“An open challenge”! (Youth Address at the 5th Annual Conference session of QCPACE)

I just would like to share to you the Youth Address that I gave last April 17, 2013 during the 1st day of our 5th Annual Conference session
at the Quezon City Philippines Annual Conference East.

I was encouraged by many to post this and share it to a larger audience  so many (especially members of the UMC) will be challenged and inspired.

Hope you can have the time to read and reflect on it!

Enjoy and God bless!

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I. Greetings

Good day to everyone! To our beloved Bishop, Bishop Rudy A. Juan, to our DS Cleto Pera and DS Dan Miranda, to our QCPACE Lay Leader Mrs. Gloria Dimalanta, to our Pastors, our Annual, District and local Leaders and to my fellow UMYF who are here. Greetings!

But, first before I start may I request everyone to rise and give a loud UMYF clap to our Lord for He is good and faithful to us.

II. Intro

It is with great honour and humility to be giving you this Youth Address. It is a great privilege to be giving the 1^st ever youth address in our Annual Conference session.

This is not an easy task for a young man like me to be standing in front of all the leaders of this conference
but I am very blessed to be taking the task just like when David was called to be a young king, just like Jeremiah who at a young age was called to be a prophet and also when Timothy was asked by Paul to lead and be an example to the early churches.

III. Message

- “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ to transform the world” is the theme for the next 4 years of our conference. Simple as it may sound but difficult to achieve, after all this is the “Great Commission” of Jesus Christ but this very day the real question to be asked is
“Are we really doing this agenda of making disciples of Christ? Is our Church, the United Methodist Church really focusing on this?”

On a side note, I would like to share my personal story. I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior during my 1st summer camp at Goodsam UMC at the age of 13 then I started to serve the Church through the youth ministry since 14 years old. Starting with the DVCS ministry and then started to join practices of the worship team then years after I was elected to the local office at the age of 17 when we transferred to Puno United Methodist Church then eventually moved up to the district office at the age of 21 and now in the annual office. Through those 10 years of youth ministry (even though that was short- compared to most of you here) I experienced and was exposed to a lot of things (good or bad) in the church.

Now back to my question:

Are we really making disciples?
Some may agree with me, others may not but please bear with me as I answer them from the point of view of a UMYF.

Yes and No.

Yes – because we have lots programs and activities that “seem” to have that agenda.

No – because we focus too much on executing these programs and activities that we are becoming too technical about it while we forget on what God really wants us to do. WE are becoming too “Program-Centered” forgetting the essence of the program itself. This may not be true to some, but in the UMYF we usually experience this.

Yes and No

Yes – because we are very active in serving the Church. We attend all the meetings, present in all activities, elected in many positions (President na, Worship leader pa, Tambourine dancer pa at usher pa!Ikaw na!hehe!)

No -because yet we are active in serving the Church, our souls suffer. Do most of us still have that time devoted to God? When we go outside the church, do people know that we are Christians or Methodists because of what we do? Or do people only know that we are Christians when we start saying it because our lives alone don’t reflect it?

James 1:22 says “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only”

Or even inside the Church are we a good reflection of a disciple of Christ? Are we on good terms with our members, pastors? Does John 13:35 which says “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Reflect in us?

How can we make disciples if we ourselves are not disciples yet? How can we be disciples if “THE DISCIPLER which is JESUS does not reflect in our lives? 1 John 2:6 says “Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”

These are one of the many main issues in our young people or maybe even as a whole Church today.

Young leaders who are not only engaged on wordly things but also on immoral things and yet proclaim and preach that they are Christian Leaders.
Young leaders who don’t really have a deep understanding of the word of God and who don’t know the true essence of being a disciple.
Now, how can we make disciples if our leaders themselves are not “Disciples of Christ”?!
1 Timothy 4:12 challenges us “that we should set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct and in faith”

I myself was once that leader who was engaged on wordly things because I was not really rooted on the true essence of the faith.

We focus too much on the “other important things” yet ignoring the “most important thing”

On example would be this:
We exert too much effort on celebrative and festive activities but have we exerted that same effort on more essential activities like building discipleship programs, bible studies, cell groups, mentorship programs?

Are we really making enough efforts to make DISCIPLES?

Yes – because we have programs like Christmas Institutes, Summer Camps, Revival gatherings etc.

No – because events are not enough. Mentoring and discipleship should back-it-up. Able mentors and Disciplers
should be there to attend to these things.

I myself is a product of our CI and Summer Camps, this is where I really met Christ and accepted Him as Lord and Savior
but through the mentoring of our pastors and my parents and through extensive bible studies and through the accountability that I got from my cell groups did I get to know what a true disciple of Christ should be.

But now the other question is Do we have able mentors and disciplers?

Yes – we have lots of great pastors, deaconesses, lay leaders who can really mentor and disciple

BUT Do we empower them enough? Do we really SUPPORT them?

 

Forgive me if I have to tell this story.

Maybe this story is from a wrong point of view, but what am I going to tell is actually a true story;

There’s this young lady who really wants to go into a full-time ministry in the UMC, but sadly there are factors that distracts her not to go

1. Her parents don’t quite approved of her going into full-time because they are afraid that their daughter
might be “kawawain” ng council. Those financial obligations might not be fully given by the Church and other concerns

2. She herself is afraid that she will experience “the rough politics” of the church.

I know some of you might agree or disagree, others may argue that her calling might not be true that she doesn’t trust the Lord but again the fact is these type of scenarios happen in our church today because the question still lies “Are we really empowering the Church workers and Leaders especially our workers??”

These are just some of the scenarios that we have.
How about the scenario of a Pastor vs. The church? Or a Pastor vs. another Pastor? Or the Church member vs. the other Church member? Or the young people going over to another church because of disillusionments in the Church?

Again John 13:35 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Again apologies if I have to point at these sad scenarios, but again these are just some real-life scenarios that I am just enumerating to everyone that others may find normal but for the young people in our Church, these are scenarios na “nagpapatisod po sa aming kabataan”

Paul reminded us in 1Corinthians 1:10 “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. “

Our Church has just been revived but I believe that doesn’t stop there. As a Church what we also need is TRANSFORMATION.

TRANSFORMATION in how we think, TRANSFORMATION in how we speak, TRANSFORMATION in how we act

Romans 12:2 says: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Our Church has a perfect will from God if we only transform!

If we are to make disciples to transform our world, I guess that transformation should start within the church. Within the Leadership of the Church and that means from the Bishop down to the Youth Leaders.

Our forefather John Wesley once said that:

“Preach faith till you have it; and then, because you have it, you will preach faith.”

Do we really have that faith that John Wesley describes?

I guess this is the challenge for most of us here, “A life that reflects of a transformed faith”.  

As I said earlier, we in the youth ministry experience this same challenge over and over again.
Leaders who don’t live like a transformed Christian resulting to divisions in the fellowship, members who seek other churches because of disillusionments in the Church? How many times has this happened? A lot of times actually but how are we dealing with this? Do we really aim to transform or do we have other aims?

We in the UMYF can only do so much, because I believe we as a whole Church should attend to all these problems as one BODY.

Before I end I would like to share this quote from John Wesley, which I know some of you know:

“I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid, lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case, unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out.”

From this quote, I believe John Wesley’s message here is, it is better that we don’t exist rather than exist yet we exist not by the doctrines and disciplines set by the Bible and not by the Holy Spirit that empowers us to be LOVING, to be JOYFUL, to be PEACEFUL, to be PATIENT, to be KIND and GOOD, and to be FAITFUL
(Galatians 5:22)

But at the very end of this address the question still remains, are we really
TRUE DISCIPLES of CHRIST?

I hope and pray that the answer is YES, so we can go out and transform the world!
To God be the Glory!

