Batang Pinoy sa TM Football program
KABUUANG 12 batang Pinoy mula sa iba’t ibang lalawigan sa bansa ang kumatawa sa Pilipinas para sumailaim sa pagsasanay sa Astro Kem Bola Advanced Training camp sa Malaysia, sa pamamagitan ng Globe Telecom’s TM Football Para sa Bayan Program.
Itinuturing ikalawang yugto ng Astro Kem Bola program, ang Advanced Training camp ay nagbibigay nang mas mataas na kaalaman sa mga batang football players sa rehiyon. Kasama ng Pinoy ang mga kapwa bata na may edad 10-12 mula sa Singapore at Malaysia.
Kabilang sa mga batang Pinoy sina James Philip Domens, 11; ng Pasig City; Charles Cedrick Lajom, 12, ng Mandaluyong City; Nazer Merendad, 11, Mandaluyong City; Tadashi Rysuei Omiya, 11, ng Montalban, Rizal; Angelane Joy Ortega, 12, ng San Carlos City; Elijah Raj Pabalete, 11, San Carlos City; Caitlin Clare Panilan, 10, Quezon City; Roy Panunciar Jr., 11, San Carlos City; Michaella Ann Tolones, 12, Zamboanga City; Winceyette Louise Aleichem Tumala, 12, San Carlos City; Zhaira Gail Velasco, 12, San Carlos City; and Joeny Yap, 11, Batangas City.
“Football is not just a game but an overwhelmingly positive force that can change the lives of these young athletes. That is what we want to do with our sports program. We want to inspire these financiallychallenged children to be the best they can be and be instrumental in giving them a brighter future by opening opportunities to them in the sport that they love,” pahayag ni Miguel Bermundo, Director for Globe Citizenship and Advocacy Marketing.
Layunin ng programa na mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga mahihirap na kabataang Pinoy na matupad ang kanilang pangarap na makapag-aral at madevelpp ang kakayahan sa sports na football.
“Astro Kem Bola is a regional effort by Yayasan Astro Kasih, in providing an opportunity to children to excel in football. The program provides equal opportunity to girls and boys and has positively impacted more than 17,000 children since its inception in 2012,” sambit ni Datuk David Yap, Director of Community Affairs, Astro.
“The Advanced Training camp in Kuala Lumpur presented the participants with a valuable insight into what professional football training is like. We hope the priceless experience of training under the eyes of world-class coaches will inspire them to fulfill their sporting goals. Thanks to our regional partners like Globe, we are confident that the reach of the Astro Kem Bola program can extend even further to more children from underserved communities in the Philippines. Astro hopes this opportunity will be a stepping stone for children in the region to achieve greater heights for themselves, as well as their respective nations,” aniya.
Nagsimula ang pakikipagtambalan ng Globe sa Yayasan Astro Kasih, ang corporate foundation and corporate social responsibility arm ng Astro, noong 2016.