Tuloy ang Laban ng Lahi Platoon Run sa Disyembre 2020

Walang umatras sa lahat ng mga kalahok sa Laban ng Lahi Platoon run na inilipat ang petsa sa , 2020 sa kabila ng pinakikiramdamang sitwasyon ng pandemya na unang nakatakda sana sa Setyembre 18. 2020 

Sa paliwanag ni  President and Founder Laban ng Lahi sports events Captain Joenel Pogoy ng Philippine Airforce, lahat ng mga partisipanteng 33 bawat koponan ay handa pa ring sumabak at tumakbo sa Bislig, Surigao nang maging panauhin siya sa TOPS Usapang Sports on Air kahapon. “Na-coordinate na namin na magiging successful ang event bagamat wala  pang nakatakdang petsa dahil most likely kung magwo-worsen ang pandemya at wala pang vaccine ay baka i-postpone na namin uli. Pero every year may champion tayo.”

Sa ngayon ay nakahanda sila sa kanilang guidelines at health protocols anuman ang iatas ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), “Waiting kami sa positive development. Hindi pa kami nag-usap ng personal at naghihintay kami sa official declaration ng project, for us to proceed the project. Once na may clearance na we can start, that’s the time we have to submit the formal letter to IATF.  We are happy at marami nang sponsor at hindi kami kabahan para ituloy ang lahat. Sa ngayon ay minimum 50 participants sa running competition na hindi sabay-sabay tatakbo, after 10 mins, takbo ang next.” 

Nabanggit din niya na wala namang umatras na team dahil sa pandemya. “Excited pa lalo ang mga runner dahil saan pa ba sila, eroplano, hotel at pagkain ay libre na pong lahat. Maliban na lang sa mga late participants na sasali ay magiging sarili na nila ang gastos.” 

Tuloy pa rin naman ang paglahok ng mga senior citizen sa Laban ng Lahi dahil una nang nagparehistro ang mga ito at titiyaking isolate sila at magkakasama sa isang eroplano pagpunta sa venue maging sa hotel accommodation at iyan ay ipapa-facilitate sa IATF. 

Iniimbitahan din ni Capt. Pogoy na bumuo ng isang team ang malalaking kumpanya upang makalahok lalo na at nanatili ang P3-M na premyo sa magkakampeon na troops. Kasama rito ang pangakong P1-M ni Senator Manny Pacquiao. 

Pinangakuan din niya ang ang Blackwater elite ni coach Nash Racela na ipinagpasalamat naman ng huli kung may lalahok na team ang kumpanya ay libre na ang mga ito sa mga akomodasyon maging ang iba pang team ng mga kumpanyang sumusuporta sa sports. “Malaking tulong ito sa corporate company na magparticipate na matulungan ang livelihood project sa lugar. The more project ang darating nationwide. Yan ang dahilan kaya natulungan kami ni Pacquiao.”

Handa rin na magpaliwanag sila sa PSC, GAB at IATF,  “Willing kami na makipag-usap, we want to have a maximum participation, this is all about the Filipino not only marathon. Ayaw natin ng patayan, ayaw ng kaguluhan. In this case, sa ganitong competition sa lahat ng province, nagkakaisa ang Pinoy. 

Pagdating sa seguridad ng mga kalahok at mga manonood, aniya, “Ang security ay pamamahalaan ng Phil Army, coordinate sa AFP, police visibility, security martials along the road of course with the coordination with the host city.”

Nang tanungin hinggil sa interes ng foreign teams na lumahok, “Interesado pa rin ang mga foreign, free kasi ang eroplano, concern lang nila ay iyong magulo, hindi natuloy ang team ng Netherlands, dahil sa isyu ng Martial Law sa Mindanao, but the rest, next year tuloy may mga lalahok pa,” pagtatapos ni Capt. Pogoy

Christmas Gift Giving: Kiwanis International Way

The kids from Hospicio De San Jose and some indigent kids from nearby Barangay received gifts from Kiwanis Clubs last December 13, 2018 in Makati. The gift giving was initiated by Robert Laurel Yupangco who celebrated also his 65th birthday during the gift giving with the help of different Kiwanis Clubs in the Philippines such as KC Makati, Manila Bay, Pasay and Malate Central and represented by Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas and Ezelle Theresa Alvarez Gascon. 

