine Delegates in Beijing Olympics 2008 will fight for money or for our country? Does the government needs to offer money for success?
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I think this is a good way to motivate our athlete not just giving 100% but to give their 200% just to win our first gold. I hope maka Gold na tayo.
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juler Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Hopefully this year is not just ordinary year… What you think?
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Shannon Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 7:45 am
yeah i hope so too. kung hindi magkaka gold, ipadala na natin c pacman. LOL!
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
bakit hindi c pacman ang ipadala para sure n un GOLD natin? over qualified ba sya?!
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Shannon sabagay may point ka. Motivation ang pera kaya hayun baka Gold meron na tayo sa mga susunod na araw. Sana.
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lady Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
i agree.. motivation talaga ang pera. sa hirap ng buhay ngaun, money can do a big difference. but as of this time, wala pa rin gold ang Philippines..
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Lets us pray and support our athletes! Go for GOLD now! Go Philippine Team!
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pero sana wag matulad kay Onyok ang mananalo. napako na yung mga pangako ng mga politician.
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
sana nga tol… mahirap talaga un PERA na naging BATO pa… ahek!
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juler Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:40 am
They always do, sa umpisa lang ang tulong, mabuti nag artista si onyok ung hindi… ONYOK lang xa… HAHAHA
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ambo, may vat at tax din ga yan ibibigay ni gma.sana nga makagold na tyo pra lalo ganahan mga athletes natin dito s pinas.go team philippines!
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AMBO Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Itots i think wala. Kung meron ewan ko na lang kay GMA =)
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
parang sampu-sampera yan condition ni gloria.pero may tiwla naman ako s mga atleta natin e.
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add ko lng ambo, kpg tayo na maghohost ng olympics e bka todo suporta na sila gaya non nakaraan sea games stin.
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monaco Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Huwag na lang siguro itots. dadami lang lalo ang kukurakutin ng mga opisyal pag nagkataon!
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AMBO Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Naku dadami mandurukot pag dito ang Olympics hahahaha
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
@kuya mon, oo nga kaso isang karangalan din yun stin pgngkataon.
@ambo yan ang sunod ntin pag-aaralan.mas malaki daw kitaan jan kesa s adsense at ka pepe.ahehehe
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Shannon Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 7:48 am
hahaha…host baka mo? tingnan mo to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics , nag bid ang Pinas sa 2024. baka jan tayo magkaka Gold. toinks.
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itot Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 8:02 am
nabasa ko nga yan kanina non isinearch ko.ahek.siguradong malaking kurakot n naman ang magaganap.buti todas ni si gma non.ahek!
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Shannon Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
oo nga, pero yung leader naman sa mga panahun na yan tyak ganun din.
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Let’s just hope for the best for these athletes.
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Lhurey Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
let’s just hope and pray…
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This is what I think. the reason for our failure is the lack of a SPORTS PROGRAM. Hindi pwedeng kung kelan lang malapit na ang SEA Games at Opympics eh saka lang puspusan ang training at funding. Dapat it should be an ONGOING COMPREHENSIVE program at the grass roots level pa lang, from the barrios, the elementary schools, from the provinces. That is the pattern being done by other countries. Kahit ano pang incentive ang ibigay mo sa mga yan kung kulang din naman ang foundation, kulang pa rin!
Another thing: CORRPTION. Sa mga pulitiko lang napupunta ang funding.
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AMBO Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Nadalke mo Dadimon! Lack of time ang problema. Mahilig kasi tayo sa mabilisan. Dapat talaga inaalagaan ang mga athletes para pagdating ng laban todo bigay. With regards to funding, corruption ang kalaban nga. Hays.
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
@kuya mon d nmn actually lack of programs.kya nga may mga palarong pambansa tayo e s mga schools,remeber.lack of funds siguro at tama k gawa ng corruption.gaya non napanood ko about s cycling team ntin n kinurakot yun pera s pagbili ng mga gamit nila.tsaka tama k din s time.kc tyong mga pinoy e kung kelan kaorasan e saka p lng pandalas.uso p din ang mamaya na habbits.the best jan siguro e wag n umasa s tulong ng gobyerno.gaya ni pakyaw, d siya humingi ng suporta kya yun successful n.siya p ngayon kinakapitan ng mga linta.ahek
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monaco Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Pero kahit na may mga palarong pambansa pa rin tayo, that’s not enough. There is no program. At dapat ang mga sports program natin all over the country ay interconnected, hindi kanya kanya.
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
kaya nga kuya mon may naisip na ako na mga bagong athletes na pwedeng isabak e.yun mga MORPG players jan na nakatambak s mga computer shops.ahek
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
That’s true Dadimon. Di tulad sa iba live feed pa ha interconnected talaga haha.
