MANILA, Philippines - Five students are vying for the chance to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa in July as the country’s first FIFA flag bearer. The Sony Ericsson Search for the FIFA World Cup flag bearer is on its final round as the public chooses the winner.
Until April 15, visitors to the official website at www.clickthecity.com/sonyericssonfifa can vote for any of the following finalists: Roberto Corsame, 13, Tondo High School; Megan Grace Lo, 12, Mother Goose Special School; Kokoy Sevilla, 15, Ateneo de Manila University; Jason Lendl Tan, 10, Pangasinan Universal Institute; and Cheska Jane Mauro Toledo, 14, University of Southern Philippines, Lahug.
The finalists already won the Sony Ericsson Kita, the first gesture gaming phone introduced outside of the Japanese market. The Kita packs a five-megapixel camera with auto focus and geo tagging, an impressive media player with Mega Bass and stereo speakers, and web browser with immediate access to Google from standby.
Sony Ericsson invited Filipino children aged between 10 and 16 to tell the world why they deserved to be the country’s first FIFA flag bearer to walk the pitch during a semi-finals event. Video entries had kids playing, running, declaiming, dramatizing and singing their reasons.
“The children’s passion to be part of this opportunity was evident in all the entries. There were videos that put a lot of thought and effort into communicating that passion and some that simply expressed the fun they had. Congratulations are in order for all the children who participated,” said Sony Ericsson GM Dennis Manzano.
Sony Ericsson encourages the public to go on-line at www.clickthecity.com/sonyericssonfifa and choose for themselves which child deserves to be the first FIFA flag bearer for the country.