I MINA'BENTE NUEBI NA LIHESLATURAN GuAfIAN 2007 (FIRST) Regular Session

Executive Committee Resolution No. 81

Introduced by: Frank F. Blas, Jr. Tina Rose Mufia Barnes James V. Espaldon Edward J.B. Calvo Mark Forbes Judith Paulette Guthertz Frank T. Ishizaki J. A. Lujan A. B. Palacios, Sr. v. c. pangelinan R. J. Respicio David L.G. Shimizu Ray Tenorio A. R. Unpingco J. T. Won Pat

Relative to welcoming Efren "'Bata" "'the Magician" Reyes to Guam and expressing the people's warm Hafa Adai during his visit to Guam.

1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF I 2 MINA'BENTE NUEBI NA LIHESLATURAN GuAfIAN: 3 WHEREAS, as part of the Memorial Day 2007 weekend, 4 from Angeles City, Philippines, will be making his first official tour of Guam. 5 Efren Reyes whose nicknames are liBata" and uThe Magician" started his 6 education in at the age of five (5) at his uncle's pool room in .

1 1 Often times he could be found sleeping on the table, so he could play as soon 2 as he woke up; and 3 WHEREAS, Efren Reyes learned skills from other players, good and 4 bad, and taught himself to make even the toughest shots. These perfected 5 skills have earned Efren Reyes the nickname of "the Magician" due to the 6 magic he works on the table when the odds are stacked against him; and 7 WHEREAS, some of Efren Reyes' achievements include the following: 8 1999 World Pool Champion; 1994 US Open Champion; World Pool League 9 Champion 2001 and 2002; 2003 Mid-Atlantic Championship; San Miguel 10 Asian 9-Ball Tour Championship; Manila, 2003 Las Vegas 9-Ball Open 11 Champion; 2006 IPT World 8-Ball Champion; and the World All Around Title 12 2005 and 2007 (Derby City Classic); and 13 WHEREAS, Efren Reyes is a living legend in his home country of the 14 Philippines. When people arrive in the Philippines, one of the first sights they 15 see is a huge picture of Efren Reyes. His 1999 victory 16 live on TV, elevated pool into the major leagues and made Efren Reyes a 17 national celebrity who starred in TV adverts for San Miguel Beer and 18 McDonalds among others; and 19 WHEREAS, Efren Reyes 1s the 2002 International Challenge of 20 Champions winner, the 2003 Mid-Atlantic 9-Ball Open Champion, the 1999 21 World 9-Ball Champion, and was the 1999 Player of the Year. He was also 22 inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2003; and 23 WHEREAS, now fifty-four (54) years-old, Efren Reyes's talent shows no 24 signs of abating. A big win in 2004 of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the 25 USA showed that when there is big money on the table, Efren Reyes comes 2 1 into his own. Despite his success, Efren Reyes remains modest and is highly 2 popular among his fellow professionals. Recent accomplishments of Efren 3 Reyes include the 2006 IPT World 8-Ball Championship and the 2007 Derby 4 City Classic All-Around title. He has numerous television appearances and 5 print media articles written about him; now, therefore, be it 6 RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee of I Mina'Bente Nuebi Na 7 Liheslaturan Guahan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan Guahan and the 8 people of Guam, extend a warm Hafa Adai to Efren °Bata" 0 The Magician" 9 Reyes and wishes him well during his stay in Guam. Aside from being a 10 notable player in the game of nine-ball, Efren Reyes possesses a masterful skill 11 in and is widely known as the best player in the Philippines. In 12 1995, Efren Reyes dominated the Maine Event, besting such well-known 13 names as and His highest run in that tournament 14 was one hundred twenty-three (123); and be it further 15 RESOLVED, that I Mina'Bente Nuebi Na Liheslaturan Guahan does hereby, 16 recognize some of the commendations bestowed upon Efren Reyes, such as 17 the Outstanding Filipino Awardee of the Philippines Jaycees; Recipient of the 18 Philippines Legion of Honor from the Philippine government; Athlete of the 19 Year of the Philippines Sportswriters Association; Asian Games and Southeast 20 Asian Games Gold medalist; and be it further 21 RESOLVED, that the Speaker and the Chairman of the Executive 22 Committee certify, and the Secretary of the Legislature attest to, the adoption 23 hereof, and that copies of the same be thereafter transmitted to Efren °Bata" 24 °the Magician" Reyes; to Marianas Promotion; and to the Honorable Felix P. 25 Camacho, I Maga 'lahen Guahan. 3 DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF I MINA'BENTE NUEBI NA LIHESLATURAN GuAlIAN ON THE 25TH DAY OF MAY 2007.

Speaker and Senator and Chairman, Executive Committee Secretary of the Legislature

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