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SUNSHINE HEROES
From left: Dole Asean cluster general manager Noel Casanova, National Solid Waste Management Commission executive director Eligio Ildefonso, Dole Asia vice president for marketing and innovations Ashvin Subramanyan and Gone Adventurin’ founder and chief executive Ashwin Subramaniam
PLDT Inc. will once again host Asia’s premier telecom event, the ACC, with Silicon Valley icon Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and trustee of Wikimedia Foundation, as keynote speaker, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu on Sept. 12 to 15, 2017. The much-anticipated telco and technology conference has always top billed speakers from around the world who are experts in the fields of telecommunications, carrier business and technology. This year, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Kawasaki, who is also a much sought-after speaker in international conferences, will explore the ACC 2017 theme “Reinventing Customer Experience in the Digital Age.” “If you provide enough value, then you earn the right to promote your company in order to recruit new customers. The key is to always provide value,” said Kawasaki who is currently the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool. He is also a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley). He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, his MBA from UCLA and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
FRUIT COMPANY WANTS FILIPINOS TO STOP POLLUTING PACIFIC OCEAN
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MASSIVE island of plastics is forming in the Pacific Ocean, and the Philippines is pinpointed as the third biggest culprit in dumping trash to the world’s largest body of water. “If you look at the southern Pacific Ocean, there is a massive, almost like a floating island of plastic trash. The Philippines ranks number three in contribution to plastic waste in the ocean in the world. Number one is China, number two is Indonesia and number three is the Philippines,” said Dole Asia vice president for marketing and innovations Ashvin Subramanyan. Subramanyan said this could be due to the fact that the Philippines has the second longest coastline in Asia after Indonesia, and there is a need to improve waste segregation and recycling in the country. Ocean Conservancy, a US environmental nonprofit group, reported in 2015 that the majority of plastic waste enters the Pacific Ocean from a small geographic area, and that “over half comes from just five rapidly growing economies—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.” Ocean Conservancy said the rising economic power of these countries had also generated exploding demand for consumer products that had not yet been met with a commensurate waste-management infrastructure. The study found that of the 275 million metric tons of plastic waste that coastal countries produced in 2010, between 4.8 and 12.7 million MT leaked to the ocean. China was listed as the top contributor, with 1.32 million MT to 3.53 million MT going into the sea, followed by Indonesia with 480,000 MT to 1.29 million MT and the Philippines with 280,000 MT to 750,000 MT of plastic waste. While China was the biggest producer of plastic waste with 50 million MT of plastic waste per year, compared to the Philippines’ 2.7 million MT, waste in China was spread over a much greater geographic area, resulting in a much lower density
of waste. Metro Manila in the Philippines generates roughly 560,000 metric tons of plastic waste each year within an area of 620 square kilometers, translating into a plastic waste density of 900 metric tons per square kilometer. In its estimate, Ocean Conservatory said of the 2.7 million metric tons of plastic waste produced by the Philippines, about half a million metric tons leaked to the sea. An executive of Dole, a multinational fruit producer which has a 17,000-hectare plantation in South Cotabato province, said companies were contributing to the problem. “Disposable container has created issues for the environment. Because of the nature of business of Dole, we know that we also contribute. That is why we have decided to put emphasis on putting training, wisdom among the students,” said Dole Asean cluster general manager Noel Casanova. Subramanyan agreed, saying: “We have business in the Philippines, so we can do something about it. So let us do something about it.” Dole Philippines teamed up with Gone Adventurin’ and Mother Earth Foundation to launch the Sunshine Heroes campaign—a CSR and sustainability drive centered on engaging the schoolchildren and instilling within them the passion to embrace sustainability, through recycling, as a lifestyle and a progressive movement. “We need to teach kids that all the trash they see laying around our streets and clogging our waterways is because we need more recycling and less trash,” said Subramanyam. Data showed the Philippines was producing around 40,000 tons of garbage every day or about 14.6 million tons a year. Experts said that at least 70 percent of these wastes were generated by households, while about 75 percent could actually be recycled. To encourage the youth to recycle materials, the Sunshine Heroes campaign is putting up material recovery facilities in five public schools in Malabon and Quezon City where students will be
requested to bring household recyclable wastes to the facility. The trash will then be sold to local recyclers once it reaches a certain amount. Money generated from this program will go directly to the school to help fund other school activities. The pilot schools are Potrero Elementary School, Potrero National High School, Masambong Elementary School, Sergio Osmeña Sr. High School and Holy Spirit Elementary School. “We chose to engage the youth because of their role in helping change mindsets about recycling and proper waste management,” said Subramanyam. “Down the road, we hope that other schools will be able to replicate this sustainability model. Making this model a staple in every school can make a lasting impact in terms of advocating for proper waste management nationwide,” said Subramanyam. National Solid Waste Management Commission executive director Eligio Ildefonso said the industries and the private sector have crucial roles to play in waste management. “The order of the Supreme Court is to clean up Manila Bay to restore it to former status where everyone can swim,” he said. “We want to see more companies as partners of the government,” said Ildefonso. Gone Adventurin’ founder and chief executive Ashwin Subramaniam said urban waste in the Philippines was expected to rise significantly in the coming years. “The World Bank has forecasted that urban waste in the Philippines will increase 165 percent by 2025 from 2012,” he said. He said teaching students to recycle materials is a good start. “Our whole future depends on the next generation or two,” said Subramaniam. “Each household has 4.4 members and if you can influence one student or one child in the family, you have 3.4 other members of the family who can start segregating and recycling,” he said. Subramanyan, the Dole executive, said aside from the fruit company, everybody should take part in recycling of materials. “We all live in this planet. We owe it to ourselves to protect it,” he said. Roderick T. dela Cruz
