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SPORTS BANTER | Sir Moreto Delgado Jr., Special Needs Education Teacher at Para-Athletes Coach.  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00PTV Sports is back with Sir Moreto Delgado, Junior Special Needs Educator, Teacher and Coach of Athletics Para

00:12for Para-athletes in Lumot Elementary School in Cavite, Laguna.

00:17Good morning, Coach!

00:21Coach Moreto!

00:22Good morning!

00:23Good thing you didn't come in today, Coach!

00:27I'm still in the game.

00:30I just finished playing for RAAM in 2025.

00:34Wow! Alright.

00:35Coach, can you tell us about your journey here in teaching?

00:41And of course, your journey, your transition in teaching,

00:45and here specifically for those with special needs.

00:50Actually, I started teaching in the middle of 2016.

00:58At that time, I wasn't blind.

01:02I was deaf and mute.

01:05Then in 2018, I was able to join the games.

01:11I was able to get a chaperone.

01:16At that time, I was the one running with the blind kids.

01:21So, I was also training at that time.

01:24It was a great experience.

01:29I was able to see that their journey is not limited to their dreams.

01:36At the same time, it's not just there that their world will stop.

01:42Because there are people like me who will support them,

01:47help them to build up.

01:49It's just great.

01:52Now, our kids are new.

01:56So, they're still young.

01:59When we joined RAAM,

02:01after RAAM,

02:03even though we didn't win the medals,

02:07we were still proud.

02:13Hello, Coach.

02:19Hello, Coach.

02:21Coach is missing.

02:23We're having a technical problem.

02:26But Coach mentioned that he's running with the blind kids.

02:32Last year, I covered the Para Games.

02:35I personally saw the kids playing.

02:38Not just the blind kids.

02:40All of them?

02:41Yes, all of them.

02:42Disabilities.

02:43It's a great opportunity for our athletes.

02:48And of course, for the parents who have children,

02:51who have cousins,

02:53and of course, for the children who also have parents and cousins.

02:58Because they're really together.

03:00Imagine, they run so fast.

03:04It's really athletic.

03:06Also, I think that our disabled athletes are really proud.

03:11Because despite their limitations,

03:13they really gave it their all when it comes to sports.

03:16Sports.

03:17They really gave it their all.

03:18Meanwhile, teammates,

03:20we'll take a short break.

03:23So, we won't talk much

03:25because PTV Sports will be back.

03:30PTV Sports is back.

03:32We're still here with Sir Moreto Delgado,

03:34Para Athlete Coach of Cavite, Laguna.

03:37Sir, welcome back.

03:40I'm sorry, I lost my internet connection.

03:42It's okay, Coach.

03:44We'll continue this morning.

03:46So, Coach,

03:47you mentioned earlier how you started.

03:50Now, I want to ask,

03:52how do you motivate your athletes to push past their limits,

03:57their limitations,

03:58and how do you boost their confidence

04:00to trust themselves?

04:03How do you do that?

04:05I think I use their difficulties

04:08so that they don't limit themselves

04:10to their limits

04:12so that they can achieve their dreams.

04:14At the same time, I encourage them

04:16to keep fighting.

04:18Whatever happens,

04:20they can do it.

04:22Win or lose,

04:23they just have to keep going.

04:25They just have to go for what they want.

04:27Because if...

04:29The support is just for the kids

04:32to do what's right.

04:35As a coach,

04:37we help the kids

04:39to be more confident

04:42not only in sports,

04:46but also in their lives.

04:51So, Coach,

04:52we teach

04:54and we coach our Para Athletes.

04:57Coach,

04:58how do we manage that?

05:00Because it's a bit challenging, right?

05:04As of now,

05:05I teach the kids

05:07to be confident.

05:09So, it's a bit challenging

05:11because of the time.

05:13The time,

05:14especially for the blinds,

05:16because they can't train

05:18without a coach's guidance.

05:20They can't do the training

05:22without a coach's guidance.

05:24But we can manage

05:26because there's support

05:28from the Deaf Ed,

05:31the SDO Laguna.

05:33They give time for the coaches

05:35to train the kids.

05:37They give them a day.

05:39That's how it is.

05:42Alright.

05:45Coach,

05:46we know that it's not a joke

05:48to be a coach

05:50and a teacher

05:52for students with special needs.

05:55What is the fulfillment

05:57that you feel

05:59or what is the impact

06:01of this for you?

06:04For me,

06:05the fulfillment is

06:07because it's nice

06:09even though we're going through

06:11double the experience

06:13as a teacher.

06:14We have a lot of teachers here.

06:18It's like

06:19when the kid is successful,

06:21we're successful.

06:22It's nice to feel

06:24that the kids you're teaching

06:26are successful.

06:28They're successful in life

06:30because you're a part of it.

