Comments on: Philippines’ 1st Olympic Games Medalist Was An Ilocano!!!

By: Politics and Sports:cuba | Your Gym Advice

Politics and Sports:cuba | Your Gym Advice — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:07:51 +0000

[...] Philippines' 1st Olympic Games Medalist Was An Ilocano!!! [...]

By: Parkie

Parkie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:36:53 +0000

this makes me so proud to be an ilocano.

By: kingofpots

kingofpots — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:59:13 +0000

very true! and include the powers of the malunggay and pokpoklo..hehehe..yes, it’s about time we should know and commemorate our past sports heroes.

By: kingofpots

kingofpots — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:57:27 +0000

dr chester, i’ll see to it that i’ll take a visit and have a picture with the bust of this sports hero. i am proud to be an ilocano!

By: bugobugo

bugobugo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:16:12 +0000

i think saluyot and dinengdeng has something to do with his talents as well.

he is another hero to run for on march 6.

By: docchester

docchester — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:55:35 +0000

wen tio. his bust still stands near the municipio. if i am not mistaken, mr. mark joseph (not sure if he is still the president of PASA) mentioned that teofilo ildefonso is the father of the modern breaststroke…. agbiag dagiti ilocano!

By: kingofpots

kingofpots — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:53 +0000

cecil, wow! i did not know that he is from piddig. i am just wondering where did he get to know how to swim in piddig? piddig has that river that flows up to laoag city but he might have developed a strong breaststroke style going against the current of the river. thanks for the info.

By: miraclecello

miraclecello — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:27:36 +0000

The other famous product of Piddig, whose citizens also took up arms for the right to brew their own (sugar cane) wine.

There’s more to that BR. He supposedly died in Capas during the Bataan Death March, and the Olympics ran in his genes — his grandfather is a Hawaiian. Makes sense, because we also exported the first OFWs, the “pucan canes” from out of Salomague Point.