RILI hosts PSAAP 2017

RILI student-athlete Paul Cedrick Surbano lights the PSAAP flame to signify the offical opening of the games at PSAAP Meet 2017.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. hosted this year's edition of the Private Schools Athletic Association of Pila or PSAAP (formerly Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila), Aug. 28-29, 2017.

The first day of the event started with a kick-off program which began with a parade from the municipal plaza to the school grounds. All six participating schools joined the parade and were led by their high school muses and escorts.

The program commenced when the participants arrived at the school grounds. RILI principal Mr. Daniel Ezra A. Añoso welcomed the student-athletes and other guests.

After hoisting their respective school flags, the muses and escorts participated in the Search for PSAAP Muse and Escort. The pair from San Antonio de Padua College Foundation of Pila, Laguna, Inc. (SAPC) won the title. The SAPC pair will be leading the PSAAP delegation to the coming Pila District Meet.

RILI athlete Paul Cedrick Surbano held the PSAAP torch and lighted the PSAAP flame after the pageant, symbolizing the start of the games.

RILI teacher and PSAAP program chair Mr. Alexis Melchor Sta. Ana and RILI student Paula Jane Camus led the Coordinators' Pledge and Oath of Sportsmanship, respectively.

The second day, program served as closing for the events. Highlighting the program was the search for Mr. and Ms. PSAAP 2017, a pageant for the elementary students.

The competition was composed of a production number that featured the contestants' casual wear, a sportswear competition, and the question and answer round.

SAPC bagged the Mr. and Ms. PSAAP 2017 titles while the pair from RILI were runners-up.

Each school provided special numbers during the program. Winners from different events were given awards and certificates before the pageant winners were announced.

SAPC garnered the most number of sports events and is considered the overall champion.

This year's PSAAP is composed of host RILI, SAPC, Liceo de Pila, South Greenville School, Colegio Monterei de Pila Child Development, Inc., and St. Therese School of Arts and Science, Inc.

RILI dominates Pila dancesport contest anew

In the Latin category, Careyn Lhyne Abogado and Mark Herson Vargas amazed judges and audience with fancy moves and precise steps.

Champions once again!

The Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) Dancesport Team has again claimed top spot in both Standard and Latin categories of the dancesport competition of this year's District Meet in Pila, Laguna.

Mark Herson Vargas (Grade 8) and Careyn Lhyne Abogado (Grade 8) are this year's champion in the Latin category of the competition. Vargas and Abogado used their experience to defeat eight other pairs from different schools in Pila. Don Manuel Rivera Memoral National High School (DMRMNHS) landed second place, while Linga National High School (LNHS) settled for a third place finish.

Four schools competed in the event: RILI was represented by the lone pair of Vargas and Abogado, DMRMNHS sent three pairs, LNHS also sent three pairs, while San Antonio de Padua College Foundation of Pila, Laguna, Inc. (SAPC) was represented by two pairs.

The dancers were required to dance the Cha-cha-cha, the Rumba, and the Jive. The competition began with a showdown where all the competing pairs danced simultaneously as judges assessed their performances. This was followed by individual performances of each couple.

After all the couples had performed, the judges chose the top five pairs. Included in the top five were RILI's Vargas and Abogado, two pairs from LNHS, a pair from DMNMNHS, and a pair from SAPC.

The top five pairs again performed all three dances before the winners were announced.

Timothy James Manalo and Janne Gladys Tiosen glided across the dance floor during their honor dance. They are the only pair to compete in the Standard category.

In the Standard category, Timothy James Manalo (Grade 8) and Janne Gladys Tiosen (Grade 9) represented RILI. They performed an honor dance which included the Waltz, the Tango, and the Quickstep. No other competitors participated leaving Manalo and Tiosen with an easy defense of RILI's championship of the Standard category from last year.

Vargas and Abogado, and Manalo and Tiosen will represent RILI in the coming Unit Meet on Oct. 8-9. All four are members of the Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group, the school's official folk dance group.

Bahaghari wins all in dancesport

Genesis Viñalon and Louise Anne Nido stops and bends during
their performance of the waltz.

With high kicks and graceful turns, four members of the Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group (BCDG) of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) won in the two categories of the dancesport competition of the 2013 District Meet in Pila, Laguna, Oct. 3.

In the latin category, Bethany Praise Ortiz and Jan Jherico Marciano represented RILI and competed against eight other pairs. All the pairs performed the rhumba and the cha-cha-cha. The nine pairs were reduced to four after a series of elimination rounds. After which Ortiz and Marciano were declared winners of the category.

Bethany Praise Ortiz and Jan Jherico Marciano strikes a pose
while performin the rhumba.

