{"id":40741,"date":"2019-02-28T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T02:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=40741"},"modified":"2019-03-04T09:13:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T01:13:50","slug":"first-san-miguel-balesin-summer-camp-to-kick-off-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/02\/28\/first-san-miguel-balesin-summer-camp-to-kick-off-this-april\/","title":{"rendered":"First San Miguel Balesin Summer Camp to Kick-off this April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Balesin Island Club<\/strong>, together with <strong>San Miguel Corporation (SMC)<\/strong>, officially launched the first <strong>San Miguel Balesin Summer Sports Camp<\/strong> yesterday, February 27. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The event speaks of the commitment of both San Miguel and Alphaland for the development of Filipino athletes and starting them at a very young age,&#8221; said Alphaland Chief Operating Officer Michael Asperin in his opening remarks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40742 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-00.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-00-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-00-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Alphaland COO Michael Asperin during the event yesterday\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sports camp provides kids aged eight to 18 an avenue to learn and hone their skills in any of the four sports offered&#8211;basketball, tennis, baseball, and soccer. All of which will be coached and supervised by the country&#8217;s top athletes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40816\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The coaches that will guide the kids throughout the sports camp;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Front row (L-R) Loy Fuentebella, Vince Hizon, Marty Ilagan, Ivy de Castro, Eric Gesmundo, and\u00a0Karl Santamaria;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Back row (L-R) Justin Zialcita, LA Bedia, Ni\u00f1o Alcantara, Louie Gonzalez, PJ Tierro, and Roland Kraut \/ IMAGE Alphaland Corporation<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends Vince Hizon, Alvin Patrimonio, Johnny Abarrientos, Willie Miller, and Jr. NBA Coach Louie Gonzales will be in charge of the basketball camp. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tennis team is comprised of champion tennis players and coaches PJ Tierro, Ni\u00f1o Alcantara, Roland Kraut, Karl Santamaria, Dennis Sta. Cruz, and Ivy de Castro. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine Mustang and Bronco Baseball Coach Eric Gesmundo, along with Jhoel Palanog, Justin Zialcita, and Kiko Gesmundo, lead the baseball camp. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Soccer, on the other hand, will be headed by the former head coach of Davao Aguilas Football Club Melchor Anzures, Elmer Bedia, Loy Fuentebella, and LA Bedia. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The all-star roster of coaches will be overseen by Camp Director and International Professional Tennis Registry Coach Marty Ilagan, while f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ood and snacks of the participants will be provided by SMC courtesy of their food company San Miguel Food and Beverages Inc. <\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40815\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Some of the camp&#8217;s coaches joined with COO Asperin (second from the left), Camp Head Marty Ilagan (third from the left), and Dr. Ben Valdeca\u00f1as (far right)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the sports camp is not just a way for young athletes to discover and develop their skills. It is also an affair perfect for the whole family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asperin mentioned that the camp is a part of Alphaland and Balesin\u2019s campaign to promote preventive wellness. Hence, they prepared a complimentary Day of Total Wellness Package at the Aegle Wellness Center for the parents. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe one-day wellness program is a program that starts with diagnostics. The parents will have their tests and from these test results, we design a personalized, customized lifestyle modification program for them,\u201d Aegle Medical Director Dr. Ben Valdeca\u00f1as explained.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40744\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Balesin-02-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Aegle Wellness Center&#8217;s Medical Director Dr. Ben Valdeca\u00f1as<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sports camp is set to open on<strong> April 1<\/strong> and will run until <strong>June 28<\/strong> at the exclusive <strong>Balesin Island Club<\/strong> in <strong>Quezon Province<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each participant will stay at the island for five days and four nights to discover, learn, and train in their chosen sports. They will also be given a chance to try other recreational activities the island offers including beach volleyball, archery, kayaking, and biking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40822\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/FA_ABIC_Poster_SportsCAmp_Sponsors_ATAv18-01-4-s-721x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/FA_ABIC_Poster_SportsCAmp_Sponsors_ATAv18-01-4-s.jpg 721w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/FA_ABIC_Poster_SportsCAmp_Sponsors_ATAv18-01-4-s-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration fee is at <strong>Php 160,000 + VAT<\/strong> and can be done through the camp\u2019s website at \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balesinsportscamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.balesinsportscamps.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Further, first 100 sign-ups are entitled to an <strong>additional 5% discount.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fee is inclusive of roundtrip airfare to and from Balesin, a five day\/four-night stay at one of the island\u2019s villas, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner for four for their entire stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The San Miguel Balesin Balesin Sports Camp is made possible by San Miguel Corporation, Under Armour Southeast Asia, Wilson, Tri-Factor, and Blackbox Audio Systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For inquiries, visit their website at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balesinsportscamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.balesinsportscamps.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You may also contact Luisa Banta at 0917-597-9651 or through <\/span><a href=\"mailto:balesinsportscamp@alphaland.com.ph\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">balesinsportscamp@alphaland.com.ph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or contact Marty Ilagan at 0917-566-2453 or through <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mrilagan@alphaland.com.ph\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mrilagan@alphaland.com.ph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balesin Island Club and San Miguel Corporation launched the first-ever San Miguel Balesin Summer Sports Camp. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[8357,8355,8356,8354,4925,8353,1421,8359,8358],"class_list":["post-40741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launching-and-opening","tag-aegle-wellness-center","tag-alphaland","tag-alphaland-balesin-island-club","tag-balesin-island-club","tag-san-miguel","tag-san-miguel-balesin-summer-sports-camp","tag-san-miguel-corporation","tag-sports-camp","tag-summer-sports-camp"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/San-Miguel-Balesin-00-e1551426893432.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40741"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40834,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40741\/revisions\/40834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}