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.

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