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Beijing-based Pinoys for the Olympic Torch Bearer Contest
I found out that there are other Filipinos aside from Marco Torres who are bidding for a chance to become Olympic Torch Bearers.
There's Marco Torres, of course.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=117
There's Vlad Reyes, a Filipino Chinese American.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=132
There's Jaime Florcruz, a Filipino.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=204
There's Jaime Florcruz's daughter, Michelle Florcruz.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=205
If there are others, please let me know.
It's actually fine to root for all four (or more, I don't know if there are others) of them because it's only 1 vote per IP address for each candidate.
VOTE! EFFING VOTE!
Go for gold, Philippines! 
/edit:
Thanks Marco for the additional update!! Good luck!
There's Noel Novicio too.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=345
VOTE!!
/2nd edit: I also found Dominic Penaloza who happens to be the 12th most popular in the contest.
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=59
Nice links Jamie.. Let's support our kababayans.
This is a balanced promotion of the torch bearing competition for Pinoys to
vote. I will do the same in my personal website. Thanks.
Thank you Lester and Reymos. The other 3 possible torch bearers are behind.
A vote for each of them will not take anything away from Marco and vice
versa so there's a possibility that all of them can become torch bearers.
Please vote for them. Thank you all!
I voted for the other contestants you linked. I don’t think there’s
anything wrong with voting for the other Pinoys in the contest. The polling
just a small part of the judging criteria. The final decision will still be
made by the panel of judges. And I’m sure they’re going to make their
decision based on credentials and aspirations, not on votes. I’ve read the
profile of the four candidates and their credentials all look solid. Marco
Torres exudes youth and vibrancy. Jaime FlorCruz and Vlad Reyes have a lot
of experience in China. Michelle FlorCruz is definitely enjoying life in
China. I hope the qualifications don’t require the candidates to be working
in China, otherwise Michelle would be disqualified because she’s still a
student.
It would be great though that they all get lots of votes. Even if the polls
play a small part, the judges could take that into consideration. I mean,
why would so many people root for them, right? :D
Mga kababayan ko! There is another Filipino as well Noel Novicio, a
diplomat in the Philippine embassy in China. Do support him as well:
http://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch/members.shtml?mid=345
In the end, I believe what is important is that a Filipino carries the
torch once again (after 44 years) considering Manila is not part of the
torch relay for the Beijing Olympics. Having any of us carry the torch
allows the Philippines to participate in this glorious moment!
