Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. Program Manager Pamela Castro (seated, right) and Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo (seated, left) make a ceremonial move to formally open the fourth leg of the 16th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship – Southern Luzon Leg (Naga) held recently at the LCC Mall in Naga City.
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 Witnessing the ceremonial move are (standing, left to right) Mrs. Aurora Villarroya of Naga, Pamplona and Daraga Shell Stations, Mrs. Teresita King of Milaor Shell Station (hidden), Mrs. Amelita Daluro of San Agustin Shell Station in Canaman, Camarines Sur, Chief Arbiter Erwin Carag, Eugene Ong of Shellane Naga and his wife. Sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, the Shell Active Chess Southern Luzon Leg in Naga City had set a record high of over 300 players despite the program’s absence there for 7 years. Michael Angelo Manansala III (First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities – Tanauan City) and James Ryan Fernandez (Naga City) emerged as leg champions in the Kiddies and Juniors division, respectively. This annual chess tournament that has captured the hearts of young chess players and produced many of the country’s finest grandmasters is backed by Shell Fuels, Shellane, Shell Helix, Shell Rimula, Shell Advance and McDonald’s, in cooperation with SM Supermalls, LCC Mall – Naga, Brickstone Mall – Tuguegarao and Western Mindanao State University (Zamboanga City).
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