Hanabishi Gives Away Prizes at the Inaugural 100 Presidents Golf Cup

MANILA, Philippines – Hanabishi appliances make the perfect prizes and presents for events as they bring everyday convenience and joy to its recipients. Whether it’s a corporate gathering or a special celebration, the brand’s wide range of products are ideal as gifts or giveaways for any occasion.

Recently, Hanabishi supported the inaugural “100 Presidents Golf Cup” by presenting exclusive prizes to lucky attendees of the event. Hosted by DITO CME Ventures Inc.in collaboration with Digital Out-of-Home Inc., it brought together over a hundred top executives, CEOs, and C-level professionals from various industries for a day of golf, networking, and purpose-driven engagement.

Hanabishi joined other notable corporate supporters in making the event a memorable success as it contributed its appliances as raffle prizes. Winners received some of the brand’s bestselling products to take home.

"We always aim to bring joy and value to every Filipino home, and events like the ‘100 Presidents Golf Cup’ give us a chance to extend that experience beyond our usual customers. Our appliances make great giveaways because they’re useful, reliable, and built to last,” said Cherish Ong-Chua, Hanabishi Appliances VP for Finance and Marketing.

Supporting Worthy Causes

The “100 Presidents Golf Cup” supported two charitable initiatives: Operation Smile Philippines,  which provides life-changing cleft surgeries for children, and the Blockchain Council of the Philippines, which champions the growth of blockchain technology through education and advocacy.

“We’re honored to be part of an event that not only brings together business leaders but also supports meaningful causes. At Hanabishi, we have always believed in giving back to the community and creating positive change through our initiatives,” said Ong-Chua.

Hanabishi has long been actively involved in community outreach efforts. It has donated appliances to public schools and institutions in the past. It has previously partnered with the Kapuso Foundation in rebuilding schools in Marawi. Hanabishi has also joined Eat Bulaga in its Classroom ni Juan environmental awareness campaign and in donating fans to the Pasig City Children’s Hospital during the height of the pandemic.

Learn more about Hanabishi Appliances at www.myhanabishi.com.

Luciano Armand Copok Excels in Both Academics and Sports

Manila, Philippines - Luciano Armand Copok recently made headlines by winning Bronze in the 4th Copernicus Math Olympiad and 2 Championships for Golf in the US Kids Hudson Valley Tour and the Oceanside Invitational by SCJGT, all held in the USA.

Luciano Armand, 14 Years Old and a Grade 8 Student from British School Manila, has remarkable success in both fields as he juggles his studies and training simultaneously.

In the recently concluded 4th Copernicus Math Olympiad Global Round, He won Bronze in the Grade 7 - 8 division out of over 100 finalists from 22 countries, demonstrating his intelligence and dedication to the subject. Fellow Filipino Math Wizard Francis Deinmel Legaspi also won in his category. The Copernicus Olympiad is an international competition joined by students from Grades 3 to Grade 12, which aims to enhance and develop their potential by honing their logical deduction abilities and connecting with a like-minded group of people from around the globe.

Luciano Armand was also named Champion for two separate US golf tournaments. He first competed in the US Kids Hudson Valley Tour for Boys 13-14 Years Old Category last July 8 in Freehold, New York. Then moved and claimed another Championship in Oceanside Invitational by SCJGT last July 18 in Ormond Beach, Florida.

His success is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication. He has proven that it is possible to excel at two seemingly unrelated activities and that it is possible to achieve success even when it requires juggling two different pursuits.

Armand's Mom, Ms. Tiffany Chua Copok, is thankful for the support they received for their son's competition journey.

The success of Luciano Armand in both the Math Olympiad and the Golf Tournaments is a reminder of the power of hard work and dedication and a testament that it is possible to succeed in multiple fields.

Golf Ridge Private Estate Marks First Pouring Milestone

Central Luzon is shaping up to be the next best destination for people searching for a peaceful, unhurried lifestyle, surrounded by the beauty of nature, and the convenience of urban living, thanks to new developments like the Golf Ridge Private Estate by luxury real estate brand Filigree.

Soon to rise within the thriving Filinvest Mimosa+ in Clark, Pampanga, Golf Ridge Private Estate is the most premium residential golf community in Central Luzon that recently celebrated its first pouring milestone shortly after its groundbreaking last October 2022.