In the standard category, Louise Anne Nido and Genesis Viñalon were the representatives of RILI. They competed with two other pairs.

Nido and Viñalon, together with one other pair, danced the waltz. The remaining pair performed the tango. They were judged individually to determine the winner. Nido and Viñalon emerged as the champions.

Ortiz, Marciano, Nido, and Viñalon will represent RILI and the district of Pila in the upcoming 2013 Unit Meet on Oct. 17-19.

View their performances here:

Post by Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group.

Post by Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group.

Post by Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group.

Black Dragonflies win PESAAP sipa, badminton golds

Gold medalists in sipa. (L-R) Sipa coach Mr. Brylle Rosa, Laurence
Arbasto, Jeuel Gonzales, Michael Dinoy, and Kervin Balatibat
receive their medal at PESAAP Meet's awarding ceremony.

Athletes from the elementary department of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) bagged the gold in sipa and girls' badminton, Aug. 28-29, during the Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila (PESAAP) athletic meet.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies, RILI's sports team, outkicked the White Sheep of Colegio Monterei de Pila (CMP) in two sets with a score of 15-12, 15-12 to win the championship in sipa (sepak takraw). Comprising RILI's team are Michael Dinoy, Jeuel Gonzales, Kervin Balatibat, and Laurence Arbasto.

RILI's dragonflies again battled with CMP's sheep in girls' badminton championships. In Singles B division, dragonfly Clarissa Anne Pandacan defeated CMP to grab the gold. In Singles A division, CMP defeated RILI's Careyn Lyn Abogado which put her in 2nd spot. The dragonflies also grabbed silver in girls' badminton doubles. Hannah Pauline Abela and Amanda Silva were on their way to winning gold before they lost to CMP in the finals.

The dragonflies also bagged a couple of bronzes in the track and field events. Abogado finished 3rd in the 50-m. dash while Pandacan also finished 3rd in the 100-m. dash. Beverly Gonzales and Maui Encarnacion also participated in the girls' track and field events but did not finish in the top 3. In the boys' running events, RILI was represented by Aldrin Rosales, Balatibat, Batocabe, and Dinoy.

The fighting dragonflies also competed in other events in the PESAAP meet. Dragonfy volleybelles suffered a first round defeat against Liceo de Pila. Comprising RILI's team are Princess Berara, Jem Labong, Lyn Rianne Ignacio, Sapphire Bondad, Michelle Catandihan, Janella Mariz Castillo, Nicole Dapol, Hannah Desoloc, Gonzales.

In chess players RILI was represented by Rosales and Jacob Nathanielz Payag.

There was also a contest for the muses and escorts of each participating school. Andrei Jeuel Gonzales and Lyn Rianne Ignacio were RILI's contestants for Mr. & Ms. PESAAP.

RILI will represent the private schools cluster in sipa and girls' badminton singles in the upcoming District Meet on Oct. 2-3.

Dragonfly runners land in top 15 in Pailah Fun Run

Runners (L-R) John Nico Chumacera, Renzo Oca, and Mark
Donnel de Patiño, together with adviser Mr. Ronaldo Morales,
prepare for the race.

Three secondary students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) were among the first 15 to finish the 3K (3 kilometers) category of the Pailah Fun Run in Pila, Laguna, March 21. The race is part of the celebration of the Pailah Festival.

Mark Donnel de Patiño, Renzo Oca, and John Nico Chumacera, 4th Year students (now graduates), placed 8th, 10th, and 15th, respectively, in the race. The three are members of the Black Fighting Dragonflies, the school's sports team.

The three runners bested other participants which came from all parts of Laguna.

This is not the first time that Dragonfly runners finished at the top of the pack in competitions. Elementary and high school runners from RILI bagged medals in the Pila Elementary Schools Athletic Association cluster athletic meet and district meet in 2012.

RILI reaches badminton semis, runners finish 3rd in District Meet

Bethany Praise Ortiz (left) and Isabel Silva (right) get ready to re-
ceive at the badminton girls' doubles event held at Colegio Monte-
rei de Pila during the Pila District Meet.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies of the high school department of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) reached the semifinals of the badminton matches and finished 3rd in the boys' and girls' 100-m dash at the Pila District Meet, Oct. 11-12.

RILI's girls' doubles players Isabel Silva and Bethany Praise Ortiz reached the semifinals by beating South Greenville School (SGS) in their first round match, 30-14. They then smashed through their second round opponent San Antonio de Padua College (SAPC), 30-19, before losing to Colegio Monterei de Pila (CMP), 22-30.

Girls' singles player Krystal Karen Kaye Payag beat St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy (STCJA), 30-14, in the first round. She then lost in the next round to CMP, 14-30.

