Rey Danseco

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Rey Danseco

Born	20 January Calauag, Quezon
Occupation	Journalist and Sports Editor, TV host, International Boxing Judge

Rey Danseco is a Filipino sports editor, journalist, television commentator-host for boxing events and international boxing judge and reporter. His full name is Reynante Noscal Danseco.

He is currently the sports editor of the Philippines leading daily called Bagong Tiktik (Spy), editor of www.boxrec.com and staff writer of American boxing website www.boxingscene.com. He also reports to Inquirer’s Bandera (Flag).

He was a boxing writer/contributor for Philippine Daily Inquirer from 2003 to 2004 and Manila Times from 2004 to 2006. Previously he's connected with other dailies, such as Bulgar (Expose), Saksi (Witness), and Balita (News) and served as sports editor of Init sa Balita and Arangkada newspapers from 1998 to 2000.

The boxing host/commentator/analyst of Elorde boxing programs that aired over RPN 9, IBC 13, and NBN 4 since 1999 and the solo host of Elorde TV Boxing of ABC 5 in 2006. He's now working his new TV program titled ELORDE BOXING TOUR on ABC-5, every 2-3 pm every Sunday starting June 2008. The program is under Elorde International Productions of Gabriel "Bebot" Elorde Jr, eldest son of the former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association super featherweight champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde. From 2003 to 2004, he worked as anchorman at Sports Radio (918 kHz) for “Sports Columnist on Air” program.

He worked as judge in international boxing championships in the Philippines and Japan, including the fight of Gerry Penalosa for WBF super flyweight championship fight in Manila and the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title bout between Filipino champion Juanito Rubillar and Japanese challenger Ken Nakajima at Nishinari Ward in Osaka, Japan.

1 Biography
2 Collegiate Experience
3 Filmography
4 Latest News about Rey Danseco
5 External links

[edit] Biography

He was born in the municipality of Calauag in the province of Quezon, Philippines. Third of four siblings of Renato Olviga Danseco and Amada Fernandez Noscal, a retired high school teacher at Calauag Central College (CCC) and eldest daughter of educator Juan Requina Noscal of Lopez, Quezon and Glecilda Fernandez of Calauag.

His late father, known as Ato and/or Totoy to his friends, kin and townmates was the eldest of the 10 siblings of Vice Mayor Lope Caña Danseco and Francisca "Iska" Olviga Danseco both of Calauag. He was the Municipal Secretary of Calauag.

Rey attended pre-school at St. Peter's Kindergarten in Calauag. He took his Primary School with honors (1980-1986) and finished the Secondary School at CCC.

He was a consistent honor student and received a “Loyalty Award” for finishing his elementary and High School education at the same school. He was an active participant in extra curricular activities. He was a member of CCC Sinag Lahi Dance Troupe from Elementary until High School that is why he along with his few fellow dancers received the Terpsichorean Arts Award. He represented CCC in various sports events in several competitions. He was a undefeated table tennis bet of CCC during his time in High school and member of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) champion team in table tennis competition of 1997 National Capital Region Athletic Association. A boy scout, he was also a drill commander and Company Commander in the Citizen's Army Training and Staffer of the CCC's official organ, The Torch.

He took up vocational course at Systems Technology Institute before he earned his Mass Communications, Major in Journalism degree at PUP in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

[edit] Collegiate Experience

Served as Junior Council Officer of PUP College of Languages and Mass Communications as freshman student.
Elected No. 1 Councilor of PUP College of Languages and Mass Communications when he was a freshman student.
Elected No. 3 councilor of PUP Central Student Council and worked as treasurer and Secretary General.
Editor-in-chief, Student Review, the official newslater of PUP central student council.
Appointed Chairman, Sports Committee of Earth Savers Movement.

Elected Vice President, Unified Quezonians – an academic-socio-civic student organization that composes of Quezon province native in Manila.

Appointed Chairman, Public Relations Committee of Movement for the Advancement of Student Power-PUP
Active student activist and leader. He organized various mobilization rally for a cause and joined EDSA People Power Part Two or EDSA Dos that forced President [[Joseph "Erap" Estrada]] to leave his position in January 2000.
Table Tennis Varsity player who played at State Colleges and Universities Athletics Association (SCUAA) and National Capital Region Athletic Association where he won siler medal in doubles event and part of overall championship team in 1997.
Full scholar of Kapatiran ng Talino at Galing (Kataga)-PUP from 2nd semester in his first year until graduation in college.

[edit] Filmography

He made a short appearance in "Pacquiao: The Movie", a true to life story of two-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, as the live TV commentator during Pacquiao's (played by Filipino actor Jericho Rosales) fights in the movie. ABS-CBN and FLT Films co-produced the movie.