The mission of the Hospicio De San Jose is committing themselves to the integral development and well-being of the vulnerable and excluded sectors of society, especially the abandoned and neglected children, persons with special needs, older persons, and people in crisis situation, through sustainable programs and services where resource sharing and participative involvement is a way of life. 

For December 2018, The Kiwanis Clubs particularity the Clubs from Makati, Manila Bay, Pasay, Malate Central and some KC members from different clubs joined forces to share the blessings and joy to the indigent kids. Here were the activities being held;

December 2 at La Consolacion College-Pasig (100 Kids)
December 9 at The Child Haus, Quezon City (100 Kids)
December 13 5pm Makati (60 kids)
December 15 10am Clark (100 Kids)
December 15 2pm Subic  (100 Kids)
December 16 9am Pasig (100 Kids)
December 16 10am Mendez Cavite (100 Kids)
December 16 Tagaytay 2pm (100 Kids)
December 17 Shakeys UN (40 Kids)

These clubs are calling themselves as KKK which stands for Kind Hearted Kiwanians for the Kids.  

Kiwanis International was established in 1915 at Detroit, Michigan. Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Today, we stand with more than 600,000 members from K-Kids to Key Club to Kiwanis and many ages in between in more than 80 countries. 

Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance. Kiwanis clubs host nearly 150,000 service projects each year.?

To join the club, call or text 09778978877

Yoshitaka Naito confident in winning against Joshua Pacio: ‘I can do it again!’

After holding three major live events in the month of July, ONE Championship shifts focus immediately to its next blockbuster cards in Shanghai and Jakarta for September.

Taking place at the Jakarta Convention Center, ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES on 22 September features a highly-anticipated strawweight championship rematch between two-time division kingpin Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito and Joshua “The Passion” Pacio as its headliner.

Both men initially crossed paths in October 2016 when Pacio challenged Naito for the ONE Strawweight World Championship in the main event of ONE: STATE OF WARRIORS.

“He (Pacio) is young, agile and tenacious. I can’t forget every bit of what transpired in that match nearly two years ago. He really wanted to win the world title. It was tough,” Naito recalled.

Naito might have won the battle against Pacio, but he encountered perhaps the most difficult test of his professional career as he had to squeeze himself through the eye of a needle to retain the gold-plated strap.

The Japanese submission specialist had to endure two grueling rounds before he pulled off a come-from-behind victory by submitting Pacio with a rear-naked choke in the third round to keep the ONE Strawweight World Championship belt around his waist.

“I've never had an opponent who's defended well against my tackles, so it was tough. I usually get my foe to the ground easily. His punches and kicks were very heavy. It really hurt when it hit me,” he explained about his cage meeting Pacio.

Pacio appeared to be on his way to becoming the youngest Filipino athlete to capture a world title in mixed martial arts as he had every answer to Naito’s attacks in the first two round.

Naito was finally able to get the fight to where he wanted with a successful single-leg takedown in second frame, but Pacio remained active on the ground by landing elbows and keeping his shoulders off the ground while looking to create space with his legs.

The intricately-crafted hardware was within Pacio’s reach, but it only took one mistake to crush his championship aspirations as Naito fastened a rear-naked choke to force the tap.

Naito admitted that Pacio pushed him to his limit, describing the bout as a life-ending experience.

"Joshua is a tough opponent. I really thought I was going to die. I was very tired," he disclosed.

Naito and Pacio will share the ONE Championship stage once more on 22 September, and the 34-year-old Japanese champion expects another stringent clash with the Filipino dynamo.

