Bonakid Pre-School winner

MANILA, Philippines - When Yasmene Arim decided to take on the challenges in Bonakid Pre-School Ready Set Laban Season 2, her mother had very simple but no less relevant words of wisdom for her precocious seven-year-old daughter: “Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.”

The dance, swimming and taekwondo aficionado sent in their auditions online and became the show’s first guests to make it via online auditions.

“I was so excited,” Yasmene said.

“Pinapainom ko si Yasmene lagi ng gatas at pinapakain ng maraming gulay at fruits. We believe we are strong, we can fight and we can win this competition,” her mother added.

And they did.

The show was designed to bring out the strength, energy and resilience of children as well as the Batang May Laban in them by way of traditional Filipino games such as tumbang preso and patintero. Drew Arellano, host of Ready Set Laban Season 2, described the show in three words: Ready to play.

In its second season, Bonakid Pre-School Ready Set Laban presented more exciting challenges and bigger prizes. And what did Yasmene ask for as a prize? She asked for school bags and supplies for her friends and classmates at school, which Bonakid Pre-School Ready Set Laban Season 2 happily provided.