Silicon Valley’s Guy Kawasaki leads speakers at ACC 2017
Kawasaki’s quotes have captivated audiences: “When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.”A prolific writer, he has authored numerous best-selling books such as The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, The Art of the Start 2.0 and nine others. Several international experts in technology and telco will be joining Kawasaki as speakers at the plenary session. “As ACC provides an ideal venue for industry leaders to discuss and share the latest technological breakthroughs, it also spearheads Thought Leadership on the future of technology and telco through relevant activities such as the plenary session, bilateral meetings, workshops, exhibits, and networking events,” said PLDT Group chief revenue officer Eric Alberto. Last year, the ACC was attended by over 1,300 delegates representing 414 companies from 62 countries around the world. “The ACC has always been well-attended since it was first held 13 years ago,” Alberto said. “Both international and local delegates look for ward to this conference every year because it offers them great technological knowledge and enormous opportunities for networking, collaborating and conducting business with industry leaders and players,” he said. The conference program consists of the plenary session, various workshops, bilateral meets, networking sessions, and social activities.
ABOITIZ INTRODUCES THE ‘GREEN’ JEEPNEY By Alena Mae S. Flores BUSINESSMAN Endika Aboitiz teamed up with Spanish investor Enrique Bañuelos to reinvent the old ‘jeepney’ and transform it into a green, electric vehicle. QEV Philippines Electromobility Solutions and Consulting Group Inc., the joint venture between Aboitiz and Bañuelos, proposes to convert an initial 50,000 jeepneys over five years, or 10,000 per year, by replacing their diesel engines with
lithium-ion batteries. QEV Philippines, the Philippine unit of Singapore-based electromobility holding firm QEV Capital Pte. Ltd., also seeks the help of the government to shoulder the cost of electric kit of around P600,000 per unit. “The jeepney is as much Filipino as all of you. It is like London’s double-decker bus. It in itself is a moving museum. Taking the jeepney away is taking away a piece of our colorful history, an icon that
many have come to associate with the Philippines. We can preserve the jeepney and modernize it without taking away its charm,” Aboitiz said during the launching of the green jeepney in Taguig City. When Bañuelos, QEV’s principal investor first laid eyes on the jeepney, it was love at first sight. In his resolve, he had a Sarao jeepney sent to Spain for extensive research and development, so they could study how it could be converted Turn to C2
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from an internal combustion engine into electric. After more months of local research, a team of Spanish engineers then flew to the Philippines to start work on the conversion. Today, that jeepney is now a green jeepney, having zerocarbon emissions and running 100 percent on electricity. The green jeepney made its debut on July 20 at Shangri-La at The Fort, Bonifacio Global City. The cost of electricity is far less than the cost of fuel. In effect, the take home pay of the jeepney drivers would improve since they would have more earnings. Charging of lithium ion batteries for 15 minutes costs 30 percent less than the average liter of diesel. This will enable the green jeepney to run for 100 to 140 kilometers. Compared to the high cost of diesel that can fetch as high as P31/ liter for the same distance. The charging stations for the green jeepneys will soon be made widely available. QEV Philippines has as its technological partner, ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), which produces universal charging stations that will be installed all over the city. The company said that once the proposal was adopted, electrification/reconversion would be undertaken by QEV Philippines affiliate QEV Technologies and local jeepney manufacturers such as Sarao Motors in four local facilities. Charging stations—to be powered by Aboitiz Power’s Corp. clean and renewable energy brand “Cleanergy” whose network will be initially formed with the help of Manila Electric Co., Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Ayala Corp. and SM Group. With virtually no emissions, QEV Philippines said its green jeepneys are expected to sequester an estimated 540 tons of carbon million trees, and earning $35 million in United Nations carbon credits. Further, this will come at no cost to jeepney drivers, with as much as $800 (or approximately P40,000) a year seen in energy and maintenance savings. The jeepneys’ charging stations are also expected to help save 375 million liters of oil per year, or the equivalent of 3 percent of the country’s total imported Brent Crude barrels. QEV Philippines’ green jeepneys are also expected to revitalize the country’s long-running jeepney industry by paving the way for local jeepney manufacturers to enter the electric solutions industry via building, renewal, and maintenance trainings. “ W h a t we p ro p o s e i s n o t replacement, but rehabilitation. Rehabilitate old jeepneys and make them like new, complete with electrical motors that will make it run on electricity instead of diesel. Help drivers pay for the rehabilitation, through a special program that the Philippine government will make out for them—and in the end put more money in their pockets because the costs of charging with electricity would be so much cheaper than filling it up with diesel,” Bañuelos said.