“He has grown tremendously. His skill as a fighter was already impressive when we first fought. He has evolved into a dangerous martial artist. For sure, he wants some revenge. I am expecting it,” he stated.

Since his defeat to Naito, Pacio has won four of his last five contests and has finished three top-level adversaries in a row to punch his ticket to a second shot at gold.

Like Pacio, Naito showed how far his skills have improved in his recent ONE Championship outing, where he edged out Brazilian rival Alex “Little Rock” Silva in a rematch via split decision to reclaim the strawweight crown.

Naito seeks to accomplish an encore performance against Pacio, who has been handed a golden opportunity to become a world champion and settle the score with the man who first tainted his then-spotless mixed martial art record.

“I can’t be complacent against him. He is tough as nails. Giving up is not his style. I am determined to keep my belt. I am confident of my skills. My martial arts, my grappling, my conditioning – all of that makes me confident,” he said.

Despite the impression that Naito will still have his hands full in his second date with Pacio, the proud titleholder from Chiba, Japan believes that his cage experience will spell the difference and history will repeat itself in the rematch.

“I will do what I need to do this coming September, which is to win. I have the championship experience. I can do it again. It’s going to be the same story. I will still be the champion,” he confidently declared.

For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.

Seda Vertis North a canvass for Philippine design, talent, and hospitality

With a total of seven properties in its portfolio, Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corporation’s wholly-owned
hospitality brand Seda has built a Quezon City hotel that affirms its current status as a well- established
homegrown brand in a highly competitive industry long dominated by international chains.

The largest hotel in Quezon City, Seda Vertis North is a departure from the brand’s previous boutique
size and scale. Its 700square meter ballroom has been envisioned as a venue for important conferences as well as weddings and other prominent social gatherings. Moreover, the hotel catering to business and leisure travelers has 438 contemporary guest rooms, almost double the number of rooms in the inventories of Seda’s first generation of hotels.

“Seda is now more at home with its success and this is reflected in our scale,” explains Group General Manager Brett Hickey. Other Seda hotels throughout the country-- including the first property in BGC -- were built to complement a growing business district. Seda Vertis North was designed not just to cater to the emerging Vertis North business district but to also meet the demands of other communities in the largest city of Metro Manila, other northern cities including those in neighboring Bulacan province.

LOBBY
Its lobby hues to the original Seda design vision of being a timeless, contemporary hotel with a distinct Filipino sensibility. But is easily more than double the size of most Seda lobbies “heightening one’s sense of arrival,” according to Edwin Yabut, Ayala Land Assistant Vice-President and head of the Seda Vertis North project design team. The visitor is naturally drawn to one of the lobby seating areas – some highlighted by solid wood communal tables which hold the familiar bank of Mac computers for browsing and which distinguish all Seda lobbies.

Other groupings have engaging triangular sofas complemented by center tables that resemble outsized billiard balls. Still others are focused on iconic pieces by global Pinoy furniture designers Kenneth Cobonpue and Vito Selma and sculptress Ann Pamintuan – natural settings for guests’ Facebook and Instagram posts. “Seda has always been a canvass for Filipino design talent,” according to Yabut.  At the Vertis North property, Filipino artistry is also celebrated through art pieces by photographer Jaime Zobel de Ayala and other visual artists and through furniture and furnishings by Philippine manufacturers.

MISTO ALL-DAY DINING
The hospitality brand’s evolution into the premium category is best exemplified nevertheless by Seda
Vertis North’s all-day dining facility, Misto. Designed to seat as many as 250, the restaurant also has a show kitchen with various stations and an extensive buffet including delectable pastries that changes with the seasons and diners’ tastes. Communal wooden tables, like those at the lobby, likewise add warmth and an element of surprise to the smart casual dining outlet. The long tables are not just for groups but also for individuals who may wish to share meals in this age of shared office spaces and ride sharing.  “It’s our way of promoting social interaction among individual business travelers who, because they spend a long time alone on the road, may want some company during meals,” according to Hickey. The Seda Vertis North guest may also choose to dine at a soon-to-open top-end Chinese restaurant or to take
a meal of appetizers and other light dishes with drinks at the hip Straight Up Roof deck bar, which offers al
fresco seating and stunning views of the surrounding cityscape.

