Hot FM donates paintsto OCPO chapelAriel Lam, the youthfuladvertising manager <strong>of</strong> the first FMstation <strong>of</strong> the city the Hot FM 107.1showed his benevolence again whenhe distributed paints to be used forthe beautification <strong>of</strong> the St. Ignatiusde Loyola chapel <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>City</strong>Police Office last July 27.Lam said the premise todistribute the paints came in whenhe was given shooting lessonsby SPO3 Ambrosio Dagoc atthe OCPO shooting range twoSunday’s ago. He said that as agesture <strong>of</strong> gratitude for the freeshooting lessons, he asked SPO3Dagoc what he could give inreturn. He said that he <strong>of</strong>feredhim many things like computers,money among others but the saidpolicemen refused to accept any <strong>of</strong>what he had <strong>of</strong>fered.Instead Dagoc said that theOCPO will celebrate their yearlyfiesta activities in line <strong>of</strong> thepolicemen saint which is St. Ignatiusde Loyola on July 31. Lam <strong>of</strong>feredlechon but this too was refusedby Dagoc. He informed Lam thattheir chapel needs renovation andhe wants him to see what he coulddo to help. Lam continued thatafter roaming around the chapel hedecided to donate paints to beautifythe house <strong>of</strong> faith <strong>of</strong> the local policefor their upcoming fiesta activities.Lam said that he was touchedbecause he did not expect the policeto have a s<strong>of</strong>ter side and a deep faithin God.No wonder according to Lam,these people are working even withtheir lives is at risk to the service <strong>of</strong>humanity because they have deepfaith in God. Lam donated one bigpail and 4 gallons <strong>of</strong> paint to thechapel in charge Florenda Tidalgoin a simple ceremony at the chapel.<strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>City</strong> Police Office DirectorP/SSupt. Nilo Dumpe Donayrewitnessed the distribution.Donayre said that he was sothankful to the youthful Ariel Lamfor his benevolence to the localpolice. He said that he was alsosurprised that the kindness renderedby his personnel SPO3 AmbrosioDagoc was given a return by theyoung FM Station AdvertisingManager.TESDA BLUE-DESKJOB BRIDGING PROGRAMTESDA Leyte is going to celebrate its 17th Anniversary and one <strong>of</strong> the highlight <strong>of</strong> theoccasion is the Blue-Desk Job Bridging Program, hosted by the <strong>City</strong> <strong>Government</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ormoc</strong>at the Superdome on August 18, 2011, from 8am – 5pm.All TESDA TVET graduates are invited to join this said event especially those coming fromthese schools:STI College <strong>Ormoc</strong>Western Leyte CollegeSt. Peter’s CollegeEVSU - <strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>City</strong> CampusOSPA Training CenterGlobalTech<strong>Ormoc</strong> International Polytechnic AcademySto. Niño CollegeUHA Caregiver Training Center<strong>Ormoc</strong> Manpower Training CenterAMA Computer Learning Center<strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>City</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong> TechnologyJose Navarro Polytechnic CollegeKEITECHAlumni <strong>of</strong> the schools can also join. Applicants from TESDA TVET & Alumni need tocontact their respective school for processing <strong>of</strong> documents needed to accomplish before the event.6Ang<strong>Ormoc</strong>anonwww.ormoc.gov.ph
Fireworks!Inter-cluster barangays tournament opensBy Joey C. MotelThe thirst <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ormoc</strong>anons hooplovers to witness a game betweenteams composed <strong>of</strong> superstarsand championship veteranshas partially been quenchedat the triple-header basketballextravaganza opening <strong>of</strong> the 1stInter-Cluster Barangays BasketballChampionship Tournament on July24 at the Mecca <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ormoc</strong> Sports.Mr. Director, Western LeyteCollege ace pointguard FedericoBejoc drills 11 <strong>of</strong> his team’s final16 points in the crucial stretchto lead Cluster VII past ClusterV 78-72 in the main game.Hotshot Adonis Jugar and ClusterXI dominate PCP2 Chief LitoWenceslao – coached Cluster XVIin the curtain-raiser before longrange bomber Jomar Villanuevaand Cluster III overcome heightand heft disadvantage clobberingthe Celso Valeriano – mentoredCluster XIII in the second game.In the opening ceremonies,<strong>City</strong> Sports Council ChairmanRuben Capahi congratulates theparticipating teams. The youngalderman emphasize that whilethe local government prioritizesthe inter-school Olympics, it isnow ample to share the limelightwith the barangay-based edition<strong>of</strong> the games. He explains thatthe tournament aims to establishcamaraderie between barangaysand to bring out friendship andexcitement in every game, asidefrom giving local hoopsters thechance <strong>of</strong> playing at the renowned<strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>City</strong> Superdome andexperience playing and beingcheered at the center court. Tocomplement these noble desires,Councilor Capahi further stressedthat the local government also putemphasis on the <strong>of</strong>ficiating andtechnical aspects to ensure high –standard hardcourt action.Ace guard Adonis Jugar andbigman Mark David