City of Naga to host two triathlon races in April

From left to right, Sunrise Events Inc. general manager Princess Galura, Cebu Provincial Board Member Miguel Magpale, City of Naga Mayor Kristine Chiong, and Sun Life Financial Regional Sales manager for Visayas Mary Margaret “Marga” Bernardo gather after a press conference for the Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu and Go For Gold Sunrise Sprint at the VAL 2020 Hall of the Naga City Hall. CDN Digital photo | Mars G. Alison

CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, Philippines – As part of the City of Naga’s recovery and healing from a deadly landslide last year, Mayor Kristine Chiong grabbed at the opportunity to host two triathlon events to be organized by Sunrise Events Inc. (SEI), the only group licensed to hold IronMan races in the Philippines.

The City of Naga, located 20.6 kilometers south of Cebu City, will be hosting the first ever Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu and the Go For Gold Sunrise Sprint on April 28, 2019 with its Boardwalk being the center for all action.

“It is part of our recovery, healing to host this kind of event, it brings positivity and unity to the community,” said Chiong during the press conference for the races on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the VAL 2020 Hall of the Naga City Hall.

The press launching was also attended by SEI general manager Princess Galura, Cebu  Provincial Board Member Miguel Magpale and Sun Life Financial Regional Sales Manager for Visayas Mary Margaret “Marga” Bernardo.

Chiong added that hosting such events which promotes Naga on a global level “makes the city challenged to keep its facilities presentable” and it also “exposes the community to these kind of activities.

Galura explained that the Cebu Province, with whom they have partnered in holding the 70.3 IRONMAN Philippines here for the last seven years, have always wanted to bring SEI events to the southern part of the island. And, the City of Naga had passed the stringent requirements that is required of a local government unit to become a host venue.

“For those who doesn’t know, the 5150 is the IRONMAN’s version of the Olympic distance triathlon,” added Galura on why requirements have to be rigidly followed.

For the last seven years since 2012, SEI races such as the 70.3 IRONMAN was held in the cities of Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Cebu and Talisay; and in the northern part, the Xterra in Danao City and Liloan.

Celebrities

Organizers are expecting about 800 participants for the Sun Life 5150 Triathlon and 300 for the Go For Gold Sunrise Sprint.

This early, four Pros have already confirmed their participation to the event, Australia’s Sam Betten, Mitch Robbins and Dan Brown, all champion triathletes, and Guam’s Manami Iijima.

The event will also be star-studded with father and son celebrity Piolo and Iñigo Pascual sure to grace the event. Both are Sun Life endorsers.

Aside from the Pascuals, other celebrities to see action are Cebu’s very own Kim Chiu, Matteo Guidicelli and Paul Jake Castillo, Gerald Anderson, Jake Cuenca, Enchong Dee, Isabelle Daza, Solenn Heussaff and brother Erwan, Dyan Castillejo, Kim Atienza, Gretchen Fullido, Ivan Mayrina and Raffy Tima. Pascual and Dee will be teammates under Sun Life.

Because both are short distance triathlon races, they’re ideal for newbies to triathlon or those who have graduated from the IronKids races, a side event in Ironman races, or those advanced already in age but still into the sport.

The Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu will have two categories, the individual—Pro, Asian Elite and Age Group, and the relay.

The Go for Gold (GFG) Sunrise Sprint, which is a much shorter distance of 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run, is only open for individual participants and will have the Open and the Age Group categories.

Both are open for 15 years old and above.

For the Sun Life 5150 Triathlon, registration fee is pegged  at US$175 while the team entry fee for the relay is pegged at US$225. SEI also offers a Cebu package of US$450 for those who wants to join both the Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu in April and the IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines in August. Those interested can go to http://sunlife.5150philippines.com/registration/.

As for the Go For Gold Sunrise Sprint, early bird registration fee is pegged at P4,500 (US$85). If a participant opts to register for all three GFG Sunrise Sprint races, he/she can get a discounted fee of only P12,500 (US $230). Participants can also get a discount if they opt to register as a group of six with the Five Plus One package of P22,500 (US$425). The group can also register for all three GFG Sunrise Sprint races and pay only P62,500 (US$1,150). Those interested can go to www.goforgold.sunrisesprint.com.

Registration fee inclusions are race kit, carboloading dinner, post-race meal, finisher’s shirt, finisher’s medal and timing chip.

