He sets his own records to break them as well. This has been the story of the . athletics career of this young man, born from good genes by former record holder Renato, Sr. His recent triumphs in the 16th Asean University Games held in Vientiane, Laos saw him shattering his own record in the 110-meter hurdles event by clocking 14.49 seconds, eclipsing his own 14.58 seconds record set in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. This feat earned him a much-needed silver medal to raise the Philippine team's showing in the games. His toppling of the previous record, which stood for 11 years, also proved that Philippine athletics, and our hurdler runners in particular, may well be on the right track of finally clinching bigger international victories.