“Following the successful project developments of Filigree in Filinvest City in Alabang, we’re very thrilled to expand our portfolio to bring our exacting and masterful approach to planning and design in Clark,” said Filigree head Daphne Sanchez.

Filigree’s first luxury condominium outside of Metro Manila is designed to target the varying tastes and needs of the discerning few. For one, investors who are looking for a valuable real estate investment can find that Golf Ridge Private Estate is a winning proposition, foremost because of its main feature: The picturesque view of the neighboring 128-hectare Mimosa Plus Golf Course, hailed as the Philippines’ Best Golf Course for the year 2022 by the World Golf Awards.

According to David Faulkner, managing director for Valuation and Advisory Services at Colliers Asia, golf courses generally boost property prices. “Residential communities with golf courses are popular in the Philippines,” he said. This can be seen in Golf Ridge whose value appreciation already reached 45.44% since its 2019 launch.

This is further strengthened by the property’s unparalleled design and amenities helmed by renowned architectural firm Leandro V. Locsin Partners with Andy Locsin at the helm. Golf Ridge highlights its country club-like features and amenities to help residents rejuvenate and enhance their health and well-being right at their doorstep. Residents can relax and unwind amid a slew of well-curated facilities including a fully-equipped Fitness Center, infinity pool, landscaped gardens, and outdoor lounge.

Golf Ridge also offers generous living spaces where each unit has an amply-sized balcony that gives a commanding, borrowed view of the Mimosa Plus Golf Course. Designed to cater to people of varying lifestyles, Golf Ridge offers one-bedroom units, two-bedroom units, and three-bedroom units.

On top of these appealing features, Golf Ridge also enjoys the benefits of being strategically located in Clark, Pampanga. Life essentials are within reach of the property, including leisure sites, medical hubs, and reputable learning sites. Not only that, the city is currently displaying rapid economic growth because of the implementation of infrastructure projects including railways, expressways, transportation, and airports. Colliers predicts that these big-ticket projects will boost residential demand in Pampanga, and will be supported by the continuous developments of integrated townships like the Filinvest Mimosa+.

Apart from that, many international businesses are already choosing Pampanga as the preferred location to grow their businesses. There’s the Dito Community in Clark Global City, while Singaporean firms are also keen on investing in the Filinvest Innovation Park in New Clark City. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is also currently pitching North Luzon as a manufacturing and logistics hub, further highlighting growth opportunities within the area.

At Filinvest Mimosa+, end-users and investors planning to relocate outside the congested urban areas will enjoy the live-work-play environment of the development. The majority of the property is made up of sprawling open spaces where mature trees and well-maintained green landscapes soften the glass and concrete buildings that are home to corporate offices, restaurants, malls, golf, and gaming establishments.

With model units soon ready to be viewable, future residents of Golf Ridge Private Estate can visit the property, which is easily accessible with only a comfortable two-hour drive to and from Metro Manila via major highways such as the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx), and the newly developed Skyway Stage 3. It is only a 10-minute drive to Clark International Airport.

To know more, visit www.golfridge.com.ph

JUNIOR PH GOLFERS IMPRESS US NCAA DIVISION 1 COACHES

Dasmarinas, Cavite – US NCAA Division 1 Coaches Andrew Larkin of UCLA, Richard Mueller of Columbia University and Christopher Massoleti of UC Berkeley expressed admiration for the 35 young Filipino golfers who joined the DreamBig Gold Series Golf Camp at Orchard Golf & Country Club, Dasmarinas on Dec 16 and 17.

Besides the skills that the junior golfers showed, the coaches said it was their attitude towards the game that impressed them the most.

“Filipino players, compared to other players we’ve conducted the camp with are more eager and willing to learn. They’re more open to instruction and also to criticism. I never had to repeat myself because no one was interrupting. Everybody was eyes on when I was giving a demonstration. There was instantaneous attention to detail and they also asked very intelligent questions. To me, that was very impressive. There’s a lot of talented players that will definitely play high level golf in the U.S.,” said UC Berkeley Coach Chris Massoleti.

Meanwhile, Akshay Maliwal, Founder/CEO of DreamBig Events said, “It was a brilliant opportunity for golfers in the Philippines to get an evaluation about their golfing ability and whether they would have a chance to get recruited to one of these colleges in the future. We have many more events coming to Philippines annually. Stay tuned!”