06:32Even though they're lacking,

06:35you're a part of their lives.

06:38It's so nice.

06:40That's where we win.

06:42That's where you achieve.

06:44You feel like,

06:46wow.

06:48When you see,

06:50especially with those

06:52who won,

06:56that's where we feel

06:58that, wow,

07:00I'm a part of it.

07:01It's like you're proud

07:03that you're a part of their journey.

07:05It's like that.

07:06Alright.

07:07Coach,

07:08the inspiration you're giving

07:10to our para-athletes

07:12is so nice.

07:13But I want to know,

07:14what inspired us

07:16to teach

07:18to our para-athletes?

07:23When I was studying in college,

07:28I didn't think of becoming a teacher.

07:31But at that time,

07:35my parents couldn't support me

07:38in studying

07:39because of the course I wanted

07:41and the school I wanted.

07:42Here in Laguna,

07:44there's a school

07:45that offers,

07:46it's exclusive

07:48for deaf and mute.

07:50So I thought,

07:52that's where I studied.

07:53I had a passion

07:55because I saw

07:56that there are a lot of people

07:58or a lot of students

08:00who need special needs education

08:02like us.

08:04For me,

08:05teaching is not just teaching.

08:07It's not just a profession.

08:09For me,

08:10teaching is a calling

08:11because not everyone,

08:13especially in special needs

08:15or special education,

08:17as a SPED teacher,

08:19that's where I saw

08:20that it's not just a profession.

08:22There's also a heart.

08:24It's a calling to you.

08:26You're supporting

08:28those people

08:30who need special attention

08:32and special needs

08:35for their children.

08:37Maybe that's what I saw.

08:42You know, teammate Bernat,

08:44I'm sure it's not easy

08:46to teach kids

08:48who have special needs.

08:50I remember,

08:51during my DLSU days,

08:53I was assigned

08:54to kids with special needs.

08:57And it's very,

08:58our patience needs to be long.

09:01Right, Coach?

09:02Our patience is very long

09:04when we deal with kids

09:06with special needs.

09:08Your patience needs to be

09:12tripled

09:14because

09:16we don't know.

09:18As a teacher,

09:20this is my standard.

09:22You need to reach this.

09:23No, as a teacher

09:25of special needs,

09:26you need to be the one

09:27to go down to the kids

09:28you're assigning

09:29so you can raise them

09:30to where you want them to be.

09:32Because if you don't go down,

09:33you won't be able to raise them.

09:34If you just stay up there,

09:37you won't be able to bring them there.

09:39You need to go down

09:41so you can help them

09:43go up there.

09:45But now, Coach,

09:47this 2025,

09:48what are the upcoming competitions

09:50for our kids?

09:53As of now,

09:54there's none

09:55because we lost.

09:56My other runner

09:59only got 6th place.

10:01So what we need

10:02is to get gold.

10:04So,

10:05that's it.

10:06Maybe next time,

10:07I'll train again

10:08because

10:09I saw my kids' opponents

10:11who are big.

10:12And those kids

10:13are new to me

10:15as their coach.

10:18So,

10:20maybe

10:21this year,

10:22we'll focus on training

10:24so they can get stronger.

10:29Coach, at this point,

10:30what's your goal

10:31as an athletics coach

10:33for your para-athletes?

10:35What do you want

10:36your students to achieve?

10:39So,

10:40when it comes to that,

10:42I want them

10:43to achieve what they can.

10:45I don't want to push them.

10:49I'm not going to persuade them

10:52to get gold this time.

10:55No.

10:56Whatever you want,

10:57I'll help you as a coach.

10:59I'll help you

11:00to achieve what you want

11:03and not what I want.

11:04Because what I want

11:05is what you'll achieve.

11:07We might not achieve it.

11:08So,

11:09I'll just help them

11:10to achieve

11:11what they want.

11:13So,

11:14as a coach,

11:15I'll help them

11:16to achieve

11:17what they want.

11:18And as a coach,

11:19I'll help them

11:20to guide them

11:21in their trainings.

11:23There you go.

11:24So, Coach,

11:25that was beautiful.

11:27I mentioned earlier

11:29the inspiration

11:30we brought to the kids.

11:31But,

11:32a message, Coach,

11:33and advice

11:34to our para-athletes.

11:38To all the para-athletes

11:44who are dreaming

11:45to achieve their dreams.

11:48For me,

11:49as I said earlier,

11:50disability is not an excuse

11:53to achieve your dreams.

11:56If you have a dream,

11:57just keep fighting.

11:59We have a lot of para-athletes

12:02who will support you

12:04and help you

12:06to achieve your dreams.

12:08So,

12:09that's all.

12:11Thank you very much.

12:12Thank you very much, Coach Morato.

12:16And thank you for

12:17hosting our interview

12:18this morning.

12:20Thank you, Coach.

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