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Why Manny Pacquiao lost to Juan Manuel Marquez…

Why Manny Pacquiao lost to Juan Manuel Marquez is the same question that is being debated upon by Filipinos today. Mga “haka-haka” kung bakit natalo si Pacman are surely everywhere.
From classrooms to offices to street corners and to Facebook posts and tweets

Below are just some of the points raise why Manny lost:

1. Manny was careless. He should have been patient. “Nanggiigil daw kasi siya maxado”

2. Manny lacked training. Compared to Marquez’s 5 months, Manny only trained 3 months

3. Marquez used steroids. There were rumors even before the fight that Marquez used steroids

to bulk up and one evidence of it is his strength and conditioning trainer’s reputation. Angel Heredia

admitted before that he provided steroids for other athletes like Marion Jones.

4. Manny lacked focus. Because he is a congressman, tv host, bible study leader and a singer he

can’t seem to have that same focus in boxing as before.

5. Manny became a Born-again Christian. He lost because he didn’t wear the usual rosary he wears around his neck before the fight. He lost because he didn’t do the “sign of the cross”

These are just some of the most common reasons why Manny Pacquiao lost, they maybe right or wrong but I think the real question right now is

“What is God’s message in all of this?”

Surely, God doesn’t mean to hurt Manny Pacquaio and all the Filipino people because as stated in
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”
Also, God doesn’t want to show that He is playing “favorites”.

Romans 2:11 “For there is no partiality with God”
Psalm 145:9 “The Lord is good to all he has compassion on all He has made”

It is quite unfair to blame it on Pastors and the new church of Pacman for his lost.

Just look at the Apostle Paul.

Paul was actually a “successful man” before he met Christ. He was very powerful and influential that I think that at that time many people think he is blessed by God but when He met Christ everything changed. He actually was less powerful and was suffering from persecutions and illnesses (2 Corinthians 11:25 “Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea”). One can easily blame his shift from being a Jew to being a Christian as a cause of his suffering but Paul didn’t blame anyone, he even Praised God for it because for Paul a changed life is more important than fame and power.

Romans 5:3 “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;”

Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

and I believe just as Paul, the important thing for Pacman right now is a changed-life.

God didn’t promised that we will be always “winning” nor we will be problem-free! (read on Job’s life!)

That is not the message of God. His message is:

-To thank and Praise Him for everything
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”

-To trust Him all the time
Romans 8:28 “We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose”

- To follow His will at all cause
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

Manny Pacquiao lost because God has a great purpose for it.
A purpose that is greater than anything and a purpose that will truly bless not only Manny but also us Filipinos.

I know it’s hard to digest the defeat of Manny Pacquiao after all he is our “hero” but now is not the time to point-fingers or speculate on things but rather this is the time to just trust and love God and to show that Love to others (especially to our hero Manny who really needs it right now).

Hebrews 13:13
“But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”

 

‘Bhe, baka may purpose si Lord na maghinto ka na sa boxing tsaka mag-focus na tayo sa Kanya. Mag-serve na lang tayo sa Kanya.’ – Jinkee Pacquiao

 

To God be the Glory.

God bless! 

Praise God for my parents! (My ANC TV guesting.hehehe!)

Please allow me to share this short clip from ABS-CBN News Channel’s Bantay-Bata segment about my  “short story” on how  Parents have a great effect on the life of a child.

Special thanks to Ms. Judy Marie Santiago (a friend, a blockmate in UP Manila and a fellow blogger) for asking me to share something about my Life and how God used my parents in helping me become “a good, kind-hearted and a model youth (according yan kay Judy!hehehe!)”

I was reminded by this verse and hopefully as you watch this video you will be reminded of this verse as well:

“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise. – Ephesians 6:2

All Glory to God!

PS. Matagal na tlga ito, pero ngayon lang ako nag-karoon ng lakas ng loob para i-share sa marami!hahaha. )

Ms. Ate AMALAYER is our neighbour

Ms. AMALAYER is now gaining an unexpected popularity but popularity in a not so good way.

Being the STAR of a 1 min video of a “pa-conyo girl” shouting and being rude to a Lady Guard is not something to be proud of or something that we don’t want to be caught with a video.

Honestly at first I was kinda laughing and was thinking “Wow IBA ATTITUDE ni ATE”

The “AMALAYER” thing and the “pa-conyo” style that the “ate” did was sure funny, but when people started to bash her, make fun of her in twitter and in FB was something that bothered me…

Now I started to look at it deeply…

What if the girl in the video,

1. is your friend? Will you tweet a funny joke about Ms. AMALAYER?

2. is your sister or your cousin or your daughter? Will you post something

in Facebook that bashes on how she is gramatically incorrect?

3. is YOU?…
Late ka na pag-pasok sa school or Work tpos pinahiya ka pa ng isang Lady Guard in front of many people, then sa sobrang pagka-badtrip mo eh pinahiya mo din si Lady Guard lumaban ka, yun nga lang kinuhanan ka ng video at ngayon hiyang-hiya ka sa sarili mo dahil pinag-pipiyestahan ka ng sambayanan… This may not be the real story behind Ms. AMALAYER pero what if ganyan nga?

It may sound that I am defending Ms. Amalayer, but actually I am not because I agree that what she did was wrong,was kinda funny, but this post is to remind everyone (including myself) that “hey aren’t we like her in some point of our lives? Except that we weren’t caught in a video? It is easy to say that if we were Ms. AMALAYER we would not do the same thing, but hey my friend you’ll never know!”

We all have weaknesses and can have some bad moments so….

We should be careful on how to treat and judge others.

Matthew 7:1-5 says:

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

A 1 min video can’t tell the whole story..

A 1 min video can’t tell so much about her character..

John 8:1-7

“But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

This blog post is not meant to “condemn” people who posted bad tweets and status messages in FB about Ms. AMALAYER but just a reminder that

We should be more UNDERSTANDING and RESPONSIBLE on what we say against our neighbour.

That We should not JUDGE by what we see but we should think of the story more deeply with an OPEN HEART and MIND.

That We should not just go with the flow and be in the loop but rather be CAREFUL and CRITICAL on what the real issue is.

Jesus said that the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord with all your heart,mind,soul and strength” and second is “Love your NEIGHBOR as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39)

Now is Ate AMALAYER your NEIGHBOR?
I think YES.

God bless!

The 7 most dominant players in NCAA Basketball history (1980-2012): Will “The Beast” Calvin Abueva make the cut?

The 7 most dominant list UAAP version became a hit that it compelled me to do another one but this time an NCAA Version.

Just like in UAAP, the NCAA today also has a “dominating” player in Calvin Abueva.
Abueva recently made history by being the 1st player in NCAA history to be a “triple king
crown” holder. He lead the NCAA in Points, Rebounds and Assists this season that might earn him his 2nd straight MVP (just like Bobby Ray).

So who are the other players in NCAA history who was as dominating as Calvin or even more dominating?

Check this out!

PS. Just like the UAAP Version, I limited my list from 1980 up to the present.
1. Rommel Adducul (SSC-R) 1993-1997
Why is he on the list?
- Led SSC-R Stags to 5 straight Championships
- 2 time MVP (1996-1997)
- Rookie of the year (1993)
- Leader of what was considered the most dominating team in NCAA history the 1997 SSC-R Stags Team. The 1997 team had an average of 80+ points per game and
limiting their opponents to an average of 60+ points per game.
1997 SSC-R Stags had a perfect record that season.

The “General” Rommel Adducul can be regarded as one of the Best Collegiate Players that the country has ever seen both UAAP and NCAA. Leading his team to 5 straight championships is something only a dominant player can do. Well, it can be argued that the Stags at that time had a complete team consisting of College greats Rodney Santos, Topex Robinson, Rommel Dela Rosa and many more, but still Adducul is the main man on that team. Having won back-to-back MVPs, Rommel was considered a sure # 1 pick in the PBA draft, but instead opted to join the now-defunct MBA and in the MBA Rommel still dominated that league having won multiple championships and MVP awards. The “General” is hands down, the most dominant player in NCAA history.