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malamang pag naka GOLD tayo unahan ang mga pulitiko sa NAIA! tama ba ako bro AMBO?!
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AMBO Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
DigitaltauRuz, sinabi mo pa brother! Apir!
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Apir! hehehe
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Shannon Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 7:53 am
naku, tama, malapit na rin ang election diba? for sure, parang fiesta ang ending ng NAIA.
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
yeP… kanya kanyang pa pogi na nman cla… ahehe
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Nicely Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am
korek! xempre, publicity yan… magkakandarapa na naman ang mga politicians sa pag-agaw ng atensya ng masa. kainess!
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Correction lang po Ambo:
Si Anthony Villanueva po yata ang first Filipino Olympic medalist when he won a silver for boxing in 1964.
BTW, Arianne Cerdena won a gold in bowling in Seoul (?) pero demo sport kaya it did not count.
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AMBO Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Thanks for that Dadimon. It should be the last time the Philippines won a silver medal was Onyok =)
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
sea games si onyok ambo.ahek
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Money is a great motivator hehehe kita nyo na lahat tau nag bloblog dahil din dito hehehe joke lang…btw i found another way to monitized our sites… check my last post…
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for sharing Juler.
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Nicely Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 8:47 am
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We do lack the facilities. IN ALL FACTORS.
Kulang facilities sa education, sa sports and everything!
Tingnan mo, 15 lang ang masesend natin. I mean, I know na may qualifications yan kaya 15 lang pero bakit kailangan 15 lang?
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
yan lang ang qualified athletes pra makapasok jan s olympics.kya yan 15 n yan e best of the best na.
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Lhurey Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
sana manalo silang lahat
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Kisty, Budget is the root of all hehehe. Nakurakot kasi =)
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juler Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Wag ka nag magtaka bakit kulang kuno sa budget… Pero nice to hear na may $1000 allowance ang mg athletes, hmmm san kaya galing diba walang pundo?
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Kisty Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I don’t know. Hahahaha! Obviously din naman, sponsored din naman mga gamit nila. Sana pinag-combine nalang yung money to establish a place here in the Philippines to let our athletes train with very, very, very good trainers and equipments!
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Nicely Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
oo nga sayang… mas maliit na delegation, less chance to win db?
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magagaling at may ibubuga ang mga manlalarong pinoy, kulang lang talaga sa suporta ng gobyerno at maging ng kapwa nila kababayan. kaya go Pinoy athletes! patunayan sa mundo na kaya mong mag-uwi ng gintong medalya mula sa olympics!
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itot Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
axa itext mo kay gma yan, d ga close kayo.ahek!
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August 7th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
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at ano naman ang kakantahin ni eric santos dun? sana naman may manalo na at lagi akong natatanong dito kung nakailang gold na tayo sa olympics. hahaha, excited lahat dito at pinaguusapan na kung anong kakainin habang nanonood ng olympic games sa tv
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Brother KKK! Sabihin mo Indonesian ka hahahaha. Chinese song daw kakantahin ewan ko kung ano.
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Nicely Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 8:49 am
baka ung theme song nila ni ruffa mae… hahaha! ang corny ko!
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Wow! Thanks for linking up my post Ambo. Malapit na ang olympics! Go pinoys! hehe
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Allen di ko alam athlete ka na din? hahaha. You’re welcome brother!
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sana manalo ung athletes ntin, hmmmmm, aq sna ipapadala jn xa olympics kso bz aq xa trabaho dito eh, hehehe
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Lhurey Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
sayang naging busy ka dude..kung hindi kalang busy malamang marami nang ng blog sayo…hehehehe
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juler Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
One gold make you a millionaire… Sino man un…
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Nicely Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 8:50 am
sana tinuloy ko din ang pagiging volleyball varsity athlete ko nung elementary! di sana nasa philippine team din ako.
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buti pa ang indonesia. They’ve won gold in badminton during the last olympic. Hope we can win this time around.
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Lhurey Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
will just hope and pray sir vonx..
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Ambo Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Ceblogger hilig kasi natin madalian hayan puro palpak. This time around let’s think positive. =)
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go for gold yeah!!
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Lhurey Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
go for gold..
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i wish the pinoy athletes the best of luck!
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Lhurey Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 8:46 am
hope they can bring us a gold,,
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 9:44 am
GO FOR GOLD TEAM PHILIPPINES!!!
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just a trivia:
John Dane (58 years old, sailor) is the oldest athlete who will be playing at the Beijing Olympics.
