By Edwin C. Laru-an

Rem Francis (4th from left) is a member of the Iloilo PRISAA Table Tennis Team that won the WVPRISAA 2020 Tournament.

Our featured athlete for this week comes from the Table Tennis Men’s Team:

Name: Rem Francis E. Caoyonan
Nickname: Rem
Height: 5’5
Grade/year: 1st year college
Team: Table Tennis
Playing Position: Singles/ Doubles
Coach: Francis Neil Jalando-on
Hometown: San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras

Achievements: Silver Medalist, Palarong Pambansa (2019) Gold Medalist, National Prisaa (2019) Gold Medalist, WVRAA MEET (2019) Gold Medalist, ICSSC MEET (2019) Gold Medalist, WVPRISAA MEET (2020)

Hobbies: Studying

Favorite Player: Jun Mizutani

Most Memorable Game: Palarong Pambansa Semi Finals (2019)

Principle in Life: Character is more important than Reputation.

What can you say as a player of CPU Golden Lions:

As a player of CPU Golden Lions, I feel great for bringing pride to our school. My achievements as an athlete made me explore and led me to new opportunities. I know being a student-athlete is not an easy task but I love what I am doing so I was able to balance everything and above all, it gave my life a new meaning by playing for our school and for myself as well. I am proud to be a member of the CPU Golden Lions.

Why did you choose CPU:

I’ve chosen Central Philippine University as my school for college simply because this institution molded me into a better version of myself since high school. I know CPU is a big school and I thought that going into this kind of institution would prepare me for realities in all spheres of our life and I’m not mistaken. It taught me values that I am currently applying in my life. Lastly, as an athlete, it is really my desire to bring pride and honor to this institution.