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Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes apprehended for playing pool

Delfin Dioquino

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Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes apprehended for playing pool

ITCHING TO PLAY. It has been more than a year since Efren 'Bata' Reyes competed in an official tournament.

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In a video circulating on social media, Efren 'Bata' Reyes and others were held and eventually brought to the barangay

Filipino pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes and several others were apprehended by police in the middle of an unauthorized billiards game in San Pedro City, Laguna.

In a video circulating on social media, Reyes, other players, and spectators were held and eventually brought to the barangay.

Police also confiscated their pool equipment.

According to a Philippine Star report, no charges were filed against Reyes.

It has been more than a year since the 66-year-old competed in an official billiards tournament.

Reyes clinched a bronze medal in carom in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games hosted in the country.

Due to the continuous rise of coronavirus cases rise in the country a year since quarantine started, officials have imposed stricter protocols.

Also, senior citizens like Reyes are advised to stay at home and avoid social gatherings. – Rappler.com

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Delfin Dioquino

Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.