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CHITO YACAPIN DART DIARY ENTRY NO. 3
Updated August 15, 2013
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Laban Pilipinas, Puso!  Sana ay naka-move on na tayo sa ating pagkakatalo sa Iran sa FIBA Asia Basketball Championship.  We won the silver though and a place in Spain for the world championship next year.  Pwede na yun.  Now back to darts na naman tayo. Nagpalaro noong Sabado ang grupong Makati City Darts Association (MCDA) ng isang Dart Tournament for a Cause for Mr. Bert Pineda, and it was wholeheartedly supported by the two major dart organizations in the country – NDFP and DCP.  Tito Soncuya came and brought with him his tried and tested triumvirate, Marvin Orlina, Ryan Suarez, and Rommel Escubil to man the tournament directors’ table.  DCP’s Errol Magtubo, Bel Umali, and Steve Dorotheo showed up and shared a table with the NDFP, sharing drinks, stories, and jokes.  What a beautiful sight.  The two camps, together with all the darters that night, joined hands in helping a darter in need.  Here’s hoping that this unplanned and unexpected happening will be a sign of good things to come.

Ang mga darters sa ibang bansa ay nakiisa rin at nagbigay ng suporta sa magandang layunin ng palarong ito.  Ang mandirigmang New Zealander, Ronnel Botor, ay walang pagod na nang-engganyo na suportahan ang fund raising project.  He has personal interaction with Mr. Pineda in the past and he wrote in his blog these endearing words of Bert:

“Para sa kaalaman po ng lahat, lalo na ng mga bagong sibol na mga darters sa Makati at sa buong Pilipinas, si Pareng Bert Pineda po ay isa sa mga haligi at original na ‘founders’ ng MCDA.  Noong kanyang kalakasan, sya po ay naging masigasig sa pagpapalaganap ng darts sa Makati, nag-organiza ng maraming tournaments at mga proyektong may kinalaman sa pagsulong ng darts sa aming lugar.  Naging ‘regular sponsor’ din po sya ng maraming teams sa Makati na ipinadadala sa mga tournaments at liga.  Sya rin po ang owner/manager ng Bethel Darts na hango sa pangalan nilang mag-asawa, (Bert-Telma), na  matagal na namayagpag sa mundo ng darts, at nagpakilala at nagdala sa mga batikang darters gaya nina Hector Batisla-on, Richard Ople Vargas, Gibo Noble, Romel Natividad, Thelma Pineda, Rose Alipio, Richard Chak Call.. “

NDFP continues to give support to such noble causes.  Corporate Social Responsibility is and will always be in Tito’s blood.  The Darterong Pinoy featuring the unprecedented no entry fee on all events and which has been ongoing since 2002 is his way of giving back to the game he is passionate about.  There are charitable works left unpublished like gift giving to an orphanage in Cavite a few years back, and some other good works.

Mama Errol Magtubo, on the other hand, never turns down any request to organize darts-for-a-cause tournaments.  Maski di kumita at mag-abono, tuloy pa rin ang pa-tournament nya.  Ang kanyang guiding principle – “mas mabuti na ako na lang ang magpa-tournament kaysa ko ang maging recipient ng dart-for-a-cause tournament”. 

At tayo ay dumating na sa paboritong portion ng kaibigan kong si Ally Salazar – ang churvah or tsismis portion.  Eyen “Baby Ama” Ortega is smiling brightly nowadays.  Hanggang tenga ang ngiti.  Ang dahilan – dumating na ang love of his life, si Mitch Manalang.  Napaka-sweet nila.  Delikado ma-diabetic sa dalawa sa sobrang tamis. Welcome home, Mitch!  Maraming nagugulat sa pukol ng Tres Marias pub owner, Reggie “Ambo” Francisco.  Nakakagulat.  Maski mga rated darters ay sinisibak.  Matanong nga kay Maite kung ano ang nilalagok ng senior darter ngayon.  Baka Tongkat Ali.  Birthday ni Ambo ngayong August at tiyak magpapa-tournament ng maganda sa Tres Marias.  Sa August 16, ang senyor Birthday Boy, Manny “Konyo” Ballesca ay mapapa-tournament din.  Abangan. 

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