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Palaro, sports and the physically challenged
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing Goalball is a game held specifically for the visually impaired. Part of the events for the special games in the Palarong Pambansa 2012, the 3 players of a team attempt to stop their opponents' ball from entering their goal.

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Table tennis bounces on in the PH
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing While the sport is now called table tennis in most local and international tournaments, it is still more popularly known as ping pong. A group of Filipino table tennis players, in fact, calls themselves “pongers.

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Special games in Palaro gather standout athletes
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing As May 6, 2012 draws near, young athletes are training as hard as ever—waking up early, doing their warm-ups, pushing their potential to its limits—despite their physical and intellectual impairments. They are the participants ...


 
A Palaro special athlete's journey to the top
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing WINNERS. Aivie Dungca with the Philippine Special Olympics team. Courtesy of the Special Olympics Philippines website. MANILA, Philippines - She was born with a speech defect. She stuttered and her speech was slurred.


 
Taekwondo: CAR nabs most medals in secondary Kyorugi
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing DAGUPAN, Pangasinan - In the middle of his bout against Cordillera Administrative Region's (CAR) Gerwin P. Astrologio, National Capital Region (NCR) taekwondo jin Jenar Torillos fell to the ground in pain.


 
DepEd's search for cleanest billeting quarter continues
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing BILLETING INSPECTION. Bro. Armin Luistro of the Department of Education inspects billeting quarters in search for the cleanest and greenest one. Photo courtesy of DepEd. LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—This year's games will not just be ...


 
Football: NCR to face Central Visayas
Rappler
by Benise P. Balaoing GOING FOR GOLD. The NCR team will attempt to bring home the gold at Palarong Pambansa. David Lozada. LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - Showing a more polished game, National Capital Region continued to steamroll through competition, ...

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