Waves Beach Club and Residences chief executive Fausto Liriano (left) leads the groundbreaking of DusitD2 in San Juan, La Union
INTERNATIONAL RESORT LIFTS LA UNION REAL ESTATE MARKET
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WORLD-CLASS resort which promotes the preservation of ‘pawikan’ or sea turtles is lifting the real estate market in La Union province, in terms of quality and prices. Construction of DusitD2 at Waves Beach Club and Residences on a seven-hectare property with a 350-meter beachfront in San Juan, La Union has started, drawing more attention to the potential of the area as a surfing hub and the next major tourist destination. Fausto Liriano, the president and CEO of Waves Beach Club, says the luxury residential resort complex is set to become the biggest resort in La Union and will be managed by international hotel group Dusit. “Construction has already started. We are committed and we will do our best to work until the second quarter of 2019. So basically, it will be ready for operations after two years of construction,” says Liriano, a civil engineer from the Dominican Republic who also heads real estate company RCL Realty & Consulting Services as chairman and chief executive. RCL Realty and Brightbeam Corp. are in charge of the development of DusitD2 at Waves Beach Club and Residences in San Juan. Liriano says land prices at the beach areas of San Juan surged to as high as P20,000 per square meter from only P5,000 per sqm several years ago when RCL Realty announced the plan to develop Waves Beach Club, with DusitD2 as its anchor hotel. “We should have bought more properties then,” he says. DusitD2 will be a five-star hotel, equipped with modern amenities. Average room size will be 41 square meters, bigger than other five-star hotels’ 35 sqm. Liriano says that at present, the accommodation sector in La Union cannot catch
up with demand. He says there are less than 1,000 hotel and resort rooms in the province. “Now, there are a lot of other hotels in conversation with us that they want to do something in La Union,” says Liriano. He says DusitD2 at Waves Beach Club, which draws architectural inspiration from Malibu in California, is expected to become a landmark in the province. Its location is near the popular surfing spot of Urbiztondo. “Aside from that, the development will bring a lot of income into La Union province, not only in terms of putting a landmark, but also in terms of employment which is very very important,” he says. He says once the project is completed, about 200 to 300 people will be directly employed in the resort, with about 80 percent of them coming from La Union province. “That will be a big impact on the economy of La Union. We are committed to the province that we will have at least 70 percent to 80 percent locals,” he says. Dusit International, a global hotel brand from Thailand, is in charge of the management, branding and licensing of DusitD2 while Waves Beach Club is in charge of construction. The whole project will include a 10-story hotel with 174 rooms and a function room with 1,000 seats; an Olympic-size swimming pool; 110 residential villas; and a condominium building. Construction of the hotel alone will cost around P1 billion, he says. Liriano is personally involved in making sure the project takes off. He attends three to four meetings a day while he is in Manila, and up to five meetings a day when he is busy overseeing the project in La Union, where his family also lives. Liriano, who was also involved in the development of Thunderbird Resort in San Fernando, La Union a decade ago, says Waves Beach Club has tapped the best contractors in architectural design, engineering plan, security,
interior design and sound system to develop the project. He used to work for Thunderbird International, before he decided to establish RCL Realty with two other partners. “For me, Thunderbird will always be my baby. I am here in the Philippines because I was asked by Thunderbird International’s management to come and work into the development of Thunderbird in La Union. Ten years ago, there used to be basically nothing there and now, you will see such a beautiful development with nice amenities a world-class golf course and a casino there,” he says. On what makes DusitD2 different from other five-star hotels, Liriano says the project has an environmental advocacy focusing on the protection of ‘pawikan’ or sea turtles which inhabit the coastline of San Juan. Liriano says Waves Beach Club hired one of the best companies in developing a sewage treatment plant to make sure wastewater is properly filtrated. “We always comply with what the law is saying,” he says. “The reason we also engaged Dusit is because we strongly believe