UNBEATABLE: PAF is 17-time champ in AFP-PNP-PCG-BFP-BJMP Olympics

CHAMPION: The Philippine Air Force team proves unbeatable.

by Dennis U. Eroa

UNREACHABLE in the skies, unbeatable on the ground. This is the Philippine Air Force badminton team after winning the 17th badminton title in the AFP-PNP-PCG-BFP-BJMP Olympics at the Philippine Army Gym.

The Airmen and women bucked a slow start in the eliminations to enter the finals against the Philippine National Police team. In a masterful display, the PAF drubbed PNP, 7-2 to ice the crown.

Leading the charge were Brigadier General Dennis Estrella and Colonel Loreto Pasamonte. Both played crucial roles in guiding the team to victory.

BRILLIANT: Brig Gen Jason Ortizo, Lt. General Rodel Sermonia of the PNP pose with Lt. General Fernyl Buca and Brig, Gen. Dennis Estrella.

“The PAF showed exceptional skills and championship spirit to continue its dominance. The team displayed remarkable determination and resilience throughout the tournament,” Estrella, who is also a skilled badminton player, said

Estrella, is currently Wing Commander, Tactical Operations Northern Luzon. A proud son of Gumaca, Quezon, Estrella before being stationed at Clark, served as Tactical Operations Wing at Edwin Andrews based at Zamboanga City.

IN ACTION: Lt General Buca with Estrella

The PAF also thanked its supporters and its managers for the triumph.

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Dennis Eroa

Columnist at Sports Bytes PH

After 25 years of working with the Inquirer Group of Companies, Dennis decided to make an early retirement due to the pandemic. Formerly a college editor of UE’s The Dawn, Dennis learned the craft from the country’s leading chroniclers of sports namely Recah Trinidad, Al Mendoza,Jimmy Cantor, Chito Manuel and the late Larry Galvez, Doc Inigo and Tito Tagle. In the early 90s, Dennis became a section editor of Riyadh Daily, Saudi Arabia’s first English newspaper. He is an active member and officer of the Philippine Sportswriters Association, Tabloids Organization in Philippines and the Sports Communicators Organization in the Philippines, He covered local and international sporting events while working at Sports Flash, Malaya, Headline, Evening Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Libre and Bandera.