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| Consul General Tony Morales gives pep talk to Filipino bowlers in HK |
By Vir B. Lumicao
Top keglers in Hong Kong’s Filipino community are leaving
for Manila on Apr 26 to vie for trophies and renew
friendships in the Asian Filipino Bowlers Friendship Games 2018 in Makati
Twenty members of Filipino Bowling Club Hong Kong divided
into five teams will compete against male and female OFW bowlers from around
the region and Australia
“We are not aiming to be a winner kasi madaming magagaling.
But we always aim for our friendship on the lanes as always. To be part of this
international tournament is already a winner for us,” Gafate said.
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| Jenny Gafate has led the FBCHK for years |
The Makati campaign follows FBCHK’s
fruitless participation in Singapore
last year, in contrast to its first year in the annual tournament also in the Lion City
The team collected more trophies in the 2016 edition of the
Friendship Games in Melbourne
“Sa Australia, ang nakuha namin ay overall second runner-up singles
for men by Jon Suarez, and Emy Clarke was overall first runner-up and Rina
Spalding second runner-up singles for women,” Gafate said.
Despite being unable to snare a trophy last year, FCBHK
considers the campaign fulfilling, according to Gafate. “Actually, we always
have fun every time we attend this annual tournament... it’s the time to renew
our friendship on the lanes,” she said.
Gafate said hopefully, it will be FBCHK's turn to
host the Friendship Games in 2019.
Her group has been hosting top-league bowling tournaments in Hong Kong, with legendary Filipino players Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno and Olivia
"Bong" Coo coming over as guests.
The venue for this year’s tournament will be the Superbowl Bowling Center Makati
Cinema Square
The team that will see action in Makati
The tournament directors are Gerome Barja, Marlyn Brutus,
Danna Geary and Minda Marfori. The advisers are Emy Clarke and Benray Francisco.
