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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 28) — The Philippines will host its first full Ironman triathlon in 2018, it was announced Wednesday.

Filipino triathletes can aim to become Ironman finishers in the country on June 3, 2018, in Subic Bay, Zambales as they try to conquer the most difficult single-day sport in the world, said, organizers.

“The Century Tuna Ironman Philippines will be the first full-distance Ironman race staged in the Philippines,” Ironman, a Wanda Sports Holding company, said in a statement.

An Ironman triathlon consists of a 3.8-kilometer swim, 180-kilometer bike, followed by a full marathon or a 42-km run.

“The enthusiasm around Ironman races in the Philippines is tremendous, from both spectators and participants,” said Ironman Asia Pacific managing director Geoff Meyer.

The “special edition” Ironman in the Philippines comes 10 years after the country’s first Ironman-branded race — the Ironman 70.3, which is half the distance of the full Ironman — was held in August 2009 in Camarines Sur.

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The 2018 race is expected to draw huge interest from Filipinos and international participants since winners in each age-group category will be given the chance to compete in the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii held each year in October.

“Thirty Kona slots up for grabs,” said Sunrise Events CEO Fred Uytengsu in an Instagram post. Sunrise Events is the organizer of Ironman-branded races in the Philippines.

The Ironman in the Philippines is the only other sanctioned Ironman event in the Southeast Asia region apart from Langkawi, Malaysia.

Ironman has its origins in Hawaii in 1978 and was started by U.S. Naval officer John Collins as a bet to determine which athletes were considered the fittest — swimmers, cyclists, or runners.

The appeal of triathlon has grown worldwide despite the mental and physical demands of this endurance sport.

Registration for Ironman Subic Bay opens on August 1, 2017. All athletes must be 18 or older on race day.

source: cnnphilippines.com

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Zambales- bubuksan ang kauna-unahang senior high school job fair sa lalawigan ng zambales.

Ito ay batay sa schools division memorandum 78 series of 2018 na inilabas noong may 18.

Layon nito na makita ang employability status, makahanap ng job opportunities at masiguro ang job placement ng mga nagsipagtapos ng senior high school.

Gaganapin ang job fair sa schools division office compound sa iba, zambales sa may 23, 2018 araw ng myerkules mula alas otso ng umaga hanggang alas singko ng hapon.

Kinakailangan lamang dalhin ang resume, cedula, psa birth certificate, bgy. Clearance, diploma kung mayroon at valid id’s.

Ito ang kauna-unahang job fair sa pakikipagkoordinasyon sa provincial peso, dole, tesda at dti.

source: 93.5 Brigada News FM Olongapo FB page

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The Subic Bay Freeport is prepared to host some of the sporting events in next year’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

This was the assurance made by Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairperson Wilma T. Eisma to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Arnold Agustin.

Eisma attended the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) Council Meeting at the Shangri La Hotel inside the Bonifacio Global City on Thursday, May 17.

“We want Subic Freeport to be known as the Sports Tourism Destination of Southeast Asia,” she said.

At least nine different sporting events are expected to take place inside the Freeport during the 2019 SEA Games to be held in the Philippines.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law bill renaming Ramon Magsaysay Technological University (RMTU) in Zambales to President Ramon Magsaysay State University (PRMSU).

Republic Act No. 11015 approved on April 20 said that PRMSU, as a comprehensive state university, shall primarily provide advance and higher professional, technical and special instructions in education and technology, engineering and architecture, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and public administration and management.

The University shall also offer courses on business and accountancy, economics and finance, tourism, hospitality and culinary management, creative industries, humanities, arts and sciences, information and communications technology, maritime education, law and legal management, medicine and health-related programs, peace and security programs and other related fields of study.

“It shall also undertake research and extension, as well as income generation programs, for the sustainable development of the Province of Zambales, the region and the country,” said the new law, a copy of which was released by Malacanang only on Wednesday.

The governing board of the University shall be the Board of Regents.

The University shall be headed by a President, who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed by the Board.

In order to effect a smooth transition to a comprehensive university, the incumbent president of the RMTU shall serve as the first president of PRMSU until the end of his current term.

The Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

source: centralluzon.politics.com.ph

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Hanjin shipyard at Subic town in Zambales province. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Central Luzon has ordered a subcontractor of Korean shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp.-Philippines, at Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales province, to stop work after a worker died and three others were hurt on May 12.

Zenaida Angara-Campita, Dole Central Luzon director, issued a stop order to Binictican I-Tech Corp. on May 15, after receiving an accident investigation report by the agency.

Campita said four workers fell from a scaffolding on Saturday, at the shipyard’s Dockheed 6 P11-A02C.

Before the incident, investigators learned that nine workers spent their break under the scaffolding. Ferdinand Leuterio, a worker, died due to internal injuries, while Gerry Bayuta, Johnny Alegre and Vailian de la Cruz were treated at a hospital in Subic town, Zambales.

Dole’s safety inspectors reported that the “concentrated weight of the workers and raw materials and equipment” might have caused the scaffold to tilt before it crashed.

Only two workers were authorized to work in that area, the inspectors learned. They also observed that the bolt of the scaffolding’s bracket was cut.

Campita said the subcontractor failed to strictly implement and monitor safety procedures. —Tonette Orejas

source: newsinfo.inquirer.net

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