Badminton boys' doubles players Mark Donnel de Patiño and Bryan Oquendo defeated SGS in the first round match 30-27. The two, however, failed to compete in the succeeding round due to conflicting game schedules.

Meanwhile, Dragonfly runners John Nico Chumacera and Dianne Karell Mapalad both finished 3rd in the 100-m dash for boys and girls, respectively. Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila (PESAAP) boys' 100-m dash champion Marcus Adrian Balinas also finished 3rd in the elementary category.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies also participated in chess, boys' volleyball, table tennis, and other track and field events.

The Pila District Meet is an annual athletic event in Pila, Laguna participated by all schools in the district. The champions will represent the district in the Unit Meet.

Dragonflies grab 3rd place overall in PESAAP Meet

Ivana Hidalgo (left) and Khrys Kyle Payag (right)
prepare to raise the flag bearing the official colors
of RILI during the opening ceremony of the
PESAAP Meet, Sept. 6.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) landed in the 3rd spot after the points have been tallied in the Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila (PESAAP) Meet hosted this year by San Antonio de Padua College Foundation of Pila, Laguna, Inc. (SAPC), Sept. 6-7.

In track and field, Marcus Adrian Balinas (Grade 6) burned the track to place 1st in the boys' 100-m. dash. John Ver Viñalon (Grade 5) landed in the 2nd spot in the 400-m. run. Balinas and Viñalon were joined by Jose Enrique Cadiz III (Grade 6) and Rency Estole (Grade 5) in taking the 2nd spot in the boys' 4x100-m. relay. RILI's girl runners also proved to be fast as Clarissa Anne Pandacan (Grade 5) placed 2nd in the girls' 100-m. dash.

In badminton, the Dragonflies reached the finals of the girls' doubles and the boys' singles matches to joust rackets with Colegio Monterei de Pila (CMP). RILI's Khrys Kyle Pagag (Grade 5) lost in the finals and landed in the 2nd place in the boy's singles. Karrell Anne Laluz (Grade 6) and Gilliane Alysse Ruanes (Grade 6) shared the same fate and placed 2nd in the girls' doubles. Amanda Silva (Grade 5) and Balinas both placed 3rd in the girls' singles and boys' singles, respectively.

Dragonfly think tanks Rovie Mae Dasmariñas (Grade 6) and Ron Wesley Gonzales (Grade 4) placed 2nd in the girls division and 3rd in the boys division of the chess competition, respectively.

RILI's boy netters ranked 3rd after their single elimination matches against other teams. Members of the boys' volleyball team are Payag, Balinas, Estole, Viñalon, Gonzales, Kristian Cedrick Surbano (Grade 6), Kurt I.C. Bandong (Grade 4), Tristan Jemb Nolasco (Grade 6), Mark Laurence Arbasto (Grade 4), and Mclien Bondad (Grade 5).

Payag also participated in the Mr. PESAAP 2012 competition and was crowned 2nd runner up.

Balinas will be representing the PESAAP cluster in the boys' 100-m. dash at the District Meet. Payag was chosen to be part of PESAAP's boys' volleyball team.

CMP White Sheep ranked 1st in the overall tally followed by South Greenville School (SGS) Spartans in 2nd place. Liceo de Pila (LDP) Blue Eagle [sic] was tied with RILI Black Fighting Dragonflies in 3rd place.

Other teams which participated are St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy of Pila, Laguna (STCJA) Theresian Red Dragons, SAPC Yellow Cub Raiders, Missionary Oratorians of Jesus School (MOJ) Red Chameleon [sic], and Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc. (ICSPI) Christian Orange Lion [sic].

RILI Hosts PESAAP 2010

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) hosted this year's Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila (PESAAP) Cluster Meet. The kickoff ceremony was held August 24 at the RILI covered court.

The ceremony started with a parade that commenced from the town plaza. Athletes from the participating schools carried their school emblems as they marched through the town headed by the Collegio Monterei de Pila (CMP) Drum and Lyre Corps. Leading each school is their muse and escort.

At the RILI covered court, the program started with a doxology from selected RILI students followed by the national anthem. The school principal Mr. Daniel Añoso gave the opening remarks and Mr. Edgardo Ramos, the municipal mayor, gave the keynote speech.

Spectators were entertained by special numbers from selected RILI students. There was even a surprise number from the RILI faculty.

Athletes and officials then recited the pledge which was immediately followed by the official opening of the games by the school administrator Mrs. Miriam Añoso.

Seven schools participated in this year's PESAAP Cluster Meet--Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc.; San Antonio de Padua College; South Greenville School; Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc.; St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy; Liceo de Pila; and Colegio Monterei de Pila.

The winners of the events will be representing the PESAAP Cluster in the coming District Meet on Sept. 18 and 25.