DreamBig continues its premier camps with the Gold Series Tennis Camp set to open January 2020 at the Manila Polo Club.

US DreamBig Coaches Eager to Scout Promising PH Golfers; Say Golf Talent Abounds in PH

Filipinos have a good chance to make it big in the international sports scene if the country can produce and train more young promising golfers.

Akshay Maliwal, golf champion from the University of California-Berkely, now Founder-CEO of sports events company DreamBig, said US Division I NCAA coaches said this about Filipino golfing talents. Preparations are already underway for The Road To U.S. College Golf, the Gold Series Golf Camp and Tournament that DreamBig Events will stage for junior golfers aged 12 to 18 years old this December.

For the first time US Division I NCAA golf coaches are coming to Manila this December to conduct a 1-day pre-qualifying tournament for the Callaway Future Champions Golf (FCG) World Championship scheduled in July in Rancho Mirage, California and a two-day camp that will expose junior golfers to guided game sessions that will sharpen their practice and pre-tournament skills.

To be flown here directly by DreamBig, the golf coaches – Andrew Larkin from the University of Califiornia – Los Angeles (UCLA), Rich Muller from Columbia University and Mark Anderson from University of Pennsylvania -- will run the two-day golf clinic while actively watching the young golfers participate in the 2-day FCG Golf Tournament.

“The coaches are very eager to meet the young Filipino golfers because they’ve heard a lot about the talented golfers who come from the Philippines. Young Filipino golfers here have the built-in advantage of having beautiful golf courses with good facilities that they can train on. That, plus their innate golfing talent is a powerful mix; the only thing missing is a strong grassroots and junior program so the country can produce many more golf champions in the future. Asian athletes need proper guidance and training to compete on a global scale,” Maliwal noted.

He added that the golf camp and tournament, which participants can take as a package or as individual events, will place them in a good situation to be noticed and possibly recruited by foreign coaches who can steer them into golf scholarship programs in the best schools in the U.S.

“Dream Big is a big believer in the talent of young Filipinos in golf. That is why we took great pains to bring both a pre-qualifying tournament and the Gold Series Camp to Manila. We wanted to provide young golfers and their families the convenience of experiencing both the camp and the tournament here so they can do away with the long travel time and extended stay in a foreign country. It will save them more money and give the young talents better conditions to learn their game. Not only will they be able to interact more deeply with the foreign coaches, they can save costs in travel, inland transportation, board and lodging and miscellaneous expenses. They will save USD 5000 if they join the camp and tournament here instead of availing of it abroad,” Maliwal explained.

The FCG tournament also gives local jungolfers the rare chance of qualifying in the Philippines instead of having to travel to the US to test their chances there.

DreamBig’s “The Road To U.S. College Golf, Gold Series Golf Camp” and the tournament are limited to 30 participants only to enable personalized and customized instruction for each athlete.

Interested Junior Golfers may register here : https://fcg.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/fcg19/event/fcg1993/index.htm

Huge Savings for Junior Golfers joining DreamBig Gold Series Golf Camp in Manila Instead of Travelling Abroad

When the DreamBig Gold Series Golf Camp and Tournament opens at Orchard Golf & Country Club on December 17 and 18, 2019, junior golfers living in the Philippines will not only be able to hone their talents and get the chance to be scouted by world-class coaches. They will also enjoy huge savings and other conveniences of having the golf camps travel to Manila instead of them going abroad to join them.

Headlined as The Road To U.S. College Golf, the Dream Big golf camp will be preceded by the first-ever Future Champions Golf (FCG)-Dream Big Golf Challenger Series on December 16 and 17, a qualifier for the FCG Callaway World Championship. The winner of each age division in the Orchard tournament will qualify for direct entry to the FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship 2020 that will take place at Rancho Mirage, California on July 13 to 15, 2020.

Golf Coaches from topmost schools in the US NCAA Division 1 – UCLA (University of California – Los Angeles), Columbia University and UC Berkeley – will run the two-day golf clinic and oversee the 2-day FCG Golf Tournament.

Open to all junior golfers aged 12 to 18 years old, interested junior golfers and their parents have a choice of participating in both the tournament and the golf camp, or just one of the two activities.