The 5150 Triathlon will kick off with an Expo at the Basketball Covered Court of the Boardwalk on April 27, 2019. Merchandisers to display their wares are Australia Harvest, Klean Athlete, 5150 Store, Cetaphil, F2P, Intercare, 2GO Express, Vitargo and Unison. /bmjo

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/221882/city-of-naga-to-host-two-triathlon-races-in-april

Stars add glitter to Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Int’l Conference

Three celebrities who have also gained success in the business world will be among the high-caliber panelists at Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 (FAPHL) International Conference slated March 27-28 at the SMX Convention Center – Manila.

To discuss the topic “Lights, Camera, Business: A Journey of Celebrity Entrepreneurs” are Enchong Dee, a franchisee of Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar; Rissa Mananquil-Trillo, co-founder and chief brand officer of Happy Skin; and Bea Soriano-Dee, operations director of Sunnies Studios and Sunnies Face.

“The participation of celebrities in Franchise Asia Philippines has been a tradition as we strengthen our efforts to promote entrepreneurship via franchising,” said Mr. Fred Moreno, FAPHL 2019 Marketing and Promotions Chair. “This is also our way of luring more celebrities to franchising,” added Moreno, who is also CEO of Xcess Salon and son of the late German “Kuya Germs” Moreno. He considers celebrities part of what he calls the untapped markets, people who want to try but are afraid because it is outside their comfort zone.

“When I accepted the position of chairman, that is what I wanted to do, utilize my showbiz connection. I’m contacting celebrities to help in the promotions and do interviews,” he added.

The conference is one of the four major components of the weeklong FAPHL 2019. It will feature 70 subject matter experts who will present or facilitate in 6 plenary sessions, 14 breakout sessions and 30 round table discussions. It will be attended by over 1,000 conference delegates coming from the franchising and other business sectors. Keynoting the conference are Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez and Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.

The international conference of Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 will have the theme Growing Businesses, Building Legacies to underscore the role of franchising not only in creating businesses but also in ensuring their longevity.

FAPHL 2019 will also feature a 3-day international expo, which will feature 700+ franchise and other business opportunities. Aside from homegrown franchise brands, the expo will also showcase franchise brands from Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, US and others.

The expo will also feature seminars and business matching activities.

The theme of the international expo is Be the Boss to highlight the role of franchising in realizing the entrepreneurial dreams of many Filipinos.

Opening the week-long event is the Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) Program on March 25 to 26, which is an internationally-recognized certification program for franchise professionals.

Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 is organized by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and is co-presented by Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and PLDT Enterprise. For details, interested parties may   visit www.pfa.org.ph, www.franchiseasiaph.com  or www.facebook.com/franchiseasiaph.

https://technology.mb.com.ph/2019/03/11/stars-add-glitter-to-franchise-asia-philippines-2019-intl-conference/

5i50 in Naga City this April

THE City of Naga will host its second triathlon as the Sun Life 5i50 Triathlon Cebu and the Go For Gold (GFG) Sunrise Sprint takes place on April 28 at the city’s boardwalk.

“We want to show that there’s another venue for triathlon outside of the usual places. We looked for an area that can accommodate a number of participants with facilities to do the swim, bike and run,” said Princess Galura of Sunrise Events Inc. (SEI) on choosing the City on Naga as the venue.

The Sun Life 5i50, an Olympic distance race with 1.5-kilometer swim, 40K bike and 10K run, will have age-groupers, Asian Elite and pro participants.

City of Naga Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong said that holding this kind of sporting event is a positive development for a city that has a ‘vibrant community.’

“I wanted to share to you that we have a vibrant community, that’s why we have encouraged the residents of the City of Naga to engage in sports,” she said. “The city is into sports, you can see it in our oval, pool and gym facilities.”

This will be the second time that the City of Naga will host a triathlon event following the National Age Group Triathlon in December last year.

Adding spice to the event will be the presence of celebrities such as Piolo and Iñigo Pascual, Enchong Dee, Matteo Guidicelli, Gerald Anderson, Jake Cuenca, Kim Chiu, Isabelle Daza, Solenn Heussaff and brother Erwan, Drew Arellano, former Sen. Pia Cayetano and broadcasters Ivan Mayrina, Raffy Tima, Dyan Castillejo, Gretchen Fullido and Kim Atienza. (RSC)

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1796577/Cebu/Sports/5i50-in-Naga-City-this-April

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Activities and Practices as Venues of Religious and Political Socialization

In the course of EI Shaddai's history, many activities have evolved to foster religious and political socialization in the movement. These activities, while intended primarily for religious purposes, are conveniently transformed into venues for political mobilization such as prayer rallies "for peace" which afford the movement ways to articulate its position on pressing national concerns. These have also become means for waging "electoral campaigns", initiated by Velarde himself in order to give his followers- a chance to listen to candidates and to form a more objective and informed choice.