Rojas chipped16 points apiece in a balanceteam scoring to manhandle JovenRedolosa and Cluster XVI, 88-67and initially barge into the winningcolumn. Coached by INHS ZenRac Juba, Jugar scores 6 pointsduring a 12-6 blitzkrieg to startthe tournament. Forward JovenRedolosa try to keep Cluster XVIwithin striking reach but failedto get support for his teammates,ending the half with 11, Cluster XIahead, 41-28. Ed Sanchez scores13 points, Danilo Miro added 12while guards Yves Keith Pono, JRDanosa and Jason Laude combinedfor 26 markers for Cluster XI.Marco Bacaltos paces ClusterXVI with 18, Redolosa added 17while Bruce Tunay and JumuelSatentes added 10 and 9 markers,respectively.INHS three-point artist JomarVillanueva fires 3 <strong>of</strong> 5 triples <strong>of</strong>f thebench in the first canto en route toan 80-61 domination over ClusterXIII in the second game despitea huge disparity <strong>of</strong> size and heft.Cluster III looked to easily breezepast Cluster XIII but the pasarellesystem <strong>of</strong> players’ substitutionby coach Abet Villanueva costthe Can-adieng and Camp JorgeDownes dribblers a close combatagainst their counterparts fromthe Libertad, Lilo-an, Lao andAirport cluster. After closing thefirst canto, 19-08, bigman SandroBaguion and wingman Leo Omegasurge to dominate the boards andkeep within striking reach, endingthe half trailing 35-34.Cluster XIII continue to surgein the third canto, trading basketsafter baskets, until Omega hit ajumper to tie the game at 43, 3:15in the 3rd. With Villanueva on thebench, court general Philip Sedigostep on the gas with 8 straight ona 10 – 6 blast to put Cluster IIIahead, 58-54, entering the finalquarter. In the decisive quarter,Cluster XIII engage Cluster IIIin a battle at the stripe but theboys <strong>of</strong> Chairmen Bhojoy Alburoand Samuel Baldesanzo prevail,converting 5/6 charities against½ <strong>of</strong> Cluster XIII, 68-57 with4 minutes to go. Philip Sedigopaces Cluster III with 22 pointswhile Villanueva chipped 15. LeosportsOmega leads Cluster XIII with 18while Baguion and John Quinaladded 13 and 10 apiece.In the main event’s “All-Star Game”, Federico Bejoc andCluster VII need a full courtpress to squeak past Cluster V.Entering the 4th down 52-60,Anthony “Banchoy” Rosal tradeplays with Christian Sean Laudeto move the San Isidro-BagongBuhay dribblers in contention, 58-63, 6:13 to go. Both teams try toouthustle each other before Bejoc,Banchoy and Obet Rosal scoresix unanswered points to take thelead 64-63 with 4:27 in the clock.Former Linao Sharks star GilbertColon scores a jumper to retakethe lead before unheralded AlfredoCojeda <strong>of</strong> Bagong Buhay convertsa three-point play, Cluster VII, 67-65. Cluster V playmaker RogerTuando tied it after two quick freethrows but a traveling violationand an <strong>of</strong>fensive foul from LljohnTaganos stamp woes for the Linao-Tambulilid-Naungan stars as Bejocscores 9 <strong>of</strong> Cluster VII’s final 11points to seal the victory. Bejoclead all scorers with 33, BanchoyRosal added 12 while Drake Floresand Babam Nicanor chipped 7apiece. Jomar Padillo leads ClusterV with 18 on 6/15 triples, Taganosadded 14 while WLC star ChristianLaude added 12 on an un<strong>of</strong>ficialtriple-double performance.One more chance!Johnriel Casimeroby Joey C. MotelJust like the Victor Woodhit ballad, One More Chance,<strong>Ormoc</strong>anon boxing hero Johnriel“Quadro Alas” Casimero gets onemore chance at redemption when hetakes on African flyweight kingpinKennedy Kanyanta for the vacantInternational Boxing Organizationflyweight diadem at the African’sturf in Lusaka, Zambia. This islearned from Philboxing.com.Casimero, fresh from backto-backtitle fight setbacks, willhave to hurdle past the Africanknockout artist to keep his boxingcareer abuzz. After racking a 14game winning run, capped with asensational 11th round TKO victoryover Columbian Cesar Canchillafor the WBO Interim lightfly belt,Casimero lose the title via splitdecision to Mexican Ramon GarciaHirales in his first defense lastyear. Casimero then move a weightheavier to challenge IBF flyweightboss Moruti Mthalane last March26 on a losing effort that saw the21 year old pugilist paying theprice <strong>of</strong> heavy body shots after fivegrueling rounds.Kanyante will be no walk atthe park for the young Casimero.The 32 year old African has anunblemished record <strong>of</strong> 11-0-0,9KOs against Casimero’s 14-2-0,Tale <strong>of</strong> the TapeKennedy Kanyante21 Age 3214-8-0 8KOs Record 11-0-0 9KOs5’4” Height 5’7”163 cm Reach 170 cm94 Rounds Boxed 4924 World Ranking 238KOs. He has only fought onceoutside Lusaka as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional,in Kenya. Kanyante’s best outingto date is a brutal 4th rounddemolition <strong>of</strong> 41 year old Africanjourneyman Zolile Mbityi (34-14-3, 11Kos) for the IBO Inter-Continental flyweight belt earlierthis year. His ten other opponentshas an accumulated 28-21-6 win-loss-draw record, three <strong>of</strong> whomare debut fighters and are nowinactive. If his opponent’s record isan aspect for the young Casimeroto be complacent, he better comeprepared as Kanyante hand overto Zambia the gold medal <strong>of</strong> theflyweight division during theCommonwealth Games 2002 inManchester, England.www.ormoc.gov.phAng<strong>Ormoc</strong>anon 7
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