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TM Football Para sa Bayan kicks off in Iloilo

Ilonggo booters aged 10-12 will have a chance to be part of international football camps in Malaysia and Europe this 2016.
Paving the way for these young soccer enthusiasts is Globe Telecom's TM Football Para sa Bayan - a series of 4 football clinics that kicked off in the Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo last July 23, 2016.

Known as the Football Capital of the Philippines, the town hosts the National Training Center of the Philippine Football Federation that served as venue for the event.
The TM Football Para sa Bayan is organized and handled by Green Archers United, a professional football league which has been Globe Telecom's implementing partner in developing the football grassroots program in the last three years.
Hans Smit, Chieffy Caligdong nd Bong Esguerra during the TM Football Para sa Bayan presscon
At the helm of this event are former Azkal skipper and Barotac Nuevo's very own, Chieffy Caligdong; Hans Smit of Green Archers United football league and Fernando "Bong" Esguerra of Globe Telecom.
These football clinics are open to all football enthusiasts - from street football  communities, underprivileged kids, varsity players from both public and private schools and private football clubs. After, Iloilo it will travel to Talisay, Negros Occidental (Sta. Maria Football Field) on July 24, Davao City (Tionko Football Field) on August 13 and Ayala-Alabang (De La Salle Zobel Football field) on August 20.
From these clinics, 12 will be chosen to be the country's representatives to the Astro Kem Bola Advanced Training Program in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia this coming September. They will be joined by players from Singapore and Malaysia. Selected top players from this advanced camp will have the chance to train for two-weeks in Europe by December.
The Astro Kem Bola programme aims to provide a comprehensive learning and football development experience according to Datuk David Michael Yap, VP for Community Affairs of Astro Malaysia. The Malaysian media and entertainment powerhouse company has partnered with Globe Telecom for this event. Earlier this year, it introduced Globe customers to the latest in live sports such as e-games and the newest Asian shows via OTT (over the top)  provider Tribe.
"We are proud that Astro has chose TM Football Para sa Bayan as a venue to discover talented kids who would be given an opportunity to further hardness their craft and bring them closer to their dreams" says Esguerra. "Through our sports advocacy, we hope to forge similar partnerships with other like-minded organizations to help uplift lives of the youth".
Ray Guinoo, TM Portfolio and Brand Head adds " TM, being a brand for the youth, is always after the development out the young people and one of the ways is through TM Football sa Bayan".
He further said that they are using the power of sports to instill in the youth the importance of possessing the right attitude, good values and good education.

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