Ayan Itot at Ambo, may pag-asa pa pla kayo if ever gusto nyo maging atleta ng Pinas…lol.
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digitaltauRuz Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
@edelweiza …cool! sali ako dyan… LOL!
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Edel bata pa ako eh. Batang isip hahaha.
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sana nga maka GOLD na tayo now. Kung di makakuha ng GOLD e di dumaan sa pawnshop at bumili ng GOLD hehehehe (joke!)
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juler Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:43 am
Ryah, marami dun sa Treasure hunter, lam mo ba ung site na un>
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Lhurey Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 6:39 am
hahaha..sa pawnshop? ano bayan? to have a gold lang..hahahaha
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still we would like to say goodluck to all philippines delegates!
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juler Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:45 am
pssst, maraming minor dito please change your url… hahahaha….
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Lhurey Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 6:39 am
oo nga..hahahaha..minor di ako.
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I think the athletes should not be expecting monetary rewards at all. Instead, they should take pride in being able to represent their country and motivate themselves to win.
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Lhurey Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 6:32 am
I think they should and take pride in being able to present their country.
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Very well said Reyn and Lhurey. =)
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Ambo, thanks for signing under the mylinks… Salamat talaga… Parang nanalo narin ako ng gold sa Olympics nun…
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Juler hahaha loko ka talaga. Approved na nga yung domain na hiningi ko sa kanila brother. Thanks din sa info brother.
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whether it is for money, fame or love of country, it doesn’t matter. what’s important is the way they play. dapat fair lang. wag mandadaya.
dapat fair lang… but it would be better kung makapag-uuwi sila ng mga gintong medalya bilang pasalubong para sa ating mga umaasang kababayan. right, guys?
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August 10th, 2008 at 8:35 am
@nicely… RYT!
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Nicely yeah right. For sure di makakapandaya ang mga yun e sigurado disqualified agad hehehe.
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nways, nakita ko si manny pacquiao sa opening. shempre naging proud na naman ako.
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Sana makasungkit ng gold.
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Obsolete kasi lahat sa Pinas. Walang gamit sa training na pang-worldclass kaya pagdating sa Olympics, wala tayong binatbat. Sana gastusin na lang sa training yung milyon imbes na gawing papremyo ng gold medalist.
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Shannon Reply:
August 11th, 2008 at 7:44 am
yes, pwede rin yun, pero mas maganda kung ang ang pork barrel ang ipang gasta para matigil na ang mga kurakot.
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Naaku Brother Ely tama ka jan. Daming pinamimigay pero pagdating sa training di mahagilap ang mga loko.
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Ang ganda na nang labanan ng mga SEO sa OLYMPICS… hehehe traffic traffic
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Shannon Reply:
August 11th, 2008 at 7:38 am
yeah, lumampas na ako sa average traffic ko. hahaha
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Juler oo nga sarap ng feeling. Pinakamataas sia ngayon sa akin nilagpasan ang Boy Bastos ko ng ilang araw din hahaha.
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teka isa lang ang nagrepresent sa boxing? anong nangyari di ba dun tayo mas may mataas na chance magka medal…
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Shannon Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 8:43 am
wala e, alam mo naman yung government, wala support. Pati POC pinabayaan ang boxing. Ayun, isa nalang ang nag represent.
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
OO nga Dakilang Bayani hayan talo tuloy. hehe
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Nicely Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 8:52 am
sana nagdonate nalang si PacMan ng pangtraining ng mga Olympic boxers natin. Yaman naman sya eh.
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Naks naman… too bad, di pa tayo nanalo ng gold. Sana man lng kahit ngaun lng.. kasi kung matatalo tayo, baka after two years na lng ulit.
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alam nyo kya sila nagbigay ng 15million na pabuya sa mananalo kasi alam nila walang makaka gold kasi ba naman e pano magkaka gold e kung wala man lang sapat na training at kahit gamit e setlog.. wais talaga si gloria con chacha federalismo e
pero empre maganda kung meron gold para naman mabawasan nenenoken ni gma
o baka nenoken din (peace) 
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AMBO Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Joanjoyce ahahahaha natawa ako sa sinabi mo. Nadale mo! Galing!
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Nicely Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 8:55 am
ahahaha! oo nga ano!? mautak talaga ang gobyerno!
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Nakakahiya talaga ang pilipinas….sinungaling pa masyadong mayabang pa parang PGMA ADMIN. Puro salita walang gawa!!!! Sana sabonin lahat ng officials ng POC dahil isa pa yang kurakot!!! Kayo sana ang lumaban lalo na si PGMA ng masapak ang mga pagmumukha nila!!!! grrrrr…..
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