Karatedo does well due to Government Intervention 12 Golds in Indonesian Open
Apr 29, 2018
With the PSC taking care-taker responsibility of training and competitions of National athletes in Karatedo. The National team delivered 12 Golds at the Indonesian International Open.
Please note the SEA Championships in Karatedo were the week before. And the Philippines did not attend. So this meet was not as strong as it was made out to be. It did have some former SEA Games medallists and juniors. Pinoyathletics apologises for any confusion caused.
Official Results of the 15th SBY Indonesia International Open Karate Championships
This was a whole-day tournament. Team Philippines made a very impressive standing.
Joco Vasquez takes the first gold medal in the male junior individual kata.
Nicole Dantes takes the second gold in the female junior individual kata.
Rica Torres takes the third gold in the women’s senior individual kata.
James De los Santos snags the fourth gold in the men’s senior individual kata.
The fifth gold was provided, courtesy of Rexor Tacay in the men’s senior -67kgs. Kumite.
Engene Dagohoy provided the sixth gold medal from the men’s senior -75kgs kumite.
Sharief Afif bags the seventh gold from the men’s senior -84kgs. Kumite.
Miyuki Tacay snags the eigth gold medal from the women’s senior +60kgs. Kumite.
Junna Tsukii wins the ninth gold from the women’s senior -60kgs. Kumite.
Nicole Dantes later provided the tenth gold from the female junior -48kgs. kumite.
Alexis Nunez finishes his final bout providing the eleventh gold from the male junior -60kgs. Kumite.
Joco Vasquez also provides a silver medal from the male junior -55kgs. Kumite.
A bronze medal composed of the anchor Sonny Montalvo, Sharief Afif, Kyle Tabilog, and Alexis Nunez in the men’s team kumite.
The curtains close with the Philippine team composed of Miyuki Tacay, Junna Tsukii, and Angelique Aguilar winning the twelfth gold, followed by the 2nd Philippine Team composed of anchor Rica Torres, Mean Yabut-Montalvo, and Nicole Dantes settling for silver in the women’s team kumite.
For the longest time, the Philippines wins the Overall Champion trophy in Indonesian soil, with a total of 12 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze medals.
Juniors Male 16-19 yrs old -55kgs. Individual Kumite
- John Enrico Vasquez
Juniors Male 16-19 yrs. Old -60kgs. Individual Kumite
- Alexis Louise Nunez
Juniors Female 16-19 yrs. Old -48kgs. Individual Kumite
- Nicole Dantes
Junior Male Individual Kata
- John Enrico Vasquez
Junior Female Individual Kata
- Nicole Dantes
Senior Men’s Individual Kata
- James De los Santos
Senior Women’s Individual Kata
- Rica Torres
Senior Men’s -67kgs. Individual Kumite
- Rexor Tacay
Senior Men’s -75kgs. Individual Kumite
- Engene Dagohoy
Senior Men’s -84kgs. Individual Kumite
- Sharief Afif
Senior Women’s -60kgs. Individual Kumite
- Junna Tsukii
Senior Women’s +60kgs. Individual Kumite
- Miyuki Tacay
Senior Men’s Team Kumite
- Sonny Montalvo, Sharief Afif, Kyle Tabilog, and Alexis Nunez
Senior Women’s Team Kumite
- Miyuki Tacay, Junna Tsukii, and Angelique Aguilar
- Rica Torres, Mean Yabut-Montalvo, and Nicole Dantes
PSC Suspends Funding on Philippine Karatedo Investigating Missing Athlete
Allowances
By Waylon Galvez (Manila Bulletin)
While the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducts an investigation over alleged
corruption within the Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF), the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC) said yesterday that financial assistance to the association will temporarily
be stopped.
But Ramirez made it clear that members of the national team would continue to get their
monthly allowances.
“Effective today we are suspending all the funding of the PKF,” said Ramirez in a
press conference held at the Philsports Complex in Pasig City.
Aside from suspending funding to the association, the government sports agency likewise
ordered PKF official and karatedo coaches not to communicate to any of the athletes.
“We are also instructing the executive director (Sannah Frivaldo) or the building
administrator to restrict any PKF officials to talk or to be near the athletes during the
investigation,” said Ramirez.
“We are not suspending the allowances of the athletes,” Ramirez said.
Early this week, the PSC requested the help of the NBI to look into allegations of several
members of the national karatedo team that they did not receive in full the money they were
supposed to get during a training camp in Germany from July 20 to August 9, 2017.
It was PSC commissioner Ramon Fernandez who divulged the irregularities following
complaints he said he received from members of the national team that went to Germany.
According to reports, the PSC approved a budget of P3,217,874.75 for the said training camp
of 15-man karatedo team led by PKF secretary-general Raymond Lee Reyes and Iranian
coach Ali Parvinfar.
Under the approved PSC budget, athletes were supposed to get US$90, or a total of $1,800.
Fernandez revealed that the athletes allegedly got only $470 but Reyes countered that
portions of the $1,800 were used for food, board and lodging and other expenses.
PSC suspends PKF funding
PSC uncovers ‘anomaly’ in karate
“anomaly” in the players’ allowances. (SunStar File)
THE Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) is in hot water after an alleged anomaly in the
training camp allowances of its athletes for the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG).
