VIRAL: Ouch! Filipino divers at SEA Games in painful landing

Thea Alberto-Masakayan, ABS-CBNnews.com

After an embarrassing performance at the SEA Games, two Filipino athletes found a reason to stay positive, thanks to their supporters who cheered them on.
John David Pahoyo and John Elmerson Fabriga, who were competing at the 3-meter springboard diving finals at the OCBC Aquatic Center in Singapore, both scored zero in Dive 4 after landing on their backs, the painful splash recorded for the world to see.

The video has now gone viral, with re-posts noting of how painful it must have been.
Instead of wallowing in sorrow, Pahoyo chooses to “laugh at myself,” emphasizing that he isn’t the first athlete to have had such a bad landing.
“This was not the first time I failed a dive, and I was not the first one who did so. And I am still proud because not all of us has the privilege to represent our own country [in a] big sporting event like this,” Pahoyo said in a comment posted on the viral thread on Facebook, Thursday.
He added, ”can you still smile after getting embarrassed in front of thousands of people?”
Pahoyo said he also did not expect to serve as an inspiration after his flop.
“Hindi ko inakalang makaka-inspire tayo nang maraming tao through our mistake and the way kung paano natin hinarap yung embarrassment at failure natin. Salamat po sa mga sumusuporta sa amin,” he said in a separate post.
But while netizens lauded the positivity, others asked the athletes to do better next time and to train well so they won’t be embarrassing while representing the Philippines.
It was not all bad in SEA Games stint though, and this video Pahoyo posted is his proof.

Yey! I'm so proud of us pakner John Fabriga, we really did our best despite of we just practiced this synchro dives for just 4 days, even though we failed to win, but atleast we did overcame what we once knew was out limit, and that makes us a champion <3 Thanks coach Brian Palattao for your endless support and immeasurable love to us from the preparation until the end of this competition, and special thanks to the people who's doing their best to make this experience possible, I owe you all of this :) #SG2015 #SEA #Games #Singapore #Diving #Pilipinas

Posted by JD Pahoyo on 9 Tháng 6 2015

WATCH: Marcial KOs Singaporean pug in SEA Games

Check out Eumir Marcial's impressive performance against his Singaporean counterpart during the final round of the men's welterweight boxing at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.
Marcial gave the Philippines its 21st gold medal in the games by stopping Tay Jia Wei, at the 0:48 mark of the second round.

The Filipino boxer said he made sure to get a knockout for fear of getting the raw end of the decision.
The Philippines went 5-of-8 in Wednesday’s boxing finals to emerge as the overall champion for the sport in the 28th Southeast Asian Games at the Singapore Expo Hall.

WATCH: Azkals' Bahadoran, Patino score against Bahrain

Misagh Bahadoran and Javier Patino spearheaded the start of the Philippine Azkals' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign by scoring against higher-ranked Bahrain in their Group H match at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan Thursday night.

The Azkals, who defeated the visitors 2-1, are hoping to make history anew by advancing in the double round robin, home-and-away qualifiers.
Aside from qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, outright entry to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup also await the group winners and the four best second-placers from among the eight groups. - ABS-CBN Sports + Action

PNoy walang balak tumakbo sa 2016

Walang balak si Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na tumakbo sa mas mababang posisyon sa gobyerno, na sabi niya'y ideya ng ilan niyang mga tagasuporta. File photo

MANILA, Philippines - Hindi tatakbo si Pangulong Benigno Aquino III sa mas mababang puwesto sa gobyerno sa 2016.

"Can I just clarify? I have no intentions of running for any position. Nasa newscaps ko kanina kasi 'yon—that I hinted I might run," paglilinaw ni PNoy ilang Pilipinong mamamahayag ngayong araw, Biyernes sa Tokyo, Japan kung saan siya nagkaroon ng state visit.

Aniya, ang ideya na tumakbo sa mas mababang posisyo ay nagmula sa ilan niyang tagasuporta matapos niyang tumanggi na palawigin ang kanyang termino.

"Nang naging malinaw po sa kanilang hindi ako sang-ayon na baguhin ang Saligang Batas para pahabain ang termino ko, ang naging bagong version po ng tanong ay ganito po: Baka raw po gusto kong tumakbo sa ibang puwesto," paliwanag niya.

"Ang totoo po yatang ibig nilang sabihin, 'Tumakbo ka sa ibang puwesto, dahil mabuti nang nandiyan ka para manguna ka ulit kung kakailanganin namin ang iyong tulong," pagdadagdag niya.

Sa huli, hinimok ni PNoy ang mga botante na maging maingat sa pagpili ng mga iluluklok nila sa termino eleksyon 2016.

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Wika niya, "magyu-U-Turn ba tayo pabalik sa baluktot na daan? O itutuloy natin ang pag-arangkada sa Daang Matuwid? Nasa kamay ng mamamayan ang patutunguhan ng Pilipinas."

Mayweather tatanggalan ng WBO title?

MANILA, Philippines – Posibleng matanggalan si undefeated champion Floyd Maywea­ther, Jr ng welterweight title ng World Boxing Or­ganization (WBO).

Ito ay dahil sa kabi­gu­an niyang ipaalam kay WBO president Fran­­cisco Valcarcel ang pla­no niya sa korona ma­tapos talunin si Manny Pacquiao sa kanilang unification fight noong Mayo 2.

Nagbigay ang WBO ng deadline kay Mayweather ng hanggang Hun­yo 1 kung ano ang gus­to nitong gawin sa ti­tulo.

Inihayag kamakala­wa ng WBO na ang laban nina dating champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley at Jessie Vargas sa Hunyo 27 sa StubHub Center sa Carson, California ay pa­ra sa “vacant WBO wel­terweight title.”

Ito ay labis na ikina­dismaya ng 38-anyos na si Mayweather.

Matapos ang panalo kay Pacquiao ay sinabi ni Mayweather na isusu­ko niya ang lahat ng su­ot niyang world titles.

Palace hails first Pinoy SEA Games gold medalist

By Alexis Romero (philstar.com)

Claire Adorna sparks 1-2 finish with Kim Mangrobang at the Southeast Asian Games.

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday lauded Filipina triathlete Ma. Claire Adorna for bagging the Philippines’ first gold medal in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. 

“We would like to congratulate our triathlete Ma. Claire Adorna for winning the first gold medal of the Philippines during the women’s triathlon held yesterday (June 6),” Presidential Communications Operations Office Sec. Herminio Coloma said in Filipino during an interview with state-run radio station dzRB.

"Despite her injury, the 21-year old Ms. Adorna succeeded,” he added.

Coloma also congratulated Adorna’s teammate Kim Mangrobang, who won silver medal in the same event.

Adorna, who was suffering from an ankle injury during the competition, finished at 2:13:08 while Mangrobang clocked in at 2:14:26.

Malacañang also praised the other Filipino athletes who had notched medals in other sporting events like fencing, table tennis, Wushu, canoeing, Judo, shooting, and traditional boat race.

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“We are hopeful that the Philippines will surpass the 29 gold, 34 silver and 37 bronze medals it won during the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar,” Coloma said.

“Let us continue to support our athletes who are proudly carrying the Philippine flag in the competition,” he added.

The Philippines has sent a 472-strong contingent to the regional sporting event.