that they comply with all the international standards,” he says. “We at RCL are also committed to the environment. We are adopting the pawikan. We are integrating pawikan into our design and concept. There are pawikans in La Union,” he says. Liriano says the resort is now designing its lighting, sound system and heat-resistant technologies so that they will not disturb pawikans. “We will be working in La Union for a long time. We believe in La Union and we make the big challenge to prove that La Union has the potential. That’s why we started Thunderbird and now we are developing another landmark which is DusitD2 at Waves Beach Club and Residences. We are doing our part to help the community, to develop La Union and to promote La Union,” says Liriano. Marielle Franchesca Santiago
SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS TURNS INTO AN INDUSTRY LEGACY LUCIO Cochanco Sr. and Ederlina Cochanco started a small family business—retailing agricultural products in Binondo, Manila in 1972. Little did they know that the venture would turn into a legacy. The Jolly General Merchandise set up by the Cochancos led to the establishment of Fly Ace Corp. in 1993, which is now one of the leading food and beverage consumer goods companies in the Philippines. Fly Ace, under the leadership of the Cochanco siblings, launched their first owned brand—the Jolly Food line in 1997. Now in its 20th year anniversary, the Jolly canned vegetables and fruits have become staple products used by many Filipinos in their cooking. As Jolly continues its high-quality service in serving the public and setting the expectations of their consumers, the secret has been revealed by the company itself. “We make sure that each of Jolly products that comes out in the market has consistent high quality,” said Fly Ace assistant vice president for marketing
Abigail Ng Reyes. “What we mean by consistent is that each and every products, we make sure the quality, we don’t compromise,” she said. Reyes said Jolly products are very affordable yet they are of high quality. Many stores teamed up with Jolly to make the products accessible to everyone. That’s one of the three strongest point of the company, according to Reyes. She said while there are a lot of hurdles in the business, Jolly has been very blessed to overcome them. “We are very blessed that Jolly has enjoyed a continuous growth over the past years,” said Reyes. Jolly started a nationwide cooking caravan in 2000. In 2007, it aired its first television commercial. Jolly products continued to evolve through the years and became more readily available across the nation, with Jolly mushrooms being used in a lot of restaurants nationwide and Jolly corn, the country’s no. 1 corn brand, being used in the preparation of mais con yelo and halo halo during the summer
Jolly brand endorser Maine Mendoza (center) along with Fly Ace Corp. executives
season. Jolly also developed and spearheaded an interactive live cooking demo called The Jolly Show, with one of their chef masters, Chef Casison, to expand and share culinary tips and experiences nationwide. As part of its success, Jolly shares
its skills through the Jolly University where culinary students are given the opportunity to take a leap on their aspirations. They are encouraged by Jolly to adopt significant industry skills, establish career milestones and share inspiring values with others. Jolly University in its fifth year has
provided over a thousand students with culinary tips. “This is the backbone of how we managed our brands and Fly Ace Corp. As we move on, we know there will be more challenges, competition will be deeper, but standing in front of all of you now, our dear trading partners, our friends from media, and all our customers, we are very grateful for your support,” said Fly Ace general manager Ramon Daez. To further promote the brand, Fly Ace chose celebrity Maine Mendoza as its latest endorser. “Who has the jolliest personality among all the celebrities we have these days?” asked Reyes. She said Maine Mendoza reflects the values that the Fly Ace Corp. treasures— discipline, integrity, resourcefulness and passion. “Even more, she is also very close to her family, like how Fly Ace family treats one another. We are all very jolly as there is no one who could compare to her jolly personality which shines especially on a noontime show,” Reyes said.
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MARAWI KIDS INDULGE IN DAY OF FUN, FRIENDSHIP
Time for bonding for these three friends at Children’s Games
One of the participants tries soccer for the first time and he just can’t hide his happiness (inset) four-year-old Christopher Bascones Jr., is the youngest participant in soccer clinic.
