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Mark John Lexer Galedo
Mark John Lexer Galedo (born September 11, 1985) is a Philippines, Filipino professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Continental team . Galedo was inspired to take up cycling after he watched Victor Espiritu finish as the 1996 Marlboro Tour (now the Tour de Filipinas) champion. Personal life Galedo formerly had Guevarra as his last name but discontinued using it in competitions after his father abandoned their family. Associated with Caloocan, Galedo is a former car-painter and kitchen helper. He also runs a bicycle shop in Mandaluyong with his wife. Major results Source: ;2009 : 1st Overall Tour of Luzon ;2011 : Cycling at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ::3rd Team time trial ;2012 : 1st Overall Ronda Pilipinas : 6th Overall Tour de Filipinas : 10th Overall Tour of Vietnam ;2013 : Cycling at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games ::1st Cycling at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games#Men's 50 km i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History With the idea of professional journalists using social media and crowd sourcing for news dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
