CHESS takes center stage on Rizal Day, December 30 as the much-awaited Atty. Elpidio Bautista, Jr. National Executive Chess championships get underway at the Vista Mall in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

The country’s leading players, led by GM Darwin Laylo and GM-elect Ronald Dableo, and top executives, led by actor-model Jao Mapa and senior players will banner a star-studded cast vying in this one-day competition organized by the Philippine Executive Chess Association (PECA) in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Nuvali.

The event, which offers trophies and cash prizes, is being held for the benefit of the Bright Eyes, Bright Future project.

The champion will get the lion’s share of P20,000 in the Executive division, P10,000 in the Open category and P5,000 in the Senior class.

Among the confirmed participants are:

Executive Division

— Engr. Manuel Rustria, Professor, Mapua Malayan Colleges of Laguna
— Leonard Raymond Reyes, API & Integration Specialist
— Victor Alfaro.President & CEO, VITCOM
— Martin Binky Gaticales, Former Network/Telecom Engineer, PLDT
— Joel Obogne. Junior Accountant,Puregold Price Club, Inc.
— Leonardo Navarro, Election Officer, Commission on Elections
— Engr. Bren Sasot,Production Manager, Lorenzana Foods Corp.
— Engr. Novo Tuazon, Operations Manager, Airliquide Philippines, Inc.
— Laurence Wilfred Dumadag. Administrative Officer IV, UNESCO-DFA
— Engr. Arvin Betonio, ISO Coordinator/Master Trainer, Pivot-Hawks Manila
— Fiscal Rodrigo Aquino Jr. , Public Prosecutor, Departement of Justice
— Joey Cabaya,Systems Analyst,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain
–Dr. Arvin Laguna, Assistant Dean, De La Salle Medical & Health Sciences
–Victor Anas, Manager,Philippine Business Bank
— Michella O. Concio, RND Licensed Nutritionist/Dietitian, Healthcare Associate, Carelon
–Raymond Baon, Accountant – Team Lead, Avaloq Philippines – ROHQ
— Engr. Joshua Juaneza, Project Controller, General Electric Singapore
— Engr. Roman Espiso, CEO-III, NCD/ITMG, SSS Main Office
— Engr. Billy Joe Ereno, Owner & CEO, Costbusters Phils. Corp
— Freddie Talaboc, Account Manager/Senior PS, Robinsons Land Corporation
— Engr. Jefferson A. Pascua, Project Manager, Anvic Construction Philippines Inc.
— Francis Talaboc, Account Manager / Senior Property Specialist, Robinsons Land Corp
–Engr. Eric Frigillana , Regional Operations Manager, SM EDD Corp.
— Engr. Chester Concordia , Former Engineering Superviso Digiplus Interactive, Inc.
— Engr. Evaristo Tizon Jr,Senior Electrical Engr., PHPC Co. Ltd.
— Engr. Julian Paul Villaruel, Production Engineer, GEMECO
–NM Zulfikar A. Sali, Senior Nurse, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC Canada and CEO, Sahaya Dermatology Clinic (Zamboanga City)
— Keiffer Pelias, Application Systems Engineer /Consultantt, Fujitsu GDC Philippines
— Erwin Calar, Basis Consultant, IBM
— Jesus Benjamin Lising, Relationship Manager, PLDT, Inc.
— Richard Villaseran, Senior AVP and Division Head for Corporate Communications, PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies
— Engr. Petronio Roca, Contractor / PME, PER Solutions
— Edmund Daluddung, E & I Supervisor,Asia Brewery, Inc.
— Agripino Camposano, Retired Government Employee, PEZA
— Atty. Bob Jones Liwagon, Lawyer, Armed Forces of the Philippines
— Andrew Sorima, Senior Compliance Officer forOperations, EXL Services
— Samivin delos Santos, Sales Director, SM Development Corporation
— Florel A. Cruz, Project Manager, DMCI.

Open — IM Ricardo de Guzman FM Austin Jacob Literatus, NM Vince Angelo Medina, Sherwin Tiu, Mark Luigi Huyaban, Magnus Daniel Baon, Mar Aviel Carredo, Crispin Habitan, Jonathan Jota, Melvin Gongora, Wilson Pingkay, Ronnie Banjar Jr., Lee Frederick Santoy, Jose Roy delos Santos, Daniel Guimbal II, Raymundo Bonoan III, Carl Jethro Custudio, Samuel Cane Sarmiento, Edgar Arogena, Maria Fe Abanes, Raymond Regala, Jude Angelo Dableo and Melbert Simbajon

Senior — Rene Pugne, Franklin Padala Jr., Ver Samson, Randy Ramilo, Leonardo Jiminez III. Cristobal Mangulabnan, Angel Aviso Enriquez, Clarito Gerarcas, Lea Rosario Bautista, Exequiel Perez and Stephen Reloj.

Proceeds of the event will be used to the Bright Eyes, Bright Future project of the Rotary Club of Nuvali. It aims to provide free eyeglasses to 300 students with eye disorders of Pulong Sta. Cruz Elementary School in Sta.Rosa City, Laguna.

AUTHOR PROFILE

Ed Andaya