BSCP is getting personal on Alex!

gopi-1 said:
He got booted out of the Philippine team...

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view_article.php?article_id=86731
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Interesting article. I wonder why they referred to Marlon as "Asian Marlon Manalo" instead of "Filipino Marlon Manalo"?

Also, if I understand the article, it would seem that Alex elected not to play on the team, as opposed to him getting "booted out."

Of course, we all know the BSCP and Alex Pagulayan did encounter some problems in recent times.

The BSCP may hope to make great strides with pool in the Philippines, but I believe they need to come to some sort of reconciliation with Alex Pagulayan and then move forward. This problem doesn't seem to be going away. I'm not sure if the media is a contributing factor to the differences between the BSCP and Alex Pagulayan, but it doesn't seem to be helping the situation either.

JMHO, FWIW!

JAM
 
The way they worded it was a little funny, they were shortening up "Asian Games champion" to just "Asian champion", sorta like "Olympic champion". So it comes out sounding like they are calling him asian instead of filipino (tho he enters all the Asian Games representing the Phillipines)
 
Quote JAM:"Also, if I understand the article, it would seem that Alex elected not to play on the team, as opposed to him getting "booted out." End Quote

That's exactly correct. The article in it's entirety is typical of the use of English by a well educated professional Filipino, such as a journalist. In spite of the fact that school in the Phils is conducted in English, and English is the language of business and politics, it's still their second or even third language, and the usage is just far enough off to cause misunderstandings and botched communiacation. I'm not being critical. I wish I spoke 3 languages. I have enough problems with English. It's anything BUT an easy language ! But, problems and miscommunications arise constantly among Filipinos using English, or Taglish as they call it when they mix and match English and Tagalog...Tom
 
tpdtom said:
Quote JAM:"Also, if I understand the article, it would seem that Alex elected not to play on the team, as opposed to him getting "booted out." End Quote

That's exactly correct. The article in it's entirety is typical of the use of English by a well educated professional Filipino, such as a journalist. In spite of the fact that school in the Phils is conducted in English, and English is the language of business and politics, it's still their second or even third language, and the usage is just far enough off to cause misunderstandings and botched communiacation. I'm not being critical. I wish I spoke 3 languages. I have enough problems with English. It's anything BUT an easy language ! But, problems and miscommunications arise constantly among Filipinos using English, or Taglish as they call it when they mix and match English and Tagalog...Tom
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Hey now, did you read the article before making that assessment. JAM understood it well. Someone just put a little spin on it in this thread.
 
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