{"id":6717,"date":"2026-05-29T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/?p=6717"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:22:05","slug":"ub-grade-schooler-clinches-silver-in-international-karate-one-youth-league-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/ub-grade-schooler-clinches-silver-in-international-karate-one-youth-league-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UB Grade Schooler clinches silver in international Karate One Youth League 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Batangas (UB) grade schooler Dean Caleb A. Montalbo captured the silver medal in the <em>Under-14 (U14) Advance Kata<\/em> category at the prestigious <em>Karate One Youth League 2026<\/em>, held in Manila from May 14 to 17, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montalbo demonstrated exceptional technique and form throughout the high-stakes elimination rounds to secure his place in the finals. Competing in the U14 Advance Kata division required him to execute a series of pre-choreographed martial arts movements judged strictly on speed, power, balance, and rhythmic alignment. His silver-medal finish brings immense pride to the UB community and establishes him as a rising star in the national and international karate circuits. This victory also underscores the effectiveness of early athletic training and the unwavering support of the UB sports programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This athletic milestone drives the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by advancing SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being, as Montalbo\u2019s success highlights the vital role of physical education and martial arts in fostering youth fitness and mental wellness. Additionally, the victory supports SDG 4: Quality Education by validating UB\u2019s commitment to holistic learning, proving that the institution provides the critical infrastructure and encouragement needed for students to achieve elite excellence beyond the traditional classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Batangas (UB) grade schooler Dean Caleb A. Montalbo captured the silver medal in the Under-14 (U14) Advance Kata category at the prestigious Karate One Youth League 2026, held in Manila from May 14 to 17, 2026. Montalbo demonstrated exceptional technique and form throughout the high-stakes elimination rounds to secure his place in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[169,170,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-goal-3-good-health-and-well-being","category-goal-4-quality-education","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6719,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6717\/revisions\/6719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ub.edu.ph\/ubbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}