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                    [Summary] => HANOI, Vietnam (Via Globe Telecom) — Philippine officials raised the alarm in Hanoi and the distant city of Ho Chi Minh throughout the day, hoping to gain the expected golds as the country braced for a down-to-the-wire showdown with Malaysia in the fight for fourth place heading into the last two days of the 22nd Southeast Asian Games yesterday.

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That after Jose Rodriguez and the partnership of Alvin Amposta and Nestor Cordova could only come up with the silver yesterday at the Ho Tay Boat Club in Hanoi’s West Lake.

Rodriguez finished second to Asian No. 1 Vu Dang Tuan of Vietnam in the lightweight single scull final while the Amposta/Cordova tandem had the same finish against an Indonesian pair.
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The ceremony, which also features athletes and officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysian, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and host Vietnam, starts at 9 a.m.
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Archery team manager Ligaya Manalang is confident as the archers, led by Sydney Olympian Jennifer Chan, begin their medal quest at the National Sports Training Center No. 1 at 10 a.m. (11 a.m. in Manila).
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Busan Asian Games bronze medalists Alvin Amposta and Nestor Cordova led the Filipinos’ sweep of all four events they joined in the three-day competition which also lured rowers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and host Vietnam.
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The PSA, the oldest news organization in the country, will present citations to six national athletes who won the silver medal in Busan, and to 15 others for their bronze-medal performance.
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Gold (3)
Paeng Nepomuceno and RJ Baustista (Men’s Doubles, Bowling)

Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Antonio "Nickoy" Lining
(9-ball Doubles, Billiards)

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
(Individual Show Jumping, Equestrian)
Silver (7)
Botchok Rey, CJ Suarez and Chester King (Men’s Trios, Bowling)
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ALVIN AMPOSTA AND NESTOR CORDOVA
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That after Jose Rodriguez and the partnership of Alvin Amposta and Nestor Cordova could only come up with the silver yesterday at the Ho Tay Boat Club in Hanoi’s West Lake.

Rodriguez finished second to Asian No. 1 Vu Dang Tuan of Vietnam in the lightweight single scull final while the Amposta/Cordova tandem had the same finish against an Indonesian pair.
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The ceremony, which also features athletes and officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysian, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and host Vietnam, starts at 9 a.m.
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Archery team manager Ligaya Manalang is confident as the archers, led by Sydney Olympian Jennifer Chan, begin their medal quest at the National Sports Training Center No. 1 at 10 a.m. (11 a.m. in Manila).
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Busan Asian Games bronze medalists Alvin Amposta and Nestor Cordova led the Filipinos’ sweep of all four events they joined in the three-day competition which also lured rowers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and host Vietnam.
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The PSA, the oldest news organization in the country, will present citations to six national athletes who won the silver medal in Busan, and to 15 others for their bronze-medal performance.
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Gold (3)
Paeng Nepomuceno and RJ Baustista (Men’s Doubles, Bowling)

Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Antonio "Nickoy" Lining
(9-ball Doubles, Billiards)

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
(Individual Show Jumping, Equestrian)
Silver (7)
Botchok Rey, CJ Suarez and Chester King (Men’s Trios, Bowling)
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 179092 [Title] => Lining’s winning shot worth P1.5-M [Summary] => BUSAN, South Korea — When Antonio Lining stood over the cue ball and rolled the No. 9 in, that shot was worth P1.5 million. But at that precise moment and in the media interviews that later ensued, it was the thought of winning the gold, not the monetary incentive that went with it, that was foremost in his mind. [DatePublished] => 2002-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097213 [AuthorName] => Lito Tacujan [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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