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OME of the children evacuees from Marawi City had no idea why they left their homes to live in a cramped abode so stranger to them, others had traumatic experiences that are hard to forget. There were these kids who were left by their parents in their home and got first-hand contact with the Maute rebels, who barged in their houses and stationed there for many days before leaving. “Whenever they (children) see people holding guns, they call them ISIS,” said Aliah Dimaporo Cimafranca, a program consultant of Philippine Sports Commission. Children from conflictplagued Marawi carried with them forgettable stories as they now live in evacuation centers in the another city of Iligan just 30 kilometers away. This prodded the Department of Social Welfare to seek help from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to provide gun and entertainment for the children affected by the government’s war against the Maute in Marawi. On Saturday, staff from the PSC and volunteers from the Mindanao State University, flocked to Sgt. Miguel Canoy Memorial Cultural School in Baru-un to hold fun games and sports clinics for some 300 children living in a nearby evacuation center.
Muslim and Christian kids played together in fun games like Maria Went to Town, which they coined here Fatimah Went to Town, and sports clinics in soccer, basketball and volleyball. Among them was the youngest participant in fouryear-old Christopher Bascones Jr., one of the five children of Analyn and Christopher Sr, who have been living for two months now at the evacuation center inside the Buru-un Fisheries School. “Gustong-gusto niya talagang maglaro, pag inawat mo nagagalit yan. Kaya enjoy na enjoy siya talaga,” said her mother Analyn. Christopher could relate well with his teammates and gamely followed instructions from the football volunteer coach.. He later joined younger kids, mostly girls, in the fun games. Her siblings also played in other games and sport clinics. Christopher’s family left Marawi on the morning of July 24, the second day of the Marawi conflict. “Hindi kami nakaalis nung
gabi kasi natatakot kami na baka maharang kami ng Maute group at kunin ang mga asawa namin,” said Analyn, while cuddling her fourmonth old son, the youngest among their children. They used to live in Basoc, Malotlot in Marawi City. Analyn and the others present were so moved at the sight of her children playing and enjoying the Children’s Games that they expressed hopes that the PSC come back and do it again, not just in their place but also in other evacuation sites. The PSC will do just that. “I will recommend to chairman (Butch Ramirez) that we should do these in other evacuation centers. From what I saw today, my heart really goes to these beautiful children who came here to have fun and be happy,” said PSC commissioner Charles Maxey. He flew to Iligan, just a couple of hours after arriving from Singapore where he accompanied the Philippine Team which had a successful participation in the Asean School Games. “They (children) undergo counseling from DSWD
and our help was asked to provide fun and games for these children, to let them and not just pure competition,” Maxey said. Maxey said he will instruct the PSC staff to leave all the equipment which can be used by the volunteers from Mindanao State University to continue conducting regular games even on a smaller scale. “We should do these on a regular basis because and hindi naman makukuha ang ultimate objective overnight. I will also suggest to chairman (Ramirez) na bumalik kami dito,” Maxey added. Ahmad Kabiron is one of the volunteers from Mindanao State University in Marawi where he serves as PE instructor. “Nakakapagod pero masarap na nakikita mong Masaya ung mga bata, pati yung mga magulang na nakabantay sa kanila.. At nakita natin natin ung friendship and bonding among the kids.” He said they are able to teach some sense of discipline and provide temporarily relief for children. “Iyung iba sobrang apektado talaga nawalan ng kabuhayan ang family at naalis sa mga bahay nilang kinalakihan. Pwede pa rin naman palang tumawa at maging Masaya, kahit pansamantala lang.” Nenita Samung, Dean of
MSU’s College of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation, led the volunteer group from the state university. She was also from Marawi and has been staying in Iligan until the situation normalizes at MSU campus, which is situated atop a hill, three kilometers from the Marawi City proper. She said the Children’s games provided a therapeutic psychological experience for the children affected by the conflict. “The children need more than just material things. With this activity, we were able to develop friendship among them. We also teach them how to understand papano manalo at matalo. Especially na ung feelings nila talo sila dahil napaalis sila sa bayan nila.” Kabiron left the MSU campus on the second day of the siege. He was entertaining guests from Philippine Sports Institute that included former track queen Elma Muros before they got evacuated. “Iyung gabi ng July 23, magkakasama pa kami sa MSU campus and nakarinig na kami ng mga putok. Sabi ko naman kina Mam Elma, pangkarinawan lang dito yun at mawawala din. Iyun pala yun na ang atake ng Maute,” said Kabiron Kabiron and his family now live with relatives in Iligan.
