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                    [ArticleID] => 1320399
                    [Title] => Garcia bats for billiards inclusion in Palaro
                    [Summary] => 

Is billiards, a sport where the country has raked in medals in the international scene including the Asian and Southeast Asian Games, worthy of a spot in the Palarong Pambansa?

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-07 15:34:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278975 [Title] => ‘Lives made extraordinary through sports’ [Summary] =>

We had a very interesting conversation over coffee the other day with former Philippine Amateur Fencing Association (PAFA) president Victor (Toto) Africa, a long-time friend even before we assumed the chairmanship of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in 1995 during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 851336 [Title] => Villar lauds Orcollo's China Open win [Summary] =>

Sen. Manny Villar lauded Dennis Orcollo, one of the country’s top billiards players, for winning the 2012 China Open held in Shanghai recently.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837119 [Title] => Greatest of all time [Summary] =>

Today, a rare exhibit of sports memorabilia will be held at the SM City Fairview’s Activity Center on annex’s upper ground floor. Called Meralco “Greatest of All Time” sports memorabilia exhibit supported by LBC, Bayad Center and SM City Fairview, it celebrates the world’s greatest and most popular athletes, Filipino and otherwise. But in the light of heroics outside the playing fields, it gains a new meaning.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804523 [Title] => Orcollo reigns in Hard Times [Summary] =>

Dennis Orcollo dismantled Shane Van Boening of the US, 11-3, and bagged the third Annual Hard Times 10-Ball Open crown and the champion’s purse of $8,000 in Bellflower, California Sunday night.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 779037 [Title] => Ko knocks out Bata in billiards faceoff [Summary] =>

Taiwanese Pin Yi Ko downed Efren “Bata” Reyes, 9-4, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series dubbed Philippines versus Asia late Saturday at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque.

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Nine Filipinos also won their group stage play to join compatriots Efren “Bata” Reyes, Django Bustamante, Dennis Orcullo and Joven Alba in the on-going World 8-Ball Pool Championship 2011 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 644709 [Title] => Mga tagong eksena sa nagdaang MMFF ibubunyag sa Patrol ng Pilipino [Summary] =>

Iba’t ibang eksena ang nasilip ng Patrol ng Pilipino sa naganap na Parade of Floats ng Metro Manila Film Festival noong Disyembre 24 at sa sumunod na Gabi ng Parangal nito noong Disyembre 26.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz [SectionUrl] => showbiz [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 633698 [Title] => Mga bagong sports heroes ng Team Phl sa 16th Asiad [Summary] =>

Mula sa tahimik na billiards halls at maingay na arenas ng combat sports, mula sa bow­ling lanes at dance halls hanggang sa matarik na fairways dalawang koponan at 13 individuals pla­yers ang lumaban para ma­nalo.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1573738 [AuthorName] => Ni Gerry Carpio [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 627522 [Title] => Cue artists good for 4 Asiad golds [Summary] =>

The country’s four-man crew to pool competitions of the 16th Asian Games are strong enough that the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines does not find a need to have reigning world titlist Django Bustamante take over one of the slots.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097461 [AuthorName] => Olmin Leyba [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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