2. Eugene Quilban (SSC-R) 1986-1989
Why is he on the list?
- Led SSC-R Stags to 2 straight Championships
- 2 time MVP (1987-1988)
- Led SSC-R Stags to the first perfect record in NCAA history in 1988

Eugene Quilban??! Just like in UAAP (remember Jun Reyes of ADMU?), NCAA also had a dominating player who after college became an unknown in the basketball world but looking at Quilban’s stats and you’ll see how dominant Eugene is. Another Stags great, Eugene was the main key why the Stags broke the streak of Letran in the mid 80’s. The great point guard played an all-around game that made him so dominant that led his team to 2 straight Championships.

3. Sam Ekwe (SBC) 2006-2009
Why is he on the list?
-Led San Beda to 3 Championships (2 straight)
-2 time MVP (2006, 2008)
- 2^nd in NCAA history to win the Rookie MVP

Sam Ekwe paved the way for College teams both in NCAA and UAAP to import African players. Sam Ekwe was the original “dominant” import in college hoops. Sudan Daniel, Karim Abdul would not be around if not for Sam Ekwe who was so dominant in his NCAA years that landed him 2 MVP awards and 3 Championship rings. Those who saw Ekwe play would agree 100% that he is part of this list. J

4. Samboy Lim (Letran) 1982-1985
Why is he on the list?
- Led Letran to a 3-peat (1982-1984)
- 1 time MVP (1984)

The “Skywalker” is not only a great PBA and National team player but he is also a great player during his collegiate years at NCAA. He was part of Letran’s  3peat during the 1980’s that also landed him an MVP trophy in 1984. Many people regarded Samboy as the next big thing in Professional Basketball and true enough, Samboy truly made waves at the start of his career but injuries limited his greatness. Still it is without a doubt that Samboy is a dominant player not only in the Professional scene but also on the Amateur ranks.

5. Calvin Abueva (SSC-R) 2009-2012
Why is he on the list?
- 1 time champion (2009)
- 1 time MVP, 2011 (potential back-to-back MVP – 2012)
- Holds the record for a “triple king crown” (Points, Rebounds, Assist)

Just watch the NCAA today and you can see why the “beast” is included in this list. He scores, he blocks, he rebounds, he passes, he plays defense, he does everything! This #2 pick in the 2012 PBA draft led the Stags to a championship in 2009 (that ended San Beda’s run) and now a  there’s big possibility he will be a back-to-back MVP awardee. Another Stags Great, truly Abueva is part of this elegant list. J

6. Gabby Espinas (PCU)2004-2006
Why is he on the list?
- 1^st ever Rookie-MVP (2004)
- 1 time Champion (2004)

PCU Dolphins just joined NCAA in 1996 and they were not really “on the radar” because NCAA was dominated by “old-great” teams like Letran, San Beda and San Sebastian, but everything changed when a “hardworking” rookie came to the league and shocked everyone by winning the Rookie of the year and the MVP at the same time and add to that the championship he won in that same year. Gabby Espinas is truly dominant having led the Dolphins to its 1^st and only Championship in 2004 and also led the Dolphins to 2 more Finals appearance but losing to San Beda on both occasions. Still Espinas is considered one of the most dominant in NCAA history.

7. Sudan Daniel (San Beda) 2009-Present (injured for this season)
Why is he on the list?
-MVP (2010)
- Rookie of the year (2009)
-2 time Champion (2010-2011)

The 2^nd African and the 2^nd Red lion on the list. “Superman” Sudan Daniel had the same dominance as Sam Ekwe. Sudan led San Beda back to the top of NCAA with back-to-back championships after the upset-loss to Abueva’s San Sebastian in 2009. Sudan validated the “theory” set by Sam Ekwe in bringing “imports” to universities by showing his dominance in the NCAA.

Honorable Mentions:

1. Kerby Raymundo (Letran) 1997-1999
- 1 time MVP (1999)
- Rookie of the year
- 2 time champion (back-to-back)

2. Alvin Patrimonio (Mapua)  1984-1987
- Back-to-back MVP (1985-1986)

The 7 most dominant players in UAAP Basketball history (1980-2012): Is Bobby Ray part of the list?

Now that Bobby Ray Parks of NU won his 2nd consecutive UAAP MVP trophy I became curious of who were the other players in the history of UAAP who were as dominant if not more dominant than Bobby Ray. Since I don’t have that much of a reference, I only included players from 1980′s up to the present, because
I don’t have much data on the early UAAP days.

PS. I have limited data on the UAAP Finals MVP and Rookie of the year.

Here are the 7 players who are included in the list, is Bobby Ray included?
Check this out!

1. Allan Caidic (UE) 1982-1985
Why is he on the list?
- 3 time UAAP MVP (1982,19845-1985)
shares the record for most number of MVP
- led UE Red Warriors to a total of 3 championships,1982,1984-1985 (almost a four-peat if not for FEU who cut the streak)

Allan Caidic was so dominant during his UAAP days that he was recruited to the National team and was highly coveted by PBA Teams during his time.
History, Experts, Stats will definitely tell you that the most dominant UAAP player since 1980, is the TRIGGERMAN!

2. Jun Limpot (DLSU) 1989-1992
Why is he on the list?
- 3 time UAAP MVP (1989-1999, 1992)
shares the record for most number of MVP w/ our Most Dominant UAAP Player ever, Allan Caidic
- led the Green Archers to a back-to-back UAAP Championships (1989-1999). Almost a Four-Peat
if not for the FEU led Johnny Abarrientos

Jun Limpot was so dominant, that on his 1st year in UAAP he blazed his way to becoming the MVP and a UAAP Champion.
Jun Limpot could have blazed his way to 4 UAAP MVPs and 4 UAAP Championships but the Flying A interrupted his dominance, still
The Real Deal is still one of the most dominant EVER!:)

3. Dennis Espino (UST) 1991-1994
Why is he on the list?
- 2 time UAAP MVP (1993-1994)
- led the Growling Tigers  to a back-to-back UAAP Championships (1993-1994) and helped the tigers to a rare
4-peat!

Right after Jun Limpot left the UAAP, another player became dominant and that’s Dennis Espino.
Dennis led UST to a rare “perfect” elimination that made UST automatic champions.
Dennis was so dominant that he became one of the top picks in PBA that eventually led him to team-up with our number 2 dominant player Jun Limpot for the former Sta.Lucia Realtors of the PBA.

4. Don Allado (DLSU) 1996-1999
Why is he on the list?
- 2 time UAAP MVP (1998-1999)
- led the Green Archers  to a back-to-back UAAP Championships (1998-1999) and helped the archers to a rare
4-peat!

Another dominant big man made the list! Don Allado started the winning culture in DLSU, helping them to start
a rare 4-peat. Don Allado was one of the most awaited rookies in the PBA because of his dominance in the UAAP
but because of the rise of Fil-Ams during his time (Erick menk, Asi taulava, Danny Seigle etc.) he never had the chance to show his
UAAP dominance in the PBA.
But still Don Allado was one of the elite UAAP players in the history that made him the original “King Archer“

5. Arwind Santos (FEU) 2002-2005
Why is he on the list?
- 2 time UAAP MVP (2004-2005)
- UAAP Defensive player of the year (multiple times)
- Rookie of the year
- led the Tamaraws to 3 UAAP Championships (2003-2005). Actually he only led the tamaraws to 2 Championships, but because
of the Archers controversy on eligible players, the UAAP decided to give the 2004 championship to the Tamaraws.

Arwind Santos, was a monster during his UAAP reign especially in the defensive end making him a multiple time Defensive player of the year
awardee. If not for Kelly Williams, Arwind could have been the # 1 Draft pick in the PBA.

6. Jun Reyes (ADMU) 1985-1988
Why is he on the list?
- 2 time UAAP MVP (1987-88)
- led the Eagles to back-to-back UAAP Championships (1987-1988)

Jun Reyes who? I don’t know if he is related to Chot Reyes, Ryan Reyes or even Efren Bata Reyes but all I know based from
his records that he was a dominant player. Being able to win the UAAP MVP award and UAAP championship back-to-back
is something rare and only a dominant player can do. Now the question of what happened to him after UAAP? I honestly don’t know.

