Today ,Villar Foundation’s tournament for a cause lends
support to amateur players
The Villar Foundation, led by its Chairman and Managing
Director—Senator Manny Villar and Former Las Pinas Representative Cynthia
Villar, stages the 2012 series of
Villards Cup billiards tournament last September 23 and 24 at the newly
opened Starmall in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
Sixteen amateur players from all over the province of Bulacan
Philippine Billiards legends--Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, Francisco
‘Django’ Bustamante, Ronnie ‘The Volcano’ Alcano and Dennis ‘Robocop’
Orcollo-- also attended the event.
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| EDGIE GERONIMO, MARILAO : Champion Villards 2012 |
"Billiards now matches the popularity of basketball
among Filipinos, especially the youth. Support for this sport should be
encouraged and enhanced," said Sen. Villar, who lead the ceremonial
'break' of the billiard tournament.
The Villar Foundation started the Villards Cup in 2009.
It provides budding billiards players a venue to compete against amateur
players and play alongside veterans and billiards champs.
"Villards Cup is one of the sports-oriented programs of
the Villar Foundation to encourage the youth to engage in sports, and keep them
away from the streets and from illegal drugs." said Mrs. Villar, who attend the awarding and closing ceremony.
Sen. Villar added that they hope Villards Cup will be instrumental in discovering and
developing the potential of amateur billiards players.
One of the advocacies of the Villar Foundation is
grassroots sports development throughout the country. In its 20 years of
service, various sports programs have been implemented to support this thrust
including Sports sa Barangay, football clinics among other.
The Villards Cup has been staged in key cities of the Philippines and
has featured the best Filipino cue artists
and has paved the way in discovering future billiard players.
Big cash prizes await the winners, plus a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
The Villards Cup project of the Villar Foundation in
cooperation with Starmall, Puyat Sports and Billiards Managers and Players Association
of the Philippines .
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