“Either way they will be getting a tremendous advantage if they choose to join the tournament and the camp in Manila. The cost of the trip, the tuition and the accommodations abroad is quite prohibitive for players who want to bring their game to a whole new level. But now, Golf Coaches from topmost schools in the US NCAA Division 1 – UCLA (University of California – Los Angeles), Columbia University and UC Berkeley – are coming and will run the two-day golf clinic here. The savings will be tremendous,” said Akshay Maliwal, Founder and CEO of DreamBig Events, who will stage the twin activities.

Maliwal said participants will save over USD 5000 by joining the camp in Manila and enjoy other advantages as well. The expenses abroad for camp tuition, airfare, board and lodging for athlete and chaperone, local transport expenses, and miscellaneous costs will add up to USD 5,900 and the athlete has to set aside seven days for travel and the camp itself.

“In contrast, taking advantage of the Gold Series Golf Camp and Tournament in Manila will cost only USD 870 and will take out just three days from the athletes’ schedule. Airfare and travel costs are eliminated, as well as board and lodging. Over and above that, the Manila camp includes a qualifying tournament in the package – something that the camps abroad do not offer. With just one event, athletes have the opportunity to qualify for the Callaway Junior Tournament – the top tournament for junior golfers – and hone their skills at the camp as well. They have better access and opportunities to interact closely with the US coaches here; whereas interaction with coaches at similar camps in the US, is extremely limited,” Maliwal said.

At the camp, campers will experience guided range and short game sessions that will allow them to sharpen their practice and pre-tournament routines. They will be given instruction that will help them expand their course management skills and prepare them for competition, as well as expose them to US coaching styles and competition at a higher level. The camp is limited to 30 participants only to enable personalized and customized instruction for each athlete.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for young golf talents in the Philippines to put their country in the world map of junior golf. We have worked hard to bring this camp to Asia and the Philippines in particular because we believe in the wealth of talents here,” Maliwal said.

Interested Junior Golfers may register here : https://fcg.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/fcg19/event/fcg1993/index.htm

For the First Time, Top-Ranked NCAA Division 1 Golf Coaches in Manila to Scout Junior Golfing Talent

Junior golfers in the Philippines will get a chance this December to showcase their game and talent and possibly get recruited to some of the best universities in the world!

DreamBig Events, a sports events company dedicated to providing a positive, motivating and challenging platform for young athletes living in Asia to improve their sporting skills is bringing world-class golf coaches for the first time in Asia. Its Gold Series Golf Camp, headlined as The Road To U.S. College Golf, is open to junior golfers aged 12 to 18 years old and will be held at the Orchard Golf & Country Club on December 17 and 18, 2019.

Golf Coaches from topmost schools in the US NCAA Division 1 – UCLA (University of California – Los Angeles), Columbia University and UC Berkeley – will run the two-day golf clinic while actively watching the young golfers participate in the 2-day FCG Golf Tournament.

At the camp, campers will experience guided range and short game sessions that will allow them to sharpen their practice and pre-tournament routines. They will be given instruction that will help them expand their course management skills and prepare them for competition, as well as expose them to US coaching styles and competition at a higher level. The camp is limited to 30 participants only to enable personalized and customized instruction for each athlete.

“This is an exceptional opportunity for young golfers to interact with world-class coaches and glimpse the future of how their game can evolve and take them to places they’ve never been before. Learning under these top-calibre coaches is a privilege that only a few can experience, and to have them right here in Manila to train and teach them is a big advantage in terms of savings on time and travel expenses,” said Akshay Maliwal, Founder and CEO of DreamBig Events.

Maliwal explained that the camp opens up the pathway to college golf in the U.S., which in turn will help athletes develop their athleticism and prepare them to compete on the world stage while they become a legitimate part of the US College athletics ecosystem.

“These camps do not just hone young athletes’ skills, they introduce and familiarize athletes with the college recruiting process and lets them experience, even for two days, a day in the life of a college athlete at a top academic and athletic university,” Maliwal added.

DreamBig Events has been working with coaches from top NCAA Division 1 and Division 3 universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, New York University, Tufts and Carnegie Mellon University, Claremont-Mckenna, Johns Hopkins University, among others, for the last three years.

“Asia, the Philippines in particular, is rich in golfing talent that only needs to be discovered and honed. All young talents need is one big break to change their lives and put this region on the world map of golf. It all begins in camps like these. And because our camps offer a wide array of activities, campers have fun as they learn all the good stuff,” Maliwal said.

Interested participants may register now at https://dreambig.events/gold-series-golf-camp/