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                    [Title] => Farmer’s daughter completes sprint double
                    [Summary] => BACOLOD City — A daughter of a farmer from Bukidnon, a pair of triple gold medal tankers and a well-oiled Manila swim team produced commanding performances yesterday in Day 5 of the third Philippine National Youth Games-Batang Pinoy at the Panaad Sports Complex here.


Twelve-year-old Rorydel Camong completed a sprint double by ruling the girls’ 200-m dash, crowning herself the meet’s sprint queen on a day tropical drepression Quedan drenched the rubberized tracks.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109520 [Title] => GMA bats for retention of Batang Pinoy program [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would personally push for the continuance of the Batang Pinoy Games, which is vital for the youth who serve "as our little lamps."

The President made the commitment during her speech delivered by Philippine Sports Commission chairman Carlos Tuason before the participants and officials during the closing ceremonies of the Batang Pinoy here Saturday.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109487 [Title] => Seven-year-old makes waves [Summary] => She seemed to have failed in her attempt to break into the national consciousness with her record-breaking feats in the Batang Pinoy Games, no thanks to the amazing streak put up by trackster Aiza Cometa and the dominating performances by co-swimmers Lambert Guiriba, Ronald Papa and Bea del Mundo in their respective divisions.

But Carla Gonzales appears undaunted by the virtual oversight, either ignoring the slight or is simply unaffected by the spectacle of being in the limelight.

After all, one shouldn’t expect much from a girl who just turned seven.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109515 [Title] => Laguna games’ best performer [Summary] => STA CRUZ, Laguna — Laguna's crack delegation, enjoying homecourt advantage and full support of the provincial government, clinched overall honors as the Batang Pinoy Games ended here yesterday with a sad note of farewell from its governor, Joey Lina.

Getting the fruits of its year-long labor, the host team bagged a total of 32 gold medals, 17 silvers and 22 bronzes at presstime to successfully defend the overall title it won two years back in Bacolod City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115625 [Title] => Laguna, overall champion sa 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Napanatili ng Laguna ang overall title sa pagsasara ng 2nd edition ng Batang Pinoy National Championhsips na isang malaking konsuwelo sa pagho-host ng naturang event dito sa San Luis Sports Complex dito.

Humakot ng karangalan ang Laguna buhat sa athletics, cycling at swimming upang umani ng kabuuang 32 gold, 17 silver at 22 bronzes at pagharian ang 12-and-under competition.

Ang produksiyon ng Laguna ay doble sa kanilang inani sa unang pagtatanghal ng Batang Pinoy noong 1999 sa Bacolod City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109507 [Title] => Cometa streaks from BP horizon [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna – Sprint ace Aiza Cometa twinkled in the firmament of young stars, winning three more events to sweep a record five gold medals for the host province in the second edition of the Batang Pinoy National Championships yesterday.

Cometa hauled three more gold medals yesterday to become the most bemedalled athlete of the Games while smashing every record in all the events she participated in at the San Luis RECS Village here.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115622 [Title] => 3-golds pa para kay Cometa sa 2nd Batang Pinoy Championships [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Kung mayroon mang wonder woman sa athletics event ng 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships, ito’y walang iba kundi ang bagong sprint queen na si Aiza Cometa ng host Laguna.

Humakot pa ng tatlong gold si Cometa kahapon at siya na ngayon ang mayroong pinakamaraming gintong medalya sa Palaro matapos magsukbit ng limang gold.

Hindi inalintana ni Cometa ang kanyang masamang bagsak sa final lap ng 4 x 400m relay bago makopo ang kanyang ika-limang gold medal para sa Laguna na nangako sa kanya ng P5,000 bawat isang ginto.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109501 [Title] => Aiza wants to be a Diay [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna — She dreams of becoming a teacher, but from the look of things, Aiza Cometa seemed destined to become a champion runner.

Amid the age-cheating controversy that continued to hound the centerpiece athletics event of the Batang Pinoy Games, the frail-looking Cometa came from nowhere to sweep the sprint races in smashing fashion here.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109503 [Title] => 22 swim marks fall; age cheats unmasked [Summary] => Tankers produced the best and worst news as 22 records fell and a Tawi-Tawi tanker fell out of grace and was stripped of his gold medal for age cheating on the third day of the second Batang Pinoy National Championships at the San Luis RECS Village here yesterday.

Big City bet Lambert Guiriba copped two more gold medals to become the games’ first triple gold medalist.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115618 [Title] => Cometa, maliit ngunit matinik sa Batang Pinoy Championship [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Binulabog ang 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships ng mga reklamo sa pandaraya sa edad ng mga kalahok, pero sa likod ng lahat ng kaguluhang ito ay nagningning ang maliit ngunit matinik na pambato ng Laguna sa athletics sa ikatlong araw ng kumpetisyon kahapon.