7. Bobby Ray Parks (NU) 2011-Present
Why is he on the list?
- 2 time UAAP MVP (2011-2012)
- UAAP Scoring champ for two consecutive years

Bobby Ray is one talented guy that even NBA scouts are considering him to be part of the NBA (hopefully!). He led NU to
a Final Four appearance since 2001 and only the 2nd time in the Final Four era of UAAP. Bobby Ray is probably the greatest
player who donned an NU uniform (2nd greatest is Danny I!). If Bobby Ray doesn’t join the NBA in the next 2 years, I strongly
feel that he will win at least 1 more MVP (to tie the record of Caidic and Limpot) and at least 1 Championship trophy for NU that
will give NU its 2nd UAAP Championship since 1954 (wish ko lang!).

Honorable Mentions:

1. Johhny Abarrientos (FEU) – 1991 UAAP MVP. Led FEU to 2 straight championships
2. Rich Alvarez (ADMU)-  2000-2001 UAAP MVP. Together w/ the all-star cast of Enrico Villanueva, Larry Fonacier, Wesley Gonzales & LA Tenorio, led Ateneo to 1 Championship
3. Mark Telan (DLSU) – 1996-1997 UAAP MVP, 1993 Rookie of the Year.

Want to help the victims of “habagat floods”? Check this out!

Here are the list of Organizations that you can go to, to bring your Relief Goods or be a Volunteer in packing and delivering
relief goods to the affected areas.

Most of the information are from GMA-7′s website:   http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/268714/news/nation/relief-where-to-bring-your-donations-or-to-volunteer
and some are from my personal knowledge.

This is my small way of helping the Filipino community.

God bless everyone!

GOVERNMENT

1. DSWD

1. DSWD welcomes volunteers to repack relief goods at the National Resource Op Center (NROC), Chapel road, Pasay, in between NAIA 1 and 2, near ATO. Pls. call Ms. Fabian, Head of NROC 852-8081. (via @dinkysunflower and @dswdserve)

Payatas Quezon City

1. Drop-off point at The Central Barangay Hall of Payatas
2. Group 3 Area B, Bulacan Street. Contact 0918-2208205 | 02-4271362.

MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS

GMA Network Operation Bayanihan Relief Operations

1. Para sa mga nais magbigay ng material na donasyon gaya ng ready to eat food, bigas, pagkaing de-lata, bottled water, damit, banig, kumot, gamut, maaari itong dalhin sa tanggapan ng GMA Kapuso Foundation, 2nd Floor, Kapuso Center, GMA Network Drive cor. Samar St., Diliman, Quezon City; o kaya ay tumawag sa mga telepono bilang 9284299 at 9289351.

1. Para sa cash donation, maaari rin po kayong mag-deposito sa numang branch ng Metrobank, UCPB at Cebuana Lhuillier. Wala pong service fee na ibabawas sa inyong donasyon patungo sa GMA Kapuso Foundation.

1. METROBANK

Peso Savings

Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.

Account Number: 3-098-51034-7

Dollar Savings

Account Name:GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.

Account Number:2-098-00244-2

Code: MBTC PH MM

1. UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK (UCPB)

Peso Savings

Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.

Account Number:115-184777-2 or 160-111277-7

Dollar Savings

Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.

Account Number: 01-115-301177-9 or 01-160-300427-6

1. CEBUANA LHUILLIER

ABS-CBN Foundation: Sagip Kapamilya

1. ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Building
   Mother Ignacia Ave., corner Eugenio Lopez St.,  Quezon City

Trunkline: +632-415-2272 loc 3765

Direct line: +632-411-4995

Email: sagip@abs-cbn.com

Website: http://www.sagipkapamilya.com

Fax No: +632-411-4995

Warehouse: #137 Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City

Alagang Kapatid Foundation: TV5

1. Donations accepted at 730 Quirino Hiway,San Bartolome,Novaliches,QC

1. Contact No: 938-6393

2. For cash donations to

Alagang Kapatid Foundation, Inc.
BDO Savings Account No. 005310-410164
Bank of the Philippine Islands Savings Account No. 1443-05333-2

SOLAR TV

1. Solar TV is accepting donations for flood victims. Pls bring your donations to Solar Television Network Inc, Upper Ground Level, Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong.

SCHOOLS

Ateneo de Manila University

1. Now accepting donations:

1. WATER
2. Medicines (Paracetamol, Betadines, etc.)
3. Blankets
4. Clothes (Sorted according to age and gender—Adult Female, Adult Male, Female Teens, Male Teens, Kids sizes Male and Female, as well as toddlers)

2. Drop your donations: Ateneo DReaM Team, Cervini Hall, University Residence Halls, Ateneo de Manila University. Today, we are seeking monetary donations to cover expenses for the provision of emergency hot meals, transportation of supplies and other as of yet unforeseen needs.
3. Telephone number: 697-7168.
4. Want to volunteer? Packing of relief goods tomorrow at the College Covered Courts starting at 1 pm. Donations will still be accepted at Cervini Lobby tonight. By 1 pm August 8, all donations will be directed to the College Covered Courts.

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

1. The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health will be accepting donations on August 8, from 9 am to 5 pm.
2. Address: Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. Medical Complex, Ortigas Center, Pasig (beside The Medical City)
3. For details, contact Joan Chavez – 0917-323-9356 or Alfonso Regala – 0916-746-5746

Ateneo de Manila Law School

1. Relief-ops now accepting donations: clothes, medicine, bottled water, food items, canned goods and noodles
2. Drop off points: Outside Law School Activity Center (LSAC), 3rd Floor APS Building
3. Collected relief goods will be sent to Simbahang Lingkod Bayan in Loyola

St. Scholastica’s College

1. Any donations accepted: Telephone number: 567-7686 to 89

La Salle Greenhills

1. Address: 343 Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
2. Kindly drop your donations at Gate 2 along Ortigas Avenue
3. Volunteers and Cash Donations: Look for Marlo Castillo of the Lasallian Mission Office

De La Salle Zobel

1. Address: University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City

1. Kindly drop your donations at Gate 7
2. Inquiries: Please contact Mr. Jayjay Jacinto of the Social Action Office at 09178597602

De La Salle University-Dasmariñas

1. Address: Dasmariñas City, Cavite

1. Kindly send your donations to LCDC, 2nd Floor, SBC Building. For inquiries: Contact Miss Rhayo Mazo Lasallian Community Development Center at 09165900621
2. You may also bring your donations to the DLSUMC Bldg 1 & 3 Lobby

De La Salle University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

1. Address: Taft Avenue, Manila
2. WHAT TO DONATE: Ready to eat food (does not require cooking, and preferably in easy to open cans or pouches), Bottled Water, Usable Clothes, Rice, Canned Goods, Noodles, Blankets, Mats,
3. Each family is in need of the following:

1. FOOD ITEMS: 10 kilos of rice, 6 canned goods, Dried fish, Mungo beans, 1 kilo sugar, Cooking or vegetable Oil, Coffee, Milk, Bottled water, Vegetable Noodles,
2. NON-FOOD ITEMS: Old and new clothes (pants, t-shirts, shorts, underwear), Plastic sheets, Sleeping mats, Blankets, Kitchen utensils, Medicines, Water containers, Laundry soaps, Sanitary napkins (for women/ladies), Tissue, Construction materials for housing repairs, Fishing nets (for fisher folks), Seeds (for farmers),

1. Donations may be sent through CENTER FOR SOCIAL CONCERN AND ACTION (COSCA) of DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA. You may call telephone number 523-41-43 look for Miss Lilia Barrona or Miss Jennifer Santos. You may also visit our office at COSCA Office, 4th floor, SPS Building, De La Salle University, Manila. For inquiries kindly text or call our Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRRM) Program Coordinator Miss Maria Isabel Lanada at 0920-206-04-97

1. Donations in kind are welcome at Taft Greenway Square starting 8am, August 12. Call CSA at telephone numebr 526-7441 local 258/266.