About 300 kids from Marawi join the Children’s Games
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TAGAYTAY KEEPS LEAD IN WGAP, TOPS CLASS B TAGAYTAY Highlands drew 40plus points from three players as it dominated Class B to stay two points clear of new pursuer Villamor after four legs of the WGAP Circuit at the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmariñas, Cavite recently. Host Orchard flashed its familiarity with the Palmer layout and ruled Class A while Canlubang took the Class C crown even as Villamor produced the most points halfway through eight-stage circuit organized and conducted by the Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines. The Villamor ladies posted three podium finishes, including a pair of runner-up efforts in Classes B and C while ending up third in Class A for a fivepoint output that netted them 15 overall points, just behind Tagaytay’s 17-point total. Meanwhile, Forest Hills dropped to third in the overall championship with 12 points while Sta. Elena hiked its output to eight heading to the fifth leg at Forest Hills on July 31. The Highlanders banked on Rosario Dimson’s 43 Stableford points and Maline Flores and Marissa Vergara’s identical 41 points while Misha Jang added 36 points for Tagaytay’s 161 total and a nine-point victory over Villamor in Class B. Melissa Gozum paced Villamor with 41 points while Gloria de Villa, Mae Dolonius and Marie Guererro backed her up with 38, 37 and 36 points, respectively, for a 152, nipping Sta. Elena and Camp Aguinaldo in the countback for runner-up honors. Josephine Barredo and Therese-Leanne Zuniega carded 43 and 41 points, respectively, while Alex Etter and Amelia Dy shot 36 points apiece as Orchard pooled a 156 and beat Alabang by five in Class A. Alabang assembled a 151 while Villamor edged Canlubang for third in the countback after identical 148s followed by Forest Hills (146), Tagaytay (145), Camp Aguinaldo (142), Sta. Elena (141) and Eagle Ridge (133). Canlubang, on the other hand, banked on Lea Suarez’s 39 points and Rosabel de Leon, Theresa Enriquez and Mercediline Magno’s 38, 37 and 36 points, respectively, as it pooled a 150 to nip Villamor (148) by two for the Class C diadem. Sta. Elena posted another third place effort with a 147. Sharing individual honors were Villamor’s Kristine Torralba (41-Class A), Villamor’s Katherine Uy (44-Class B) and Wack Wack’s Isabel de Jesus (45-Class C).
QUE ROMPS TO RECORD 12-SHOT ICTSI CLASSIC WIN LIPA CITY—Angelo Que kept his stroke of luck at Mt. Malarayat going, winning the ICTSI Classic in record fashion—a whopping 12-shot victory over James Ryan Lam on a closing two eagle-spiked 68 here on Saturday. The four-stroke lead he had built after three rounds of dazzling play at the Mts. Lobo and Makulot nines proved too big for erstwhile pursuer Clyde Mondilla to overcome and with the rest failing to mount any real challenge, Que played pressure-free and put on a virtual clinic throughout for another runaway triumph on the Philippine Golf Tour with a 21-under 267 total. “I really don’t know why I play so good here at Mt, Malarayat,” said Que, who had actually hinted at reliving his glory days here—where he
won back-to-back from 2008 on the ASEAN PGA Tour—before the start of the P2 million event sponsored by ICTSI. His eagle-birdie-birdie run from No. 5, coupled with Mondilla’s shaky opening 39 in scorching heat, put Que way ahead at 11up and just when it seemed he had started to crack up with a bogey-parbogey-bogey start at the back, the former Philippine Open champion hacked a monster drive on the 331-yard par-4 16th and drilled in an eagle from 8 feet. He then holed out with a 12foot birdie on the par-5 18th from 12 feet to cap his four-day display of brilliant shotmaking, iron play and putting. “While I practically played good in all four days, the rest had some
bad rounds, particularly in the final day,” added Que, who pocketed another P360,000 after banking P650,000 in his nine-shot triumph over Japanese Toru Nakajima in the Anvaya Cove Invitational in Bataan last February. The 12-stroke winning margin also bested the 11-shot win posted by Tony Lascuña in beating Zanieboy Gialon for the ICTSI Forest Hills Championship last year. Mondilla, who had put on gutsy final round stand in ruling the Southwoods Championship and the Philippine Masters of the circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. last May, broke down this time, limping with a 76, his four-over card marred by two double bogeys at the back. That enabled Lam, who birdied the final hole for a 71, to claim a
career-best runner-up finish at 279 worth P250,000 while Jerson Balasabas also holed out with a birdie to match par 72 and snare third place at 280 for P140,000. Joenard Rates carded a 70 and took solo fourth at 281 while Jay Bayron fired a 69 and Lascuña shot a 70 to finish tied for fifth with Mondilla at 282. Jun Bernis pressed his bid for a top three finish with four birdies in the first eight holes but the former national amateur champion bogeyed five of the last 10 and wound up with a 73 for joint eighth with Albin Engino, who had a 69, and Rico Depilo, who turned in a 70, at 283 int h event backed by Custom Clubmakers, BDO, Meralco, Sharp, KZG, PLDT, Champion, Summit Mineral Water and K&G Golf.