After receiving a tip, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Ramon Fernandez
discovered that the karatekas were shortchanged in their allowances during their 20-day
training camp from July 20 to Aug. 8 in Germany in preparation for the SEAG in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
“The PSC gave them $1,800 (each) for their 20-day training in Germany prior to the
SEA Games, (but only) €400 was given and they were made to sign for $1,800,”
Fernandez told SunStar Cebu. “I was able to get their expose. Six of them signed it,
including (OJ) James Delos Santos, from Cebu.”
The PSC approved the financial assistance for the Philippine National Karatedo squad, also
known as the Philippine Typhoons, last July for a total of P3,217,874.75 for the Germany
training camp.
The 12 athletes were supposed to receive an allowance of $1,800 each or roughly around
P90,800 for the 20-day camp. However, the karatekas only received a total of €400 or around
$470 instead of $1,800.
Fernandez wants to get to the bottom of this and to make the perpetrators answer for this
anomaly.
“We are readying a complaint to be given to the NBI and VACC for investigation
and filing of a case in the DOJ,” he said. “Athletes are now starting to open up to
me, I just got the records from accounting, and voila!”
The Philippine Typhoons bagged three silvers and four bronzes in the SEAG. (EKA)
Zamboanga City karatekas dominate PNG Mindanao meet
Article by Bong Pedralvez
Sept 10, 2015
PAGADIAN – Underscoring its status as a regional sports powerhouse, Zamboanga City
turned the karatedo competitions into a gold mine on the penultimate of the POC-PSC
Philippine National Games Mindanao eliminations here on Sunday.
The Gaisano mall activity center was like a virtual playground for the Zamboanga City
karatekas, who captured 17 golds out of the 42 at stake on top of two silvers and one bronze
medal in the meet organized by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports
Commission.
Among their champions were Estiffen Angeles, Paul Merjun Tomboc, Jimmy Galez III and
Robert Dave Cagot, who topped the men’s 18 to 29-year-old -55, -60, -67 and -75-kilogram
divisions in kumite (sparring), respectively.
They were also dominant in the women’s kumite, with Heidi Chloe Angeles topping the
women’s 18-29 -50-kg. division and Mary Joy Rebollos garnering the gold medal in the -55-
kg. weight class in the sportsfest supported by the Zamboanga del Sur provincial government
led by Gov. Antonio Cerilles.
“Kung pinakyaw natin ang gold sa Asian weightlifting championships, dito pa kaya
sa PNG Mindanao elims,” said Philippine Weightlifting Association vice president
Elbert Atilano here in jest, referring to the success of Zambonga City lifters Hidylin
Diaz and Nestor Colonia in the continental meet.
Mentored by Atilano, who is here to support the Zamboanga City contingent led by his wife
and city sports director Cecile Atilano, Diaz and Colonia combined for a sterling haul of five
golds and one silver medal in last week’s Asian tilt held in Phuket, Thailand.
Cagayan de Oro finished a distant second in the overall karatedo medal standings with six
gold medals, five of them in the kata event, including victories by the Rene Ricardo Donaire
in the men’s 18-year-old and above division and Marc Ian Naguita in the boys 15-17
intermediate class.
Tagum City, Davao del Norte, which held the Palarong Pambansa nationals last May,
stamped its class in taekwondo, picking six golds medals, led by finweight Rohaine Lapiz
and welterweight Czarish Tamayo, who ruled their respective weight divisions in the senior
girls division.
Iligan City also garnered six golds while General Santos City had five, including four in the
boys poomsae competition.
The gold, silver and two bronze medalists in both karatedo and taekwondo qualify for the
POC-PSC PNG finals in April next year.
In softball, SCUAA champion Rizal Technological University dumped Mampang,
Zamboanga City , 5-1, to annex the men’s crown while the team of Tacurong, Sultan
Kudarat blanked Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur, 7-0, in a conceded game to capture the
women’s championship.
Davao City’s Mar Ranao, the reigning UAAP men’s champion, conquered Zamboanga City’s
Ian Jasper Chiong, 21-17, 21-13, to clinch the PNG Mindanao eliminations badminton men’s
Open singles title.
PRISAA women’s champion Pia Lynne Fabros of Metro Kidapawan subdued teammate
Irene Mae Saquian, 21-6, 21-11, in copping the women’s Open singles championship.
Metro Kidapawan’s Oliver Lasaca and Neil Ven Ybanez vanquished the Zamboanga City
pair of Neovanyl Arana and Edcel Dasok, 21-14, 21-19, in annexing the men’s doubles Open
gold.
But Fabros and Karen Mae Montilla, the women’s UAAP titlist, rallied from a first-set deficit
before overcoming upset-conscious teammates Elaine Gamboa and Clara Mae Tolosa, 12-21,
21-14, 21-14.
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The World Cadet and Junior Karate Championships was held in Guadalajra, Spain.
2013 world karate championships cadet and junior
Medal Standings Final as of 10th November 2013. Consequently The Philippines did not win
any medals at this event for athletes who were 21 and under in age.
Furthermore none of the Iranian based athletes participated at the World U21 Championships
in Spain.
In addition the Filipino athletes here were significantly younger and less experienced than
their counterparts training in Tehran, Iran.
While the best performer for the Philippines at this meet was JC Cullera who made the top 16
in the Male Kata U21.
In conclusion of the Asian countries participating on the medal standings Japan finished 2nd,
Iran 11th, Chinese Taipei 20th, Kazakhstan 23rd, Saudi Arabia 28th.
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