University of the Philippines-Manila

1. College of Arts and Sciences

Donations for relief goods can be brought or sent to the CASSC Office.
Contact JM Lanuza at 0917-3960062

2. Henyo Manilenyo
We now have 100 shirts, we just need 100 bottled drinking water and 100 canned goods and bread to complete the kits.

To make donations, contact 0917-8362676 or 0927-5294523 or leave a message at facebook.com/HenyoManilenyo.

3. Organizational Communication Society
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150918358216116&set=a.488898441115.263033.170947846115&type=3

4. USC UPM

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150918729526116&set=a.488898441115.263033.170947846115&type=3&theater

University of the Philippines-Diliman

1. University Student Council:

Donations for relief goods can be brought or sent to the USC Office, Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman.

VOLUNTEERS will also be needed for packing and distribution.

For inquiries, kindly contact 0927-757-1005 or 0906-570-1029.

2. Office of the Student Regent:

Accepting canned goods, clothes, beddings, toiletries, medicines and cash donations. You may bring your donations at the Office of the Student Regent, Vinzons Hall Basement, UP Diliman.

Contact Benedict Opinion at 09175275879 for more information.

1. College of Mass Communications Student Council:

Accepting relief goods and donations for collection and transfer to UP-wide operations. Drop them off at the UP CMC Plaridel Hall Lobby. Contact CMCSC Chair Mario Urrutia (0906-503-4660) for more information.

1. UP College of Social Work and Community Development:
   The UP CSWCD Student Council is now accepting relief goods, such as clothes, food, medicine, ‘banig’, toiletries and drinking water, to be donated to the people who are greatly affected by the weather. We also have the CSWCD organizations to cooperate and be partners in this endeavor. For Inquiries, kindly contact 0915-182-8664 (Rex, CSWCD-SC), 0917-885-3128 (Karen, JSWAP), and 0916-246-2524 (Luis, CD Circle).

2. UP CHK Gym

Bring relief goods, and help pack them for distribution.

Enderun College

1. Enderun Colleges to accept donations at1100 Campus Ave. McKinley Hill,Taguig 856-5000 loc 550.
2. Enderun College will also be cooking meals for 4,000 people, for distribution tomorrow August 8. Donate canned goods, rice, food containers, water bottles.

San Beda College-Alabang

1. Drop-off point: St. Maur Lobby (near the Guard’s Station).

1. For inquiries, you may contact CARLOS ROMULO (SC HOTLINE) at 0915-316-9985. Volunteers to help relief efforts are also very much welcome. Please get in touch with KIT GOMEZ at 0915-787-0743.
2. FOOD ITEMS: Rice, Canned goods, Dried fish, Mung beans, Vegetable oil, Milk, Coffee, Bottled water, Ready-to-eat food
3. NON-FOOD ITEMS: New and/or old clothes, Plastic sheets, Sleeping mats, Blankets, Utensils, Medicine, Sanitary napkins, Laundry soaps, Tissue, Water containers

Colegio San Agustin-Makati

1. Colegio San Agustin-Makati will be accepting donations starting August 8. Donations and manpower are welcome around 8:30 am at the HS Building Lobby. Kindly look for Ms. Raquel Reyes.
2. For updates, visit official Colegio San Agustin-Makati Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/CSAMAAOfficialAccount

Adamson University (Student Government)

1. Please go to St Quandrangle or Marian Center, both within the Adamson University, San Marcelino, Emita, Manila from 9AM onwards

1. Donation drive and repacking for the whole day. Volunteers are welcomed, gates are open for all.
2. Priority goods: medicine, water, ready to eat foods
3. Donating to Navotas, Marilao and other areas

University of Santo Tomas

1. UST disaster relief drive now open. Needed: drinking water, instant noodles, canned goods, rice, clothes, footwear, pillows, blankets, sleeping mats, toiletries, and medicine. Drop-off points are the CSC office, Tan Yan Kee Student Center Lobby, or the Local Student Council Office. You may contact Agree Gonzales: 0917-846-0671.

 Immaculate Concepcion Academy Greenhills

1. Address: 10 Grant Street, San Juan
2. List of things badly needed: Canned goods, rice, viand, safe drinking water, coffee sachets, powdered milk, clothes, slippers, blankets, toiletries, first aid, medicine.

St. Pedro Poveda College

1. Address: EDSA cor. Poveda Street (beside Robinson’s Galleria)
2. Receives relief goods 24 hours at the gate

Miriam College

1. Address: Katipunan Avenue
2. Accepts relief goods and cash donations. Bring donations to College Lower Lanai starting August 8, 9 am to 6 pm. Contact Val Villanueva: 433-7909 or 0920-293-8698

School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City

1. Drop off donations at SHSQC. Address: F. Sotto, BF Homes, Holy Spirit, Quezon City. Telephone number: 931-4047, 931-3645

Pamantasang Lungsod ng Muntinlupa

1. Political Science Department Office
2. Kindly send / bring food, water, blankets, and other necessities. Contact Hazel Perez – 0915-584-2102.

University of the East

1. Address: Sampaloc, Manila
2. Student Council Office
3. Kindly send / bring food, water, blankets, and other necessities. Contact: Christian Gultia – 0927-682-5509.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

1. Address: A. Mabini Campus Anonas St., Sta. Mesa
2. PUP COC Student Council Office
3. Kindly send/bring food, water, blankets, and other necessities. Contact Cedric Martinez – 0906-291-2716.

Philippine Normal University

1. Address: Taft Avenue Corner Ayala Boulevard
2. Student Government Office.
3. Send or bring food, water, blankets, and other necessities. Contact R. Angcos – 0926-557-5400.

Reedley International School

1. Address: JOSOL Building, E. Rodriguez, C5 Libis, Q.C.
2. Accepting donations, August 8, 8:00am to 4:00pm
3. Kindly bring ready-to-eat foods, bottled water, clothes, blankets, medicines
4. You may leave your donations at the school lobby or contact Ms. Cathy Alcantara at 0917-507-9306

Claret School of Quezon City

1. Donations accepted at Bulwagang Claret inside the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Mahinhin St. UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City

CHURCHES

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Quezon City area
http://qcdumc.wordpress.com/about/churches/

DROP-OFF POINTS

1. Good Samaritan UMC - 915 Quezon Aveue, Quezon City
2. Kamuning First UMC - 130 Kamuning Road, Kamuning, Quezon City
3. Deparo UMC - 10 Susano Road, Deparo, Caloocan City
4.  Puno UMC - Holy Spirit Drive, Don Antonio Heights, Commonwealth Ave., QC
5. Fairview Park UMC - Lilac St., M. Gabriel Compound, West Fairview, Quezon City
6. John Mark UMC - 29 Petronia St. Buenamar Subdivision, Nova. Quezon City

FOOD ITEMS: Rice, Canned goods, Dried fish, Mung beans, Vegetable oil, Milk, Coffee, Bottled water, Ready-to-eat food
NON-FOOD ITEMS: New and/or old clothes, Plastic sheets, Sleeping mats, Blankets, Utensils, Medicine, Sanitary napkins, Laundry soaps, Tissue, Water containers

Contact:  Ace C. Acosta – 09228523554 or Glenn Gonzales 09278992653

Victory (Ortigas)

1. Victory Center, L4, West Wing, Robinson’s Galleria
2. Telephone number: 631-1212
3. We take calls till 8:30 PM. We need water, food, clothing, blankets and other relief goods. You may deliver them to our center. We need volunteers to help pack relief goods and deliver them. You can help out today, August 7 until 8:30 PM and starting 10 AM, August 8.

Victory (Fort Bonifacio)

1. Every Nation Building, University Parkway corner 32nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
2. Telephone number: 817-1212
3. Donations to be accepted starting August 8, Wednesday
4. For more info: http://victory.org.ph/article/join-us-in-our-relief-efforts/,
5. Follow @paolopun and @victoryfort on Twitter for updates.