Angelo Que (right) gets a handshake from Clyde Mondilla after completing a dominant ICTSI Classic win.
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LOCALS COMPETE IN GLOBAL STAGE
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RESTAURATEUR ORGANIZES POWERMAN DUATHLON
ILIPINOS get a chance to run, bike and repeat beside the best of the best when they test their mettle against the best duathletes in the world at the 2017 ASTC Powerman Philippines Asian Championships Presented by Summit Drinking Water on October 8 at Clark Freeport Zone, Last year’s winners were noted international duathletes Miriam Van Reijen and Thomas Bruins. They lead an elite cast of competitors from all over the world who will be observed, watched and tested by their local counterparts led by John Chicano. F&B International Events Group provides the best and most promising among our homegrown duathletes the opportunity to race alongside the best duathletes from around the globe, particularly within the Asian region as it prides itself with being given the honor of this year’s Asian Duathlon Championships in just a few years. Additionally, the upcoming event will serve as a qualifier for the Powerman World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland. “The driving force behind this year’s event is to bring the Filipino duathlete to the world stage. It’s all about investing in their potential with the ultimate goal of sending our top duathletes to the 2019 Powerman World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland,” said Powerman Philippines general manager and coach Kaye Lopez. Now on its third year, the race promotes duathlon as a lifestyle, as a sport, and as an event while pushing the
By Reuel Vidal
boundaries of Filipino athletes by inviting world-class duathletes to local shores. Race categories include the Powerman Classic (10km run, 60km bike and 10km run), the Powerman Short (5km run, 30km bike and 5km run) and the Powerteens which will traverse the smooth, wide roads of Clark and the scenic views of SCTEx. The 2017 ASTC Powerman Philippines Asian Championships Presented by Summit Drinking Water will serve as a qualifying event for the Powerman World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland. Registration is still open. Just visit www.powerman.ph and follow @powermanph on social media. Road, triathlon, folding bikes, and mountain bikes will be allowed for the Powerman Short and Powerteens. For Powerman Classic, only road, triathlon, and mountain bikes will be allowed. All participants, including beginners, are given plenty of time to complete the race. For Powerman Short and Powerteens, cut-off time will be after five hours. For Powerman Classic, cut off time will be after seven hours. Joining the race is a bargain for participants, as each
FAMILY AFFAIR. A young girl escorts her father across the finish line. The Powerman event also serves as a bonding experience which bring families closer together.
LOCAL WINNER. John Chicano raises his arms as he crosses the finish line. Powerman allows the best local duathletes to compete against the world’s best in the sport.
registrant receives a race kit that includes a bag, race bib, bike decal, helmet decal, timing chip, post-race meal, and other giveaways from our generous sponsors. However, only the person who registered will be allowed to claim his/her own race entry pack and sign the waiver. All finishers will also get finishers’ shirts and finishers medals. To ensure the safety of the racers, as well as the audience watching along the route, there will be roving bike marshals and bike mechanics along the race course. Bike mechanics will also be available at the expo area when participants claim their race kits.
Powerman Duathlon is for everyone who wants to push their boundaries and go beyond their abilities. The event promotes run-bike-run both as a sport and a lifestyle. It encourages runners to enjoy biking and bikers to love running. It is in combining these two disciplines that true endurance is discovered. Running-bikingrunning is engaging, not just as a multisport but as a way to experiencing life to the fullest. Race venue is accessible from Metro Manila. Participants may take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and exit at Dau, YOUNG AT HEART. The Powerman then take the Subic Clark duathlon race is an excellent activity both Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) for the young and the young at heart as going to Subic, exit at shown by this participant who is running Clark South. beside the bike at the transition stage.
