Sports Exhibit of Pinoy Sports Heroes

Sports Exhibit of Pinoy Sports Heroes
Main Building of the Philippine Sports Commission
Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila
At the back of Harrizon Plaza

Exhibit Hours:

9-12nn and 1-4pm
Monday to Friday

Until the end of the month (October 31, 2006)

It features the 3 karate gold medals ni Gretchen Malalad and the Kimono she wore in Mandaue!

Thanks to Theodore Jurado for the info!  

Philippines Gold Medalist in 2006 Southeast Asian Games

I browsed the website of the Philippine Sports Commission and found an article about Gretchen.  This is for the 23rd SEA Games and Gege here is still 24.

KARATEDO

GRETCHEN MALALAD

 
Gretchen Malalad is among the karatekas who contributed to the gold winnings of the country in the 2005 SEAGAMES.

Malalad won the gold medal in 60 kg. category, giving her the distinction of being the first ever Filipina athlete to establish winnings of three consecutive gold in karatedo since 1997.

She is a former Bb. Pilipinas candidate and is a graduate of Communication Arts in the University of Santo Tomas.

The 24-year-old Malalad serves the country not only as an athlete but also as an Air force personnel.

Taken from the Website of Philippine Sports Commission

http://www.psc.gov.ph/psc_seag_goldmedalist.htm 

RP karatekas off to Italy

Grab a copy of October 01, 2006 issue of People's Journal (Sports), People's Tonight, Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Bulletin for press release about Karate with Ms. Gretchen Malalad and the team. THE eight-man national karate team leaves this weekend to Italy as it embarks on a rigid two-month training for the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar this December.
 
Manila Southeast Asian Games gold medalists Gretchen Malalad, Marna Pabillore and Nelson Pacalso spearhead the karatekas’ campaign in the quadrennial meet and will be joined by Bern Chu, Bong Toribio, Mae Soriano, Junel Perenia and Noel Espinosa.
 
Except for Espinosa, the country’s lone campaigner in the kata (forms) event, the rest are seeing action in the kumite (combat) event.
 
The team is trying to surpass the two bronze medals the country won in the 2002 Busan Asiad.
 
“We haven’t won a gold in karate in the Asian Games and I hope we could make it this time. Our karatekas are working hard in their training since February and we hope na magbunga ang lahat ng paghihirap nila,” said Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) head Ed Ponce in the weekly SCOOP sa Kamayan.
 
As part of their preparations, the Filipino karatekas are competing in two European tournaments in the coming months.
 
Following their training in Naples, Italy, the nationals immediately plunge into action at the World Karate Federation (WKF) World Championships on Oct. 13-15 in Finland.
 
After the meet, the team returns to Italy and resume its training.
 
Then in November, the karatekas compete in the Italian Open, their last major tournament prior to heading for Doha.
 
Malalad and Perenia are in their second Asiad while the rest  are newcomers, raring to prove their worth against world class competitions from Japan, Korea, Vietnam and countries from the former Soviet republic.
 
In the Busan Asiad four years ago, Malalad and Cherli Tugday snatched a bronze medal each to duplicate the same feat by the country in the Hiroshima edition of the meet in 1994.                              

  THEODORE JURADO Peoples Journal
10/1/2006 19:30 PM

Gege in Studio 23

Gege's Sighting:

Pinoy Dream Academy on Studio 23 Kabarkada, Sikat Ka!
September 20, 2006
6:30pm at Studio 23

Here are the most awaited screencaps and videolinks of Gretchen's TV guesting at Studio 23
with hosts JC Cuadrado, Bettina Carlos and Sitti. 

Watch the videos here…

INTERVIEW WITH GRETCHEN

Gege was interviewed by JC here with some phone-in questions from Marcus. Gege Video # 1 

Marcus of Caloocan: 

Gege    :  Alam naman natin kung sino yon…. si Panky… 'yon!  Kelangan talagang magloose cia ng weight kasi kailangan yon para maka-makakanta cia ng mabuti, makagalaw cia, 
              makadance, kailangan niya talaga magloose..

JC        : Ayan, Marcus.  (laughs)

Marcus : Ha? 

JC        : Nakikinig ka ba Marcus. 

Marcus : Ano po?