GUEST ROOMS
But the heart of Seda Vertis North, and every Seda hotel for that matter, is its spacious guest room which is both welcoming as well as multi-functional. The hotel’s 32-sqm. deluxe room as well as its club rooms and suites were conceptualized to “have a residential feel,” explains Yabut, beginning with warm colors to add punch to an otherwise neutral palette. A triangular sofa with a round accent table that can easily hold a meal or a laptop are thoughtful touches. Paired with an ottoman, the movable table easily transforms from dining to meeting to working table – depending on the guests’ need. The room’s versatility and warmth is further complemented by the use of asymmetrical balance.

Unlike the usual hotel room where the two sides of a bed may have identical arrangements consisting
of a night table, desk lamp and art work, this is not the case in Seda Vertis North. The night tables are not the same color. The wall panels behind them likewise differ. “These touches add visual interest to the room without detracting from the space’s functions,” explains Yabut. The 160 sqm. Presidential Suite with its own living and dining spaces reflects the same contemporary look and likewise employs asymmetrical balance to make its spaces lined with deep-pile carpets more engaging. The largest room in the hotel also includes luxuries like an en suite bathroom and dressing room, deluxe drop-in bathtub and round-the-clock butler service.

FACILITIES AND AMENITIES
At the third floor where a pool surrounded by a spacious pool deck and spa are located, Filipino furniture
artistry is highlighted in the outdoor seating areas, sun deck, pool bar and dressing areas. The pieces by Selma, Cobonpue and Pacific Coast, among other suppliers, are all locally sourced, with most of them made in Cebu.

The hotel’s amenities and facilities are further complemented by the entertainment and retail options at the neighboring Ayala Malls Vertis North. Cutting-edge technology intersects with new retail and dining concepts to bring the mall experience to new levels at the malls’ Japan Town, Korean Town and Urban Turf.

The shopping and dining areas that integrate popular themes with holograms and augmented realities will soon make Ayala Malls Vertis North the go-to place for millennials and the young at heart. Ayala Mall Vertis North is also be the home of the Philippines largest movie screen and recliner seat cinemas. But more than the “hardware” available to Seda Vertis North’s guests, the hotel’s “software” or service component is what will drive guests to return, says Hickey. “Since its founding in 2012, Seda has been drawing from innate Filipino hospitality and combining it with high levels of training to meet the needs of global travelers.” He has set for himself the task of sharpening his colleagues’ eye for details so they are fully aware of the expectations of the international guest seeking premier accommodations.

Hickey is pleased that the Vertis North hotel can draw from the growing success of the brand. As Seda further expands to more market segments, he assures clients that the hotel will continue to be benchmarks for Filipino hospitality and service excellence

 

 

FIRST SUNSET MARATHON TO HAPPEN ON DECEMBER 9

RUNRIO, Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and the Clark Development Corporation announces the upcoming Clark Sunset Marathon happening on December 9, 2017, at the Parade Grounds of Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga at 4pm. It is the first of its kind ever conceptualized in the Philippines. 

Andrew Neri - RUN RIO EVENTS INC. Franco Bambico - RUN RIO EVENTS INC. and NOEMI JULIAN - Clark Tourism Promotions Manager - Clark Development Corporation

The Clark Sunset Marathon is a race conceptualized and organized by RUNRIO, Inc. and was inspired by the fact that in tropical countries like the Philippines, the weather is mostly hot and humid. A night run is the perfect running event for running enthusiasts to have a cooler and more exciting race experience. 

Clark Sunset Marathon features running categories in 5KM, 10KM, 21KM and 42KM with the full marathon’s gun start happening at 5pm. The 21KM, 10KM and 5KM follow shortly at 5:15pm, 5:30pm and 5:45pm respectively. 

