Airline tickets add to top prize loot

Globalport team owner Mikee Romero beat the deadline to deliver P15,000 in cash and two AirAsia round-trip tickets to any domestic location as additional loot to the pool of prizes for the 20 winners of our Christmas Contest. The winners were advised to claim their prizes at The Philippine Star office in Port Area at 10 this morning.

Also beating the deadline were Rain Or Shine (TCL 29-inch TV, 24 T-shirts, 6 umbrellas), Purefoods (20 T-shirts), Manny Pacquiao Promotions (two sets of boxing gloves, four caps and three pairs of shorts, all personally autographed by Pacquiao), BEST Center (10 basketballs, 20 T-shirts), NLEX (P10,000 in cash) and Lamoiyan Corp. (20 bags, each with a towel, toothpaste and toothbrush).

First prize winner Fundador Soriano, a 76-year-old retired mediaman, will take home a bundle including P50,000 in cash, a TV from Rain Or Shine, two AirAsia round-trip tickets and an assortment of goodies. Second prize winner Josephine Ramos, 41, will receive P20,000 in cash and a host of products. Third prize winner Roel Abe, 44, will get P10,000 in cash and a gift package. Fourth prize winner Dalton Chiong, 27, will receive P5,000 worth of SM gift certificates from Robert Aventajado of the Philippine Taekwondo Association. Fifth prize winner Augusto Mendoza, 66, will be given P5,000 worth of Planet Sports gift certificates from Anton Gonzalez and a gift package. Sixth prize winner Tony Gioketo, 42, will get P5,000 worth of Planet Sports gift certificates and a gift package. The seventh to 20th prize winners will receive a hefty gift package apiece.

Over a thousand entries came in and we chose 20 winners with the correct answers to our three questions and essays on why sports should or should not be a priority in our national government agenda. Excerpts of some essays will be published in tomorrow’s column.

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In all, we collected P147,500 in cash from the Philippine Sports Commission (P50,000), Blackwater/Ever Bilena (P20,000), The Herma Group (P15,000), Globalport (P15,000), The ALA (Antonio Lopez Aldeguer) Group (P12,500), Philippine Olympic Committee (P10,000), NLEX (P10,000), Miguel Belmonte of The Philippine Star (P10,000) and Games and Amusements Board chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon (P5,000). Of the total amount, we set aside P80,000 for our top three Christmas Contest winners, P50,000 for SAGIP (Saklolo At Gabay Ng Ina’t Pamilya) Foundation of Muntinlupa and P17,500 for The Philippine Star fund drive to assist Samboy Lim.

Donations in kind were received from Alaska (20 basketballs, 20 E-Cow stuffed dolls, 20 T-shirts), Blackwater (20 boxes of Cussons baby powder, baby shampoo, baby oil, baby cream and baby cologne and 10 boxers of Ever Bilena Naturals soap), Kia (20 limited edition FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil soccer balls, 20 caps, 20 Hanes T-shirts, 20 eco-bags), The MVP Group (10 Metro Pacific overnight bags with computer cases, 3 Meralco coffee kettles, 2 desk fans, 5 Meralco caps, 2 tote bags, 2 foldable bags, 7 Smart Laban Pilipinas jackets, 3 handcrafted bags, 2 water bottles), SBP (5 Molten basketballs and 5 SBP umbrellas), Nestle (10 Milo basketballs, 10 Milo umbrellas, 10 Milo jackets), Shell (10 T-shirts, 5 PBA water bottles, 3 Ferrari jackets, 2 Balenciaga watches with wallets, 1 Manel’s overnight bag, 5 Ferrari mugs, 5 Ferrari polo shirts, 5 golf umbrellas), Emerald Headway (24 back issues of Reader’s Digest), Sonia Trading (4 Gosen badminton sets, 6 Molten Azkals soccer balls, 6 Molten basketballs), PBA (20 T-shirts, 5 Molten basketballs, 20 PBA Annuals), San Miguel Corp. (5 San Miguel Beer jackets, 8 San Miguel Beer T-shirts, 5 San Miguel Beer polo shirts), Ginebra San Miguel (16 Antonov bags, 6 Ginebra water bottles), BEST Center (10 basketballs, 20 T-shirts), Globalport (two AirAsia round-trip tickets to any domestic location), Purefoods (20 T-shirts), San Miguel Corp. (20 gift bags of assorted food products, including canned goods, cream, cheese and San Mig Coffee 3-in1 mix), Larc and Asset (20 NBA Fathead stickers), Lamoiyan Corp. (20 gift packs of a towel, toothbrush and toothpaste) and Rain Or Shine (TV, 24 T-shirts, 6 umbrellas) and Manny Pacquiao Promotions (2 pairs of boxing gloves, 3 pairs of shorts, 4 caps, all personally autographed by Pacquiao).

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 The complete list of 20 winners: 1. Fundador Soriano, 76, retired mediaman from Las Pinas. 2. Josephine Ramos, 41, schoolteacher from Silang, Cavite. 3. Roel Abe, 44, employee, BPI Navotas Northbay Branch from Navotas. 4. Dalton Chiong, 27, student from Anda, Pangasinan. 5. Augusto Mendoza, 66, retired employee from Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

6. Tony Gioketo, 42, administrative officer, Gapan District Hospital from Aliaga, Nueva Ecija. 7. Joel Quinantoto, 48, housekeeper from Las Pinas. 8. Eduardo Isleta, 44, Jollibee restaurant manager from Cubao. 9. John Matthew de la Cruz, 17, from Calamba. 10. Benedicto Rivera, 69, retired employee from Lipa City.

11. Angelique Aguilto, 27, QA engineer from Makati. 12. Francis Joseph Acop, 42, barefoot running coach from Marikina. 13. Leslie Comon-Lituanas, 41, travel coach from West Fairview. 14. Ariel Ian Clarito, 37, sales training manager, Abbott Laboratories from San Juan. 15. Santos Santos, 51, mason from Hagonoy.

16. Ronald Pizarro, 38, employee from Taguig City. 17. Carmencita Lopez, 52, travel agent, real estate broker from Pasay City. 18 Lyndeen John Deloria, 41, government employee from Commonwealth. 19. Ann Blessie Nicolas, 28, store salesperson from Plaridel. 20. Daryll Marcson Quinto, 36, engineer from Batangas City.

To our winners, congratulations. To our generous donors and sponsors, thank you from the bottom of our heart. And to one and all, Merry Blessed Christmas.