Hindi naging balakid para kay Aiza Cometa ang kanyang kaliitan upang makopo ang gintong medalya sa girls’ 200-m dash sa pamamagitan ng record breaking performance sa San Luis RECS Village dito.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
AIZA COMETA
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                    [Title] => Farmer’s daughter completes sprint double
                    [Summary] => BACOLOD City — A daughter of a farmer from Bukidnon, a pair of triple gold medal tankers and a well-oiled Manila swim team produced commanding performances yesterday in Day 5 of the third Philippine National Youth Games-Batang Pinoy at the Panaad Sports Complex here.


Twelve-year-old Rorydel Camong completed a sprint double by ruling the girls’ 200-m dash, crowning herself the meet’s sprint queen on a day tropical drepression Quedan drenched the rubberized tracks.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109520 [Title] => GMA bats for retention of Batang Pinoy program [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would personally push for the continuance of the Batang Pinoy Games, which is vital for the youth who serve "as our little lamps."

The President made the commitment during her speech delivered by Philippine Sports Commission chairman Carlos Tuason before the participants and officials during the closing ceremonies of the Batang Pinoy here Saturday.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109487 [Title] => Seven-year-old makes waves [Summary] => She seemed to have failed in her attempt to break into the national consciousness with her record-breaking feats in the Batang Pinoy Games, no thanks to the amazing streak put up by trackster Aiza Cometa and the dominating performances by co-swimmers Lambert Guiriba, Ronald Papa and Bea del Mundo in their respective divisions.

But Carla Gonzales appears undaunted by the virtual oversight, either ignoring the slight or is simply unaffected by the spectacle of being in the limelight.

After all, one shouldn’t expect much from a girl who just turned seven.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109515 [Title] => Laguna games’ best performer [Summary] => STA CRUZ, Laguna — Laguna's crack delegation, enjoying homecourt advantage and full support of the provincial government, clinched overall honors as the Batang Pinoy Games ended here yesterday with a sad note of farewell from its governor, Joey Lina.

Getting the fruits of its year-long labor, the host team bagged a total of 32 gold medals, 17 silvers and 22 bronzes at presstime to successfully defend the overall title it won two years back in Bacolod City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115625 [Title] => Laguna, overall champion sa 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Napanatili ng Laguna ang overall title sa pagsasara ng 2nd edition ng Batang Pinoy National Championhsips na isang malaking konsuwelo sa pagho-host ng naturang event dito sa San Luis Sports Complex dito.

Humakot ng karangalan ang Laguna buhat sa athletics, cycling at swimming upang umani ng kabuuang 32 gold, 17 silver at 22 bronzes at pagharian ang 12-and-under competition.

Ang produksiyon ng Laguna ay doble sa kanilang inani sa unang pagtatanghal ng Batang Pinoy noong 1999 sa Bacolod City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109507 [Title] => Cometa streaks from BP horizon [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna – Sprint ace Aiza Cometa twinkled in the firmament of young stars, winning three more events to sweep a record five gold medals for the host province in the second edition of the Batang Pinoy National Championships yesterday.

Cometa hauled three more gold medals yesterday to become the most bemedalled athlete of the Games while smashing every record in all the events she participated in at the San Luis RECS Village here.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115622 [Title] => 3-golds pa para kay Cometa sa 2nd Batang Pinoy Championships [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Kung mayroon mang wonder woman sa athletics event ng 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships, ito’y walang iba kundi ang bagong sprint queen na si Aiza Cometa ng host Laguna.

Humakot pa ng tatlong gold si Cometa kahapon at siya na ngayon ang mayroong pinakamaraming gintong medalya sa Palaro matapos magsukbit ng limang gold.

Hindi inalintana ni Cometa ang kanyang masamang bagsak sa final lap ng 4 x 400m relay bago makopo ang kanyang ika-limang gold medal para sa Laguna na nangako sa kanya ng P5,000 bawat isang ginto.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109501 [Title] => Aiza wants to be a Diay [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna — She dreams of becoming a teacher, but from the look of things, Aiza Cometa seemed destined to become a champion runner.

Amid the age-cheating controversy that continued to hound the centerpiece athletics event of the Batang Pinoy Games, the frail-looking Cometa came from nowhere to sweep the sprint races in smashing fashion here.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109503 [Title] => 22 swim marks fall; age cheats unmasked [Summary] => Tankers produced the best and worst news as 22 records fell and a Tawi-Tawi tanker fell out of grace and was stripped of his gold medal for age cheating on the third day of the second Batang Pinoy National Championships at the San Luis RECS Village here yesterday.

Big City bet Lambert Guiriba copped two more gold medals to become the games’ first triple gold medalist.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115618 [Title] => Cometa, maliit ngunit matinik sa Batang Pinoy Championship [Summary] => STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- Binulabog ang 2nd Batang Pinoy National Championships ng mga reklamo sa pandaraya sa edad ng mga kalahok, pero sa likod ng lahat ng kaguluhang ito ay nagningning ang maliit ngunit matinik na pambato ng Laguna sa athletics sa ikatlong araw ng kumpetisyon kahapon.

Hindi naging balakid para kay Aiza Cometa ang kanyang kaliitan upang makopo ang gintong medalya sa girls’ 200-m dash sa pamamagitan ng record breaking performance sa San Luis RECS Village dito.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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