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Subic bay news vol 12 no 32 20.00Php Tapas Bar and Restaurant 2nd Floor Subic Gas Bldg 724, Dewey Avenue, Subic Bay Freeport Zone SEA Games pre-qualifying competitions at New Clark City NEW CLARK CITY, Tarlac-- Preparations of the national team for the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to be held in home soil is now in full swing with pre-qualifying competitions at New Clark City (NCC). Philippine Swimming Inc. is hold- ing from August 31 to September 3 the 1st Philippine National Open Swimming Championships at the 2,000-seater Aquatics Center while Philippine Ath- letics Track and Field Association has scheduled the final leg of its 2019 Week- ly Relay Series this Sunday, September 1, at the 20,000-seater Athletics Stadium. Competition winners will be part of the national team. “Before, these facilities were just a dream. Now, I’m happy to see our athletes training here as they make their country proud in the upcoming biennial games. The facilities are proof that gov- ernment is serious in providing our ath- letes with a sports center that is truly world-class,” Bases Conversion and De- velopment Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vivencio Dizon said. Design for the Aquatics Center shows the coastal heritage of the Filipi- no people, depicting Capiz shells used 1st National Open Swimming Championships organized by the Philippine Swimming Inc. held at the 2,000 seater New Clark as windows, while the structural fam- City Aquatics Center.This is a pre-qualifying competition for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Competition winners will be ing mimics the weaving patterns of the part of the national team. (Mar Jay S. Delas Alas) “baklad’” or woven fish nets. Athletics Stadium, on the other hand, takes inspiration from the “caldera” or crater of Mt. Pinatubo and the organic APOLOGY OF CHINESE BOAT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE lahar material of the concrete. The sta- dium features a world-class 400-meter, ABANDONMENT OF FILIPINO CREW – GORDON nine-lane standard track. Both facilities meet the stan- The owner of the Chinese fishing boat the property damage matter. In fact, apology should have been issued then. dards of their respective international may have apologized more than two abandonment or failing to come to the While the apology is a step forward, it governing bodies namely the Federation months after the ship hit a Filipino fish- rescue of persons in danger especially at conveniently sidesteps the abandon- Internationale de Natation and Interna- ing vessel in Recto Bank, but the apology sea, is a criminal act,” he said. ment issue,” he added. tional Association of Athletics Federa- did not acknowledge the abandonment With the apology referring to The owner of the Chinese ship tions. of the Filipino crew who were left in per- the incident as an accident, Gordon apologized, through an association, to Apart from these, NCC also has il of the sea, Senator Richard J. Gordon questioned whether a credible and ex- the affected Filipino fishermen for the an Athletes’ Village that will serve as pointed this out. haustive investigation has already been incident wherein the Chinese vessel home of the athletes, officials, and inter- “No mention has been made of conducted that would support the con- rammed into the FB Gem-Vir 1 last June national volunteers for the entire dura- the abandonment by the Chinese crew, clusion that it was an accident and not 9 and the 22 crew members of the floun- tion of the SEA Games. It has 525 rooms of the Filipino fishermen on board their an intentional act. dering fishing boat were left stranded for wherein 95 are for Persons with disabil- sinking boat or floating in the sea. The “We have taken care of our peo- four hours until a passing Vietnamese ities, gym amenities, kitchen and dining abandonment issue is more serious than ple already. Right after the incident, an vessel rescued them. areas, conference rooms, and other rec- reational facilities. The sports complex is part of Phase 1A of the National Government SEA GAMES TORCH READY TO LIGHT THE WAY Administrative Center of NCC. Other fa- cilities include government office build- The ceremonial long relay of The Philippines will host the up- His torch design for the 30TH SEA ings, condominium-type dwelling units runners carrying torches to convey coming 30TH Southeast Asian Games Games is inspired by and is a stylized in- for state workers, and leisure park with the flame to the site of the games will for the fourth time. With 100 days to go terpretation of our Philippine national scenic greenery, walkways and bicycle be witnessed in the upcoming biennial before the 30TH SEA Games this Novem- flower - the sampaguita, symbolizing pu- lanes along a serene river. multi-sport event of the Southeast Asian ber 2019, The Philippine Southeast