Med graduate and triathlete bags Justice Cabahug award

A 23-year-old Medicine graduate and multi-awarded triathlete is this year’s recipient of the Sotero Cabahug Medal of Academic Excellence.

“I was surprised. I didn’t expect. You know, after hearing there are a lot of applicants. They’re all cum laude. And so, I don’t know what to expect,” Vicente Lorenzo “Vince” Cabahug told reporter.

The awarding ceremony was held at the Mandaue City Sports Complex at 7 p.m. last night.
The young Cabahug is the 71st recipient of the award since it was launched in 1923. He is the fifth Cabahug clan member to receive the distinction.

The award launched by the Mandaue City Council in honor of the late Justice Sotero B. Cabahug is given to Mandauehanons who excelled in his/her field.

Qualified

The award is open to secondary, undergraduate and post-graduate students.

Cabahug is a registered nurse. He finished his pre-Med course on top of his class at the Cebu Doctor’s University College of Medicine (CDU-CM), one of the top four medical schools in the country.

Cabahug also won second place in his very first triathlon competition in 2012, the Cebu XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon Philippines.

He qualified and was a finisher in the World XTERRA Triathlon Championship held in Maui, Hawaii in the same year.

In 2013, he placed 3rd in the same competition but was unable to join the world championship due to hospital duties in his senior year.

Cabahug was also a finisher in the 2012 Cebu Cobra Ironman and a captain of their college’s track and field team.

He’s also a member in his school’s swimming, table tennis, badminton and soccer teams.

Cabahug credits good time management for excelling in his studies and sports.

He will start his post-graduate internship next month and will review for next year’s Physician’s Licensure Exam.

He plans to undergo medical training in the US ./Xavier University Development Communication Intern Irish Maika R. Lam