Christ’s Commission Fellowship (Ortigas)

1. 6th Floor, St. Francis Square Julia Vargas Avenue corner Bank Drive, Ortigas Center Mandaluyong City. Telephone number: 635-3410
2. Donation of clothes, blankets, canned goods, noodles, rice, drinking water needed

Mt. Carmel Parish

1. Drop off your donations at Doña Juana Rodriguez Ave., (formerly Broadway Avenue) corner 4th/5th Street, New Manila
2. Telephone number: 724-5938

Destiny Church – Manila

1. For everyone who needs temporary shelter, our Destiny Center is open for evacuees. Proceed to 178 Maginhawa St., Sikatuna Village, Quezon City.

Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide

1. You can bring your donations for the flood victims in cash or in kind at this address:
   Musikatha Office, 5/F Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig 1605
   Telephone number: 637-5410

Our Lady of Pentecost Parish

1. Our Lady of Pentecost Parish in Katipunan, Quezon City accepts evacuees. They also need mats, blankets, and bottled water.

Sto. Domingo Church

1. Those living in the vicinity of Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City are being asked to help provide food and drinks to 400-500 evacuees staying in the Church. Food, water, dry clothes needed.

Our Lady of Beautiful Love Parish

1. Merville, Parañaque residents may donate clothes, blankets, toiletries, rice, grains, canned goods, noodles, and the like starting Wednesday (August 8) from 10 am – 5 pm. Collection point is at OLBL Parish, San Lorenzo Ruiz Hall.

Sanctuario de San Antonio Parish

1. Santuario de San Antonio Parish now accepting relief goods at parish center rooms 1-4. Volunteers are also welcome. You may call or text 0920-508-5396 if you need someone to pick up relief goods. This is part of the San Antonio Parish Church relief efforts. You may also drop off your donations yourself.

Christ’s Commission Fellowship

1. Address: G/F Prime Street, Madrigal Business Park, Alabang
2. Accepts relief goods: Canned goods, Off lotion, blankets, medicine

St. James the Great Children of the Poor Apostolate (COPA)

1. Address: Cuenca Street, Ayala Alabang Village
2. Accepting canned goods, bottled water, rice, noodles, and cash

NGOs

Red Cross    

1. To donate via SMS

1. Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

G-Cash

2. Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882
3. You can donate the following denominations:

1. Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
2. Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

The PRC welcomes donations in cash for flood-affected families. You may send or deposit your donations to the following:

	Peso Account	Dollar Account	Swift Codes
Banco De Oro	00-453-0018647	10-453-0039482	BNORPHMM
Metrobank	151-3-041631228	151-2-15100218-2	MBTCPHMM
Philippine National Bank	3752 8350 0034	3752 8350 0042	PNBMPHMM
Unionbank of the Philippines	1015 4000 0201	1315 4000 0090	UBPHPHMM
Bank of the Philippine Islands			BOPIPHMM

Gawad Kalinga

GK Command Center for relief operations for North NCR is at HRD Training Center, Department of Agrarian Reform Compound, Quezon City (take Gate 1). We are ready to accept relief goods. We are now in the process repacking. The budget per relief pack is P230. You can get in touch with 0999-188-9683, 0906-419-2016, 0922-848-3806.

1. Initial target is 1,000 food packs. We need rice, instant noodles, canned goods, bread, coffee and sugar.
2. For cash donations, please deposit to: Gawad Kalinga Philippine Peso Current Account # 3101 0977 56 BPI EDSA Greenhills. Gawad Kalinga US$ Savings Account # 3104 0162 34 BPI EDSA Greenhills (Swift code: BOPIPHMM)

Philippine Animal Welfare Society

1. The PAWS Shelter is now open as temporary evacuation center for pets being evacuated from Marikina. We will also be conducting human and animal relief operations for affected areas in Metro Manila.
2. Call telephone number 975-0048

AKBAYAN PARTYLIST

1. Bring cooked rice, hard-boiled eggs, & bread to Akbayan Headquarters, 36-B Madasalin St. Sikatuna Village, QC. Telephone numbers 433-6933, 433-6831
2. For cash donations: Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Kalayaan Branch, Account No. 1991-0086-55

Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)

1. Open until 11PM today, will be distributing goods themselves to Marikina and Novaliches areas.
2. Address for drop off: 63 Narra St., Brgy. Claro, Project 3, Quezon City. Telephone number: 421-0986
3. Focus on clothes and ready to eat goods.

Gabriela Women’s Party

1. Drop off goods at Gabriela office. Address: 35 Scout Delgado, Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City. Telephone Number: 374-4423. Or contact Lana at 0922-828-6241/0908-865-3582

Kalikasan Partylist

1. We will be having a mobile lugawan in Barangay Bagong Silangan and in Montalban, Rizal at around 11 am on August 8. Please bring rice, clothes, canned goods. Relief command center is open from 8 am to 8 pm.
2. Address: 26 Matulungin St., Central District, Quezon City. Telephone number: 920-9099.

Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

1. Address: 72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City. Telephone number: 929-9822

Tulong Kabataan Volunteer Network

1. Main drop-off point: Kabataan Partylist-NCR Office
   1437 Instruccion St. (Near Maria Clara St.) Sampaloc, Manila
   ℅ Mark Louie Aquino, 2nd nominee: 0946-520-1537
2. Manila drop-off point: Institute Student Government Office, EARST, Nagtahan, Manila
   ℅ Philip Bautista, ISG Auditor: 0946-838-1923
3. Quezon City drop-off point: Trinity University of Asia, 275 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City
   ℅ Angelo Cabanes, CSC President: 0915-484-3241
   Metro South drop-off point: The Warden Publication Office, Pamantasang Lungsod ng Muntinlupa, NBP Reservation, Muntinlupa
   ℅ Kitty Bantayan, Publication Director: 0915-909-1672
4. Marikina drop-off point: Rotary Club of Marikina, F. Mariano Avenue (beside Amang Rodriguez Hospital) Marikina City
   ℅ Ernest Santos, KMM Chairperson: 0999-187-4876

Operation Blessing

1. Operation Blessing is mobilizing efforts to help more Filipinos affected by the massive floods. For our initial efforts, a team is now in the town of Montalban conducting rescue and relief operations with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Mats, blankets and food will be given to displaced families to keep them warm as the rains continue to pour.
2. You can donate through the following methods:

1. via credit card: click here
2. via bank: Deposit your donation to Metrobank Account 007-233-544716
3. via ML Kwarta Padala: Visit any ML Kwarta branch. Fill out a Customer’s Information Sheet with your full name, address, contact number, and the amount of your donation. Make sure to indicate “The 700 Club Asia” as the recipient and “Operation: Bless Luzon” as the purpose of transaction. Submit the accomplished form to the counter together with your donation.
4. For more information and ways to help, call or text 0922- 858-2398 (Sun), 0920-497-5558 (Smart), or 0917-581-2603 (Globe) or email us atinfo@obphil.com.

Makati Medical Center Foundation

1. Accepts relief goods.
2. Drop-off points:

1. Makati Medical Center, Social Services Unit, Ground Floor.
2. College of Nursing, 144 Legaspi Street, Makati
3. Contact margebarro@yahoo.com | karen.torres@makatimed.net.ph
4. via Jam88.3, after 5:35AM, August 8 2012.

BRGY SOUP KITCHEN

1. BRGY SOUP KITCHEN now accepting ingredient donations:

1. whole chicken (chopped)
2. ¼ sticky and ¾ regular rice
3. large eggs
4. patis
5. ginger

2. Please drop off at PenPen Restaurant. Map
3. For money donations, kindly deposit to Crispin C. Medina, BPI Savings Account number 3149-0943-84
4. We need large pots and industrial (mobile) burners as we will be cooking onsite. Pickup trucks for transportation are also welcome.

