MANILA, Philippines – Nothing beats the actual thrill of the game which is exactly what Havaianas had in store when it held the Havaianas Playback Invitational last August hosted by TV personality Lia Cruz.
Sporting their favorite pair of Havaianas flip-flops, over a hundred college co-eds trekked to Power Plant Mall to compete in piko, sipa, Chinese garter, lakad bunot, tumbang preso and patintero.
Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of the Philippines, University of Sto. Tomas and University of Asia and the Pacific were represented by various college organizations.
“Havaianas Playback aims to revive the spirit of Filipino street games among the youth. It’s a good way to remind kids today of these much-loved games,” shared Anne Gonzalez, managing director of Havaianas Philippines.
“We are elated that we were able to participate in this competition and it was a great team building experience for us,” enthused the team captain of UP Industrial Engineering Club, Wesley Hontiveros, whose team won the competition and with it, P30,000.
UP EcoSoc, was second place and UST Mechanical Engineering Club, third place and UA&P Er+Go 2, fourth place.
Apart from the students, the director of Magna Kultura and head of the Palarong Pinoy, Ricardo Aguado, liked the initiative of Havaianas to bring Filipino street games back to life. “It’s good that they are reviving a cultural treasure, which is the Larong Pinoy.”
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