Asian rity, simplicity, humility and strength. The “We are not building these region. Extending in the same direction, Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) hammered portion of metal harks back sports facilities just for the SEA Games the torch is carried ceremonially during bared that the SEA Games torch has been to our traditional crafts of metal work- sports events to embody purity and designed and tested. ing. The eight-rayed golden sun symbol- see SEA Games, page 04 struggle for perfection. According to PHISGOC COO Ra- izes unity, sovereignty, social equality, A flaming torch is a beacon of mon Suzara, the torch is a representative and independence. The sun with its eight light that is ignited to shine forth and set of the Philippines’ goal of lighting the rays is reflective of the Philippine flag alight. It is an insignia of both enlight- way towards a higher level of organizing representing the first eight provinces of enment and faith. A torch held up high the biennial games which is on its 30TH the country that rose up in insurrection signifies life, veracity and the renewing year. Suzara added that the torch design against Spain: Manila, Bulacan, Pampan- power of flame. It is likened to a belief, itself is representative of our culture ga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas tradition, acumen or knowledge; a torch of excellence and our desire for unity and Cavite. with origins in the past that is passed on among the member states of ASEAN. Daniel dela Cruz is mainly known to the next generation. The flame is an The parading of the flame will for his unique style of metal working, a emblem used in the Olympic movement also be witnessed during the Torch Run technique of combining different metals - a symbol of accord and friendship. and the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 to form highly intricate and expressive The 2019 SEA Games will be held SEA Games. works of art. His crowning achievement from November 30, 2019 to December The official torch to be used in to date is the creation and the instal- 11, 2019 and will be participated by the upcoming regional sports event has lation of the country’s largest Crucifix eleven nations namely: Brunei, Cambo- been designed by the country’s foremost which stands 7 meters high installed in dia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myan- metal sculptor, Daniel dela Cruz. It will be September 2016 at the St. Michael Arch- mar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, a signature piece of artwork portraying angel Parish Church, Bonifacio Global Branch: 1677 Rizal Ave., West Tapinac,Olongapo City Timor Leste and Vietnam. national symbols of the Philippines. City. Subic Bay News www.subicbaynews.com 02 Pisay eyes more employment Study Uncovers a Strategy that Viruses use to Evade opportunities in the country Immediate Immune Responses SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE -- Habacon said that even Philippine Science High School though some of their graduates (PSHS) is changing its thrusts in are working abroad, they con- a bid to produce graduates who tinue to support PSHS through will provide more employment various means. opportunities for the Filipino “Maybe about 30% of people. our graduates are now outside In a press conference the Philippines but that doesn’t during the Science Research mean they are not helping us Summit 2019, PSHS System Ex- because they help PSHS in new ecutive Director Lilia Habacon developments,” she said. said they are now focusing on Moreover, the Executive academe to industry relation- Director stressed the contribu- ship to make their graduates tion of PSHS in improving the stay and work in the Philippines. rank of the country in the 2019 "We want the students Global Innovation Index. to feel that they are serving the “For several years, the country, that they are solving a Global Innovation Index of the real problem so they will have Philippines is at rank 73 out of DNA, RNA, Protein? Three mechanisms of silencing that are guided by a short sequence. In each case a a sense of purpose to stay and 130 but for this year, we are at short sequence is used to identify a larger target sequence; these mechanisms are analogous to search serve the people,” she said. rank 54 and this is through the and delete programs that utilize a keyword that have been written in three different languages. Each PSHS has already pro- combined efforts of the Depart- system has an enzyme that recognizes the match between the short sequence and the target and then cuts (deletes) the larger target sequence. The short sequence and target sequences belong to either duced about 20,163 graduates ment of Science and Technology the host or pathogen and the goal of these mechanisms is to antagonize or silence the effects of the since 1969 wherein 98 percent and other agencies of the gov- molecule.