BAYAN MUNA

1. Bayan Muna is accepting rice, canned goods, noodles, no cook food, clothes, underwear, blankets, medicine, water, slippers, toiletries, utensils, cash donations.
2. Address: 45 K-7th St., Brgy. West Kamias, Quezon City. Telephone number: 921-3473, 411-0026

FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION

1. Pakidala ang inyong donasyon at relief goods sa tanggapan ng Freedom from Debt Coalition, 11 Matimpiin St., Bryg. Pinyahan, Quezon City. Telephone number: 921-1985, 924-6399

WORLD VISION PHILIPPINES

1. Donate online via http://worldvision.org.ph/forms/help/index.php

Deposit to World Vision:

2. BPI

Account No.: 4251-0024-15

1. If you are a current BPI account holder and already a registered BPI express online member, you may send your donation via internet. You only have to enroll your World Vision Partner ID Number (found just above your name in World Vision correspondence) and send donation just like giving payments to your other enrolled bills. To verify, you may call our Donor Care team at 372-777

3. Banco de Oro

Account No.: 000-2700-4341-1

4. PS Bank

Account No: 038-33200013-8

5. Metrobank

Account No: 060-7060-5186-41

6. (Please fax your deposit slip with your name on it. Fax no. 632-374.7660 or E- mail towv_phil@wvi.org.)

PRIVATE BUSINESSES

McDonald’s Philippines

1. McDonald’s stores open in Metro Manila are now accepting donations in kind (rice, noodles, canned goods, etc.) for flood victims.

Jollibee Foods Corporation

1. Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) stores nationwide – Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal – are accepting cash donations through Jollibee Foundation coin banks at the counters. Donations received will be used to assist families affected by the torrential rains and flooding.

Bloggers United x Moonleaf Tea Shop

1. Moonleaf Maginhawa branch is now a drop-off point for donations starting August 8.
2. Address: 103 Maginhawa St., Teacher’s Village, Diliman Quezon City
3. Contact number: 0917-583-9916, 0917-800-3152

Smart Libreng Tawag (http://www.facebook.com/SmartCommunications)

1. Here’s the updated list of Smart Libreng Tawag Stations in Metro Manila and nearby areas as of 9:00 PM, August 7

1. H. Bautista Elementary School, Brgy. Tumana, Marikin
2. Malanday Barangay Hall, Malanday, Marikina
3. Sta. Ana Covered Court, San Mateo, Rizal
4. Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City
5. Tunasan Covered Court, Muntinlupa
6. Cavite Coliseum

2. Arrangements are currently being made for more Libreng Tawag centers in severely affected areas in Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela. We will keep you posted.

Globe Telecom

1. Globe Telecom has deployed Libreng Tawag services for residents affected by floods in Marikina and Navotas. Evacuees can make calls and send text messages to all networks for free. We have contingency measures in place, such as augmentation of power supply for our cell sites and wireline cabinets.
2. For customer assistance, call 730-1000 from any landline or toll-free at 211 from any Globe or TM mobile number. You can also post a message via the Globe Telecom Facebook page or tweet @talk2globe.

Cha Dao Tea Place

1. We will start accepting donations on August 8 at 10 AM at the following branches:

1. Katipunan
2. Maginhawa
3. Don Antonio
4. Kapitolyo
5. Parañaque

2. We will reward your donations with a free milk tea. Check your closets for clothes you can donate, your pantries for canned goods, bottled water and medicines you can give. More details here.

One Meralco Foundation

1. One Meralco Foundation is accepting donations to help families affected by the heavy rains. You may donate canned goods, water, crackers/biscuits or cash to our office in Meralco Center Ortigas. Call Rainier at 0908-898-0562 or Reggie at 0939-937-1324.

Ayala Malls

1. Ayala Malls is accepting donations for flood victims. These may be handed over to Concierge booths in all Ayala Malls.

Philippine Airlines

1. To help flood victims in the National Capital Region (NCR) and its immediate environs, Philippine Airlines (PAL) provincial stations are accepting high value relief goods for free airlift to Metro Manila.
2. Contact PAL Foundation at (02) 851-2980 or (02) 852-6096; (02) 855-8000 local 2143 or 2563 for any questions.

7-Eleven Philippines

1. It’s now more convenient to help: 7-Eleven stores accept cash donations to help flood victims. Total donations will be matched up to P1.5M by its Philseven Foundation, and will be used to provide relief goods to affected areas.

Banapple

1. Banapple Too in Katipunan (206 Katipunan Ave.) is currently a drop-off point for the Philippine Red Cross. Among others, these items are urgently needed:

1. Canned goods
2. Water
3. Cup noodles
4. Blankets
5. For monetary donations, kindly course it through the PRC’s DONATE NOW page: http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

Binalot

1. Binalot has begun accepting donations at its Salcedo Village, Makati City branch for those who have been affected by the recent calamity. You can help three ways:

1. PLEDGE COOKED MEALS – Pledge cooked Binalot meals to be sent to evacuation centers. You may pledge meals by clicking here. Choose package and make payment via credit card, BDO, BPI, GCASH, Smart Money and PayPal. Please specify your contact number when you make a pledge on the Multiply page. You may give us the specific evacuation area where you want the meals to be sent and we will deliver the meals to that area if possible, or we can allocate your pledges to relief and evacuation centers we are in contact with.
2. DONATE IN KIND –  Please drop off your donations in kind (clothes, toiletries, blankets, canned goods, water, medicines, etc.) at Binalot Hang-out Salcedo at H.V. Dela Costa cor. Valero Sts. Salcedo Village, Makati City. You may call 889-2660 for directions or refer to the map here: http://bit.ly/N2ksgi.
3. PLEDGE/DEPOSIT CASH – You may pledge cash donations directly at Binalot Hangout at Salcedo Village, Makati and we will coordinate with relief and evacuation centers. You may also deposit cash donations to our BDO Deposit Account or BPI Family Bank Deposit Account:

1. BDO ACCOUNT NAME: Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc.
   ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1520225197
2. BPI FAMILY BANK: Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc.

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6251-0180-04

Please email us (binalot@gmail.com) or tweet us your scanned deposit slip.

Binalot Pledges hotline: 467 8888 or 0922 8930102, look for Jeff, Liezle or Vivian.

1. For more information about our donation drive, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/binalot or check our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/binalotfiesta.

RFM Corporate Center

1. Address of drop-off point for relief goods: Pioneer Street corner Sheridan Street

LBC

1. You may drop off donations at any LBC branch worldwide. To locate the nearest branch, you may call our NCR hotline at (632) 8585-999; provincial hotline at 1-800-10-8585999; or you may visit our website. LBC will turn these goods over directly to the Philippine Red Cross.
2. DONATE: Bottled water, food, biscuits, blankets, mats, banig, clothes, medicine for diarrhea, toiletries, etc.
3. Please don’t use plastic bags; instead use a blanket, towel or old t-shirt to tie up and carry your donations.

HOPE IN A BOTTLE

1. Pledge to donate Hope in a Bottle and help our nation’s flood victims now. With 100% of FOH’s profits going to building public school classrooms, you are helping a cause, for a cause!
2. Payment method: Check payment (Friends of Hope, Inc.) or bank deposit (BPI Account No. 3521-1061-73).
3. Contact Sandy Tiu: 0917-537-6607, sandy@friendsofhope.ph
4. Click here for more info

OVERSEAS EFFORTS

Rain Love on Manila

1. Rain Love on Manila (rainloveonmanila.blogspot.com) is a disaster relief campaign started in 2009, which helped create care packages to send back to country for Ondoy victims, in cooperation with the Philippine National Red Cross. Today, we begin the Rain Love on Manila 2012 relief campaign for August 7 victims by collecting anything you feel like donating. Today, any of these things will be most helpful:

1. basic clothes – tops, bottoms, underwear
2. rain gear and cold weather clothes
3. flotation devices – old air beds, life vests, flotation sleeves
4. basic food – rice, powdered milk for infants, cup noodles, canned goods
5. blankets, pillows – some people are living in makeshift evacuation centers like schools, gyms, parking garages, without facilities
6. funds to cover the shipping of these boxes via LBC

1. As of today, there are Rain Love on Manila volunteer teams assembling in Manila, UK, California and NY, to better facilitate the collection of care.
2. Contact: flores.patriciaanne@gmail.com, uberfloh@yahoo.com,rainloveonmanila@yahoo.com
3. SMS (UK based): +44776821964
4. SMS (NY based): 646-820-DEBS

For Vancouver residents

1. Cash donations in the Vancouver area for the flood victims in the Philippines can be forwarded through Carlo Chong. All proceeds will go directly to relief operations at the Ateneo de Manila University.
2. Email: ebm17carlo@vfs.com
3. Contact number: 604-653-7016

Not your ordinary League…..CBL!