JC        : Marcus, sabi ni Teacher Gege. (laughs).  Favorite niya si Panky kasi gusto niyang papayatin, gusto niyang fit si Panky para lalong umangat ang ex-factor pag nagpeperform cia
              sa stage. 

GRETCHEN AND PINING FITNESS SHOWDOWN

Watch Pining's pang-ookray with Gege and the challenge she posed against Gege.  Gege Video # 2 Pining   : Nagtuturo din ako ng Track and Field
Gege    : Owwws
Pining   : Hi Gretchen
Gege    : Hi Pining
Pining : Nagkita ulit tayo… ang ganda-ganda mo talaga..
Gege    :  Salamat
Pining   : At napakagaling mo
Gege    : Ikaw din
Pining   : At alam mo ba na hindi sila nagkamaling kunin ka para maging fitness instructor ng PDA. Pero sa totoo lang.. mas maganda at sexy pa rin ako di ba JC?
Gege : Ehem… Ehem
JC        : Asus
Gege : Ehem… Ehem

JC        : Well, anyway, Teacher Gege, pag-usapan natin si Jun ulit noh

Gege    : Aha..

JC        : Kasi lately, lumabas ung kaniyang pagiging… ung kanyang defined feature mejo pasaway..

Gege    : Uhmm..

JC        : Para siyang pasaway. Tapos nakita natin kanina … "Look at me… "

Gege    : Aha

JC        : Tingnan mo ko, kinakausap kita Jun.

Gege    : Alam mo kasi.. si Jun naman… Hindi ko siya masisisi kung bakit siya ganon…. Un nga sinabi ko nga kanina, Language barrier.. Hindi niya talaga maiintindihan lalo na ung first
              week.. first few weeks sobrang tina-try nyang mag-reach out pero ayun talaga ung barrier ng language.  Eh sabi nga ng translator, ang naririnig lang ng bata… yada
              yada wala ng naiintindihan yan ..

JC        : Oo

Gege    : So kung ikaw ba naman buong araw ganon ang pumasok sa tenga mo eh di matutulog ka na lang.

JC        : Teacher Gege, I understand you speak Japanese also 

Gege    : No.. because in karate.. onti lang.. kasi in karate ung mga commands namin.

JC        : So in karate

Gege    : Though I trained in Japan before.. nagcompete din ako sa Japan

JC        : So may na-pick-up ka ding mga basic

Gege    : So.. onti-onti lang.

JC        : Pining, Japanese… marunong ka ba nyan?

Pining   : Alam mo Gege, hindi lang ikaw ang may kaya ng mga nakikita kong ginagawa mo.

JC        : Naku.

Gege    : Talaga

JC        : Ganon?

Pining   : At dahil jan.. hinahamon kita sa isang showdown…

JC        : Naku..

Gege    : Natakot ako… (laughs)

Pining   : Matakot ka naaaaahhhh

Gege and JC laugh

JC        : Pining, anong klaseng hamon ang iniissue mo kay Teacher Gege.

Pining   : Eto… Maestro (Pining show her head moves)

JC        : Ano to? PT…

JC        : Physical training, Teacher Gege… hinahamon ka ni Pining ng Physical training

Gege    : Okay..

Pining   : Magshoshowdown tayo…. Stretching showdown…

Gege    : Okay..

JC        : Teacher Gege will do the modern stretching

Gege    : Stretching showdown… anong gusto mong stretching? Ha?

              Stretch tayo… ganon?  (do the split)

JC        : Ohh… Ohhh

Gege    : Lumabas ka jan… Halika dito..

Pining   : Bakit kaya mo to…. (open her mouth very wide)

Gege    : Hahahaha… wala talo ako jan… winner ka jan.. champion ka

Pining   : Nakakarating pa ako ng bubong

Gege    : Waaahahahahaha

JC        : Gege, anong masasabi mo kay Pining

Gege    : Well, Pining, hindi kita matatalo sa stretching ng bibig

Pining   : Teacher Gege, parang tumaas ang leeg ko

Gege Video # 3

Screencaps and Videolinks courtesy of Sidekick Epey.
More of Gege's pictures at Studio 23 Gallery Section.
Visit PDA on Studio 23 at this link.