WHAT’S celebrated restaurateur Raymund Magdaluyo doing organizing and promoting an international duathlon race? Magdaluyo is owner and/or coowner of restaurants such as Sumo Sam, The Italian Market, New Orleans Bourbon Steaks and Oysters, Claw Daddy, Red Crab, Teddy’s Bigger Burger, Black Beard, Seafood Islands, 12 monkeys, Hatch 22, Crisp on 28th, Pink Panda, Sprout, Sabao and Baits. His first foray into racing was organizing the Challenge Philippines in 2014. Later he introduced races such as the Bataan International Triathlon or Bi3 until finally he focused on the Powerman Duathlon Pilipinas. He said he saw the opportunity to help Filipino athletes compete in a sport that they can excel in, help bring them to the global stage and create a community which will support an international event for tourism and job creation. Duathlon is not only more suited to local conditions it also more accessible to ordinary people who may not be able to shoulder the expenses entailed to participate in a triathlon. “Duathlon can surpass triathlon which is expensive. It is expensive to swim and train in good swimming pools. It is not only expensive but also difficult to go to a sea or the ocean where you can safely swim. Medyo mahirap. Duathlon is more democratized,” said Magdaluyo who is President and CEO of F&B International Events Group which brought the Powerman to the Philippines. The event is now on its third year. It is presented by Summit Drinking Water. It is backed by Clark Freeport Zone and SCTEx as official venue partners, official energy drink Cobra, official sports apparel partner Columbia, official sports nutrition partner ActiveHealth, official timing partner Garmin and event partners Seafood Island Restaurant, Hammer Nutrition, Dan’s Endurance, 2XU and Skechers Performance. Magdaluyo said they staged the event to promote run-bike-run not just as a sport but also as a lifestyle. He said they want to encourage runners to enjoy biking and bikers to love running. Organizers expect 800 to participate. There are already 550 participants registered with still two months to go before the race. The competition, which continues to grow, is now on its third year. “We want Clark to be the permanent home of Powerman. We want the people of Pampanga as well to embrace the event as their own. Duathlon is a natural progression from running or biking. It is therefore a sport to participate in. We want to promote Powerman as more than just a sport but more so as a lifestyle,” said Magdaluyo. Organizers said a big turnout is likely especially now that the sport is growing in the country. The race includes the following categories: the Powerman Classic (10-km run, 60-km bike, 10-km run), the Powerman Short (5k run, 30-km bike, 5-km run) and the Powerteens.
THEUS TEACHES BOYS AND GIRLS FINER POINTS OF THE GAME Former NBA head coach and player Reggie Theus (right) walks by a girl who is learning how to properly pass the basketball.
FORMER NBA head coach Reggie Theus, assisted by Jr. NBA coaches Chris Sumner and Natalia André, conducted a basketball clinic for students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School as part of NBA Cares. Boys and girls aged 10 to 14 years old learned basketball fundamentals through fun basketball lessons from the NBA coaches who introduced them to skills training. Later, Alaska invited Jr. NBA AllStar alumni to experience an elite basketball clinic to learn advanced and intensive drills from Coaches Theus and Sumner assisted by Jr.
NBA coaches Christian Luanzon, Ewon Rosete, and John Ramirez from Alaska. Jr. NBA All-Stars alumni from 2014 to 2017 attended the clinic. They were led by national player Rhayyan Amsali, Kenji Duremdes and Echo Laure of the National University Bull Pups; Cy Narvasa and Vince Dolendo of the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers; and Rhic Gatuz, JC Macalalag, Roby Castro and Julian Jugo of La Salle Greenhills. In addition, Jr. WNBA AllStar alumni present were Kyla Flores, Jeehan Ahmed and Carly Monreal of De La Salle-Zobel; Jane Araza and Bonie Solis of Chiang Kai-Shek College;
Lindsay Nacional of La Salle College Antipolo; Camille Nolasco of Miriam College; and Jazmin Maniquis of St. Paul College Pasig. Before that, the National Basketball Association (NBA) officially turned over a refurbished basketball court and staged two basketball clinics in preparation for NBA 3X Philippines 2017 presented by AXA. Jr. NBA Philippines—the league’s youth basketball participation program—introduced this court refurbishment initiative that will revitalize a community court through the NBA Cares platform. The newly repainted indoor court at Polytechnic University of
the Philippines (PUP) College of Engineering was received by PUP President Emanuel de Guzman, Ph.D, who said it would inspire their basketball athletes to excel in their competitions. The PUP Mighty Maroons are champions in the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA). NBA Cares is the league’s global community outreach initiative that addresses important social issues such as education, youth and family development, and health and wellness. The NBA and its teams support a range of programs and initiatives that positively impact children and families worldwide.