World champs to rally Pinoy athletes
(This was an unpublished article I wrote before the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.) World champions Rubilen Amit and Josie Gabuco will try to rally the entire Philippine delegation to the 27th Myanmar Southeast Asian Games from December 11 to 22 to boost the country’s morale which is reeling from successive disasters. Amit and Gabuco said they will do everything that they can to win the gold in their respective events and serve as a fitting follow-up to Manny Pacquiao’s recent lopsided victory over Brandon Rios. “Kung ang mga kababayan natin i-cheer ako sa bawat laban ko, this time tulungan tayo para i-boost ang morale ng mga kababayan natin,” said Amit during Wednesday night’s athletes send-off party in Dasmarinas Village Makati City. Amit, the reigning Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball champion, will be targeting the women’s 9-ball and 10-ball gold medals together with teammate Iris Ranola. “Maganda ang sinabi ni Kuya Manny [Pacquiao] na alay niya ang kaniyang panalo par...