It was in July 2011 wherea group of Christian Friends dreamed of having a basketball league for the Christian Youth in QC. They started to visualize and plan for the basketball league, they were excited of course and was full of hope. The league didn’t materialize that same year, but the group decided to form a simple Basketball every Sunday ministry just to “test the waters” and see if indeed they can push through with the league. The Basketball every Sunday ministry was a regular basketball fellowship for the Youth (UMYF) and the Young adults (UMYAF) every Sunday at different basketball courts around Quezon city. The ministry drew many attendees, it grew in numbers that even Youth and Young adults outside QC even joined the fellowship. After many months, the group finally realized that their vision of having a basketball league may happen. After all, it happened many years back through the Christian Basketball Ministry or CBM, so why not continue it and strengthen it further, so the Christian Basketball League or CBL was born.

With a sole aim of discipling Boys in and outside the church through Basketball, the group of Christian Friends now known as the CBL Board of Governors formulated rules that are based on our Christian Values and policies formulated by higher basketball entities like FIBA, PBA and the NBA. Some of the UNIQUE rules that the board formulated are;

*Every team must have a Small group session before the game. Either days before the game or minutes/hours before the game. Failure to have a small group session before the game will cause the team, automatic default.

* Each team must have 2 reps to share their small group session to the other team and vice-versa.

* A 1.5k quota for each team (The normal quota for a league is around 5-10k).

Headed by its Commissioner Pastor Floyd Alcantara, the CBL Board of Governors officially launched the CBL last March 31 2012 at the Mapayapa Village 2 court, with all 11 teams (named after the 12 disciples) composed of almost all churches in QCPACE, the teams made a covenant to each other and to God that CBL will be a Christ-centered league and that Discipleship, Sportsmanship and Fellowship will be its mandate.

After 3 months of CBL, the Lord has been good to this ministry that He provided the league with sufficient funds to push through; also it had a great impact to those who participated.
One significant impact is that the number of UMYF boys in Churches grew, as one UMYF from Tala UMC shared;
“Sobrang salamat po sa Lord sa buhay ng mga organizers ng CBL, dahil sa CBL, dumami po ang kabataan namin at marami ang nagiging active sa Church”.

Not only that the number of UMYF boys in Churches grew, but also the unity and bonding of the UMYF became stronger;

“Dahil sa CBL naging ka-close ko yung ibang UMYF sa church, yung mga dating di sumasama sa activities ngayon sumasama na dahil naging friends na namin dahil sa CBL” – UMYF from Deparo UMC.

What’s amazing as well is on how CBL helped some of the UMYF to learn things that are valuable to our characters, one UMYF from Goodsam UMC shared that;

“Grabe yung CBL, kala ko laro-laro lan or parang Liga lang na normal, pero hindi pala, ibang klaseng league siya kasi ang dami kong natutunan physically, mentally, emotinally at sPIRITUALLY. Naturuan ako na mag-take ng responsibility at maging humble talaga. Praise God sa CBL”

The Lord really works in ways that we can’t imagine, who could have imagined that He can use a Basketball League to touch lives in the youth today? God is truly amazing.

With the victorious CBL, the board of governors is now planning to further strengthen this ministry in its Season 2 next year and with God’s grace, CBL will be much bigger and stronger on its 2nd season!

BOLA NA!

To God be the Glory!

Ace C. Acosta (Board of Governor – CBL)

Greatest Steals in the PBA Draft history

Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan or Vitaly Potapenko, Erick Dampier over Kobe Bryant?? MVPs Karl Malone with the 13th pick, Steve Nash with the 15th pick, Dirk Nowitzki with the 8th pick? or Career Assist and Steals Leader John Stockton with the 16th pick?

These are just some of the Greatest Steals in the Draft history of the NBA. The draft order is really not the basis of greatness in the NBA and that is also evident in the PBA as well, so let’s take a look at some of the greatest steals in the PBA Draft.

1. Ato agustin (1989) 12th overall

- A virtual unknown in his college days because he played for a non-NCAA, non-UAAP team. The Atom Bomb was picked at the bottom of the draft surpassed by the likes of Dindo Pumaren, Bobby Jose and RicRic Marata. But Ato, wasted no time in proving his worth, because after winning the most improved player award during his sophomore year, he won the the MVP award a year after. Not only did Ato Agustin made a mark as a player, because just recently he made history by winning a PBA crown as a coach. Truly, Ato can be considered as the greatest steal in the draft.

Resume:

PBA MVP (1992)
Most Improved Player (1991)
25 greatest players
NCAA and PBA champion coach

2. Jimmy Alapag (2003) 10th overall

- The “mighty mouse” was picked late maybe because of his small frame (standing only at 5″9″) and his unknown basketball background in the states. Mike Cortez, Rommel Adducul, Eddie Laure,  Marlon Legazpi (sino to?!) and even teammate Harvey Carey were some of the names that were picked ahead of the one-time PBA MVP and consistent member of the Philippine National team.

Resume:

PBA MVP (2011)
9x All-star
All star game MVP
Rookie of the year (2003)
2x Finals MVP (co MVP w/ Jason Castro)

3. Kenneth Duremdes (1995) 3rd overall

- “Captain Marvel” was a college stand-out in Adamson, that’s why he was the top 3 over-all in the PBA draft but the reason why I considered him a steal in the draft
was because of the name that was picked ahead of him, (just imagine Sam Bowie – no.2 over Michael Jordan – no.3) the disapponting EJ Feihl.
The PBA Legend, wasn’t picked by Ginebra because they were amazed at the 7foot tall Feihl, but this turned out to be one of the most “controversial” moves in the history of Ginebra and in the PBA. Duremdes turned out to be even greater than #1 pick Dennis Espino and was considered the greatest of his class.

Resume:

PBA MVP (1998)
10x All star
3x member of the Philippine National team
25 greatest players
Finals MVP (1998)

4. Mark Caguiao (2001) 3rd overall

- “EJ Feihl and Kenneth Duremdes all-over gain!”. Mark Caguiao was chosen after Shell picked up Mike Hrabak, this time Ginebra benefiting from the “bust” that
Shell Made. Mike Hrabak turned out to be a fine player, but his play didn’t last long compared to Caguiao who became one of the Legitimate Superstars the PBA
has ever had. The “Spark” went on to  became a multiple champion w/ Ginebra and a Mythical team member for many times.

Resume:
10 x All-star
1 x Philippine National team Member
Rookie of the year (2001)
Multiple member of the Mythical Team

5. Gary David (2004) 10th overall,

- The current “best player of the conference” and the “hottest player” in the PBA right now, wasn’t actually a “heralded” player when he came to PBA even though he
was the PBL MVP before entering the draft. It’s because of the more “marquee” players that time, namely; Rich Alvarez, James Yap, Marc Pingris, Ranidel de Ocampo and Sonny Thoss who were picked 1-5 respectively. The first 5 players were actually good picks but from 6-9, you would just really wonder why they were picked ahead of “El Granada”. Denver Lopez, Ervin Sotto, Nelbert Omolon, Wesley Gonzales were picked ahead of Gary David, so it just fitting that we put Gary David on the list of the “greatest steals in the PBA Draft history”

Resume:

2x Scoring Champion (2010,2011)
2x All Star
Most improved Player (2007)
Best player of the conference (2011)

Honorable mentions: Cyrus Baguio 14th 2003, Larry Fonacier 14th 2005, Ronald Tubid 16th 2003, Peter June Simon 43rd 2001

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