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Runners Urged to Join EAGA Marathon in Davao City Next Month

DAVAO CITY — Professional runners and running enthusiasts are encouraged to join the first ever international marathon that will attract athletes from Brunei, Indonesia , Malaysia and the Philippines here in this city next month.

To be held in line with this year’s 13th anniversary celebration of the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the 1st International BIMP-EAGA Marathon will open on April 1, and will line up 3 runs: the 10-km Premier Race, the 10-Km Open Race and the 5-km race.

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Mindanao Is a Great Source of Wushu Talents

By Romy Sabaldan

Philippine Information Agency

Davao City (14 March) — Noted martial arts instructor in the Davao region Ricardo Tacay has never lost faith in the country’s medal hopefuls wresting its first Olympic gold medal through Wushu.

And Mindanao is ready to contribute to the continuing search for the best talents that the country can have not only in the fast approaching 2008 Beijing Olympics but also for future international events.

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Emata Returns

Pastor Emata at Wednesday's press conference (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY ? More than anything else, the homecoming was a marketing event, with Erwin ?Pastor? Emata, the Davaoeno who recently conquered Mount Everest, the product.

It seemed that, on Wednesday, June 7, the organizers — companies who sponsored Emata?s historic ?summeting? of the world?s tallest mountain ? made sure that their investments in the mountain climber from Tagum were worth it.

A ?grand welcome? was prepared for Emata at the Davao International Airport in the morning. That same day, he rode to Tagum City, his home, with a motorcade behind him. There, at the town pavilion, a program attended by government officials was held.

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