The most important of these activities arethe weekly mass and healing rallies called weekly "Family Appointment with EI Shaddai," the climax of which is the "healing message" delivered by Velarde or by a disciple. With an average of 500,000 - one (1) million attendance each week, these weekly meetings give EI Shaddai members a sense of their overwhelming size and following, and a sense of the "genuineness of the movement of the Holy Spirit in their midst." In the survey conducted by this researcher, 67.5% of the respondents said that they attend their prayer meetings and rallies at least once a month. The mid-afternoon traffic congestion caused by the fellowship in the city's environs and the awesome 'view on TV of people oblivious of bad weather conditions appear to make EI Shaddai members and the public realize the enormity of their size as a group as wellas its political mobilization potential.

The other activities of the group that encourage political socialization as well are: (1) the local weekly mass and healing rallies, held within barangay and parish-based communities attended by as many as 300-1,000 members; and (2) the weekly prayer meetings in out-of-parish based communities held in institutions, factories and offices with about 100-300 attending. In practically every province of the country there are EI Shaddai communities. Each community holds regular meetings in all of their chapters here and abroad. Statistics show that in February 2019, there were already a grand total of 30,100 of these prayer communities in the Philippines and around the world. The meetings in these groups basically follow the format of the "Weekly Family Appointment with EI Shaddai" but a disciple takes the place of Velarde as preacher. There are instances, however, when Velarde himself is invited as speaker in chapter anniversary celebrations. A concrete example of these chapter-initiated activities, where Velarde himself was the speaker, was the one held at the "Batasang Pambansa" or House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress. Employees, EI Shaddai followers within the area;and some members of the House attended the said event. In this particular occasion, he took the occasion to remind the country's legislators of the root cause of the nation's problems and what actually constitutes greatness for a country.

The ministry also holds overnight prayer vigils four times a year to celebrate special occasions such as the following: (1) anniversary celebrations of the foundation, (2) Annual Family Reunions with EI Shaddai, (2) Annual Grand Miracle Crusade for the Feast of Santo Nino de Cebu (4) Easter Sundays, and (5) Pentecost. These are attended by approximately two to three million members and followers. It is usually during these occasions that Velarde invites the president of the country and other government officials to either deliver a speech before millions of EI Shaddai followers or be mere guests of honor. It was in some of these overnight celebrations that Velarde expressed affirmation and support for the achievements and policies of the Ramos administration as well as of other incumbent governments. The presence of government officials in these events also gives Velarde the opportunity to lead the people in praying for both the state and its officials. These prayer rallies often give Velarde not only the opportunity to preach the Words of God.but also to emphasize and inculcate among members certain political values.

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MILO "Swimmer Champion" with Jessie Lacuna and FAST - Ateneo Swimming Team

For Olympian Jessie Khing Lacuna, along with other members of Ateneo Blue Tankers batch 2005-2006 to 2018-2019 will wear adidas Ateneo apparel including 2008 sesquicentennial jacket and teamwear tees (blue with three white stripes) with the words "1987. 1988. 2002. 2008. Bring the pride back." and arena ARN-6013 ABLU Long Spats nux-F.

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PRRD signs law creating Philippine Sports Training Center

President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law establishing a state-of-the-art and highly-scientific sports complex to be known as the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC).

Republic Act No. 11214 otherwise known as Philippine Sports Training Center Act signed by Duterte on Feb. 14 was in line with the government’s policy “to promote and develop sports in the country”.

It also aims “to achieve excellence in international sports competitions, to ensure success in the country’s quest to achieve competitiveness in the Olympic Games and to promote international amity among nations”.

The proposed PSTC will have a budget of PHP3.5 billion for the construction of the sports training center which will serve as “official home and primary venue” of the national teams and its correspondent training pools.

According to the law, scientific principles and programs as well as proven training techniques and modern equipment and facilities “that are at par with international standards” will be used in the development of the national athletes.

The proposed sports training center will undergo a six-month planning period and afterwards is targeted to be constructed within 18 months.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is tasked to manage the center once operational.

The law said the location of the sports training center shall be “conducive to high-level training of athletes, coaches, and referees”.

The PSTC shall have sports and training facilities and amenities for at least 39 national sports associations (NSAs).

Some of the proposed facilities inside the PSTC are athletes and coaches’ dormitory, baseball field, beach volleyball courts, bowling center, covered swimming and diving pool, football field, gymnastic center, track and field oval, tennis courts, velodrome, rugby pitch, sports science building among others.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/20/prrd-signs-law-creating-philippine-sports-training-center/