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                    [Title] => Return to Abu Dhabi
                    [Summary] => It was a small, unheralded triumph, like most breakthroughs are. But it united citizens of two countries, and brought joy and inspiration to Filipinos battling loneliness in an alien land.


The Cebuana Lhuillier International Basketball Clinic at the Al Wahda gym in Abu Dhabi was a runaway success. Camp director Boycie Zamar and drillmaster Beaujing Acot — both of the RP Cebuana Lhuillier coaching staff — were expecting 50 or 60 students. They wound up with 100 kids, including 30 Arab children, another first.
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Alex Ricalde was originally from Batangas, and saw the chance to improve the life of his family in Abu Dhabi. So he transplanted his young family to the Middle East eight years ago, starting up a business while his wife worked as a nurse.
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The Cebuana Lhuillier International Basketball Clinic at the Al Wahda gym in Abu Dhabi was a runaway success. Camp director Boycie Zamar and drillmaster Beaujing Acot — both of the RP Cebuana Lhuillier coaching staff — were expecting 50 or 60 students. They wound up with 100 kids, including 30 Arab children, another first.
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Alex Ricalde was originally from Batangas, and saw the chance to improve the life of his family in Abu Dhabi. So he transplanted his young family to the Middle East eight years ago, starting up a business while his wife worked as a nurse.
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