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READY FOR SEA GAMES. John Matthew Manantan, John Enrico "Joco" Vasquez, and Jayson Ram Macaalay (from left to right) all grow up in karate under the tutelage of Dr. Alejandro Vasquez of the Filipinas Wado Ryu Karatedo Renmei based in Dagupan City. The three are Wado Ryu international black belters. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Manantan) DAGUPAN CITY - Three Dagupeno karatekas who are members of the 18-man Philippine karate delegation are competing in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. "They (are) with the team (who) flew to Hanoi, Vietnam last Sunday (May 15)," Dr. Alejandro Vasquez, chief instructor at the Filipinas Wado Ryu Karatedo Renmei based here, said in an interview on Monday. One of the athletes is John Enrico "Joco" Vasquez, 21, from Barangay Malued and a third-year Bachelor of Science in Accountancy student at San Beda University is a double bronze medalist in the 2019 SEA Games and ranked sixth in the World Karate Federation. Anothe ....
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