The race event is expected to attract a total of 5,000 running enthusiasts coming from all parts of the country, as well as runners from other parts of the world. “The Clark Sunset Marathon comes at an opportune time when we are being very aggressive in promoting Clark Pampanga as one of the country’s premiere tourist hub.” Said Noemi Julian, manager, Clark Development Corporation, Tourism Promotions. 

This landmark running activity is inspired by other world-famous famous running events such as the Boston Marathon, New York Marathon, Singapore Marathon, and the Tokyo Marathon, and is expected to put the country on the global map as a destination for running enthusiasts. 

In partnership with Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and Clark Development Corporation the Clark Sunset Marathon aims to establish Clark, Pampanga as a venue of world-class running events in the Philippines. The activity also aims to establish this event as a premiere international marathon foot race in the country by securing route standard accreditation from AIMS/IAAF, the international governing body for distance races in the world. 

“The development of Clark International Airport, including the construction of a P12-billion passenger terminal will not only provide running enthusiasts easy access to attend this event, but will also open new opportunities for both tourist and business groups in Clark Pampanga” added Julian.  

Running coach Rio dela Cruz of RUNRIO Events, Inc. is proud of this ambitious running event that will not only promote the sport of running, but more importantly, promote the country as well and boost tourism. 

“When we started conceptualizing the Clark Sunset Marathon, we wanted to have a first class running experience that targets not only local runners but also foreign running enthusiasts. We thought of a running event that can be compared to world-renowned marathons such as Boston Marathon, Singapore Marathon, New York Marathon among many others. And our goal is not just a one-time event. But to have an annual running event that will make our country one of the top running destinations” said dela Cruz. 

For the inaugural year, runners can choose five categories and their cut-off times. 42K-7 hours, 21K - 4 hours, 10K – 2 hours and 5k – 1 hour. 

Since Clark has an international airport, Clark Sunset Marathon is also targeting foreign runners to join the race that will culminate with the Clark Sunset Marathon Music Festival, an after party celebration at the finish line. The activity will showcase DJs that will provide the party atmosphere of the running event. “We at RUNRIO want to give a one-of-a-kind experience to all the participants. We staged this running event on a Saturday evening so that the participants will have a relax and “chill-type” of an experience.  It will be a night of running and partying with DJ Ashley Rivera and DJ Tom Taus dishing out the coolest music. This will make sure that participants, their families and friends will have a good time,” said Andrew Neri, managing partner, RUNRIO Events, Inc. Clark Sunset Marathon is made possible by Gatorade, the official sports drink, ActiveHealth, the official sports system solution, Garmin, the official timing partner and Solar Sports as the official media partner. The first running event of its kind in Clark, Pampanga is also made possible by Nizoral and Nyxsys.

For more information, visit www.runrio.com or like the official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/runrioeventsinc/. 

24th Defense & Sporting Arms Show 2016

In a society where my safety is unsure, I choose to be able to defend myself.
SELF-DEFENSE. IT'S MY CHOICE. Know your options.


#ChangeIsComing #ILoveMyFamily #KeepMyFamilySafe #PNPChief #BatoDelaRosa

 

PNP Chief Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa attended the opening ceremony of the 24th Defense and Sporting Arms Show (DSAS) organized by the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines, Inc. (AFAD) as the guest of honor and speaker on July 14 at the Mega Trade Hall, SM Mega Mall in Mandaluyong City.

The five-day event includes free seminars on the License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF), exhibits of new firearms, gun accessories and shooting apparel, and Firearms Caravan.

AFAD also allotted a booth in honor of the policemen who were killed while performing their duty of protecting the public.

The PNP through the Civil Security Group (CSG) and Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) is in partnership with AFAD in promoting responsible gun ownership in the country. (PNP-PIO Photo)

B2BCarshow Off Road Show Philippines: update

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3. #MANILA - February, 2017 - Metrowalk
4. #DAVAO - June, 2017 - SM Lanang Premier