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                    [Title] => Cruz, ex-POC president, 85
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Former Philippine Olympic Committee president Rene Cruz died of heart attack Wednesday morning. He was 85.

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When there’s no guarantee of a victory inside the boxing ring these days, Manny Pacquiao can turn to the political ring for a sure win.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img803/9345/sports5new.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 410909 [Title] => Dayrit reelected head of Asian fencing body [Summary] =>

Former Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit won a second term as president of the Fencing Confederation ...

[DatePublished] => 2008-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166860 [Title] => Short-lived soccer mania [Summary] => Now that the World Cup is over, soccer is back where it doesn’t belong–at the lowest level of our sports consciousness, buried in the cobwebs of our mind. It’s not that soccer isn’t exciting because it is. It’s just that with our passion for basketball, there doesn’t seem to be any other team sport we care about.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166966 [Title] => Short-lived soccer mania [Summary] => Now that the World Cup is over, soccer is back where it doesn’t belong–at the lowest level of our sports consciousness, buried in the cobwebs of our mind. It’s not that soccer isn’t exciting because it is. It’s just that with our passion for basketball, there doesn’t seem to be any other team sport we care about.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150702 [Title] => Former POC, athletics chief passes away [Summary] => Former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Surigao del Norte Gov. Jose C. Sering succumbed to heart attack yesterday morning, leaving behind a grieving family and a distinguished, glorious career both as a sportsman and politician during the last four decades. He was 76.
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"It’s very sad," lamented Malonso. "Sports shapes the country. It’s a way of life. So if there is no sports program at all, if our leaders are selfish, we are lost. In the BAP (Basketball Association of the Philippines) case, the problem is everybody wants to be President. It’s all about money. Maybe, it’s because we’re hard-up and that’s why we’re greedy for positions. [DatePublished] => 2001-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108145 [Title] => Shame and scandal - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson [Summary] => Former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Col. Julian Malonso said if sports is the gauge of national progress, the country isn’t moving forward.

"It’s very sad," lamented Malonso. "Sports shapes the country. It’s a way of life. So if there is no sports program at all, if our leaders are selfish, we are lost. In the BAP (Basketball Association of the Philippines) case, the problem is everybody wants to be President. It’s all about money. Maybe, it’s because we’re hard-up and that’s why we’re greedy for positions. [DatePublished] => 2001-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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