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Santa Barbara hosts Globe's Football Para Sa Bayan 2014 Visayas

Even on ordinary days, the football field across the town plaza teems with activity. There you'd see Santa Barbaranhons showing their prowess - running ,kicking and scoring a goal. It only shows how big football in town is and it's just fitting for the town of Santa Barbara to host a big football event
Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom together with its sports ambassador Azkals Team Captain Chieffy Caligdong kick off Football Para Sa Bayan 2014 Visayas in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. The two-day event on March 8 and 9, is a grassroots program for youth from underprivileged communities which also features key movers in the football scene who are committed to nation-building.
"The festival will serve as a platform where in kids, regardless of their socio-economic background can enjoy the sport of football. At the same time, these events can serve as an inclusive platform for socially advantaged and less advantaged teams to interact and work together.
Chieffy and the football kids
We also want to capitalize on the sport to achieve our desired impact: for children to stay in school, aspire for higher marks, and be in a position to vie for scholarships both athletic and academic," said Fernando Esguerra, Globe OIC for Corporate Social Responsibility.
Compared to other football tournaments where organizers charge anywhere from P3,000-P5,000 per team, all 35 community football teams will be supported by Globe via free inclusion into the tournament. Through this, underprivileged players are given access to high-level competition and opportunities to network and to get scouted by private schools and teams for possible scholarships.
 About 1000 kids from football communities in Iloilo are expected to join the 2nd Football Para Sa Bayan festival in Iloilo which aside from a tournament, will also include a football clinic.
Globe Football Para Sa Bayan is a year-round football campaign of the company to bring the program around the country to impact nation-building in a big way.
Football is just the first step in Globe sports advocacy as the company continues to develop various sports programs for its CSR communities.  

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