Altis staked in Malcolm Cup

MANILA, Philippines - A brand-new Toyota Altis will be on offer as the hole-in-one prize as 144 players troop to the West course to play in the Malcolm Cup-Centennial Edition which fires off today at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong.

The car, courtesy of Toyota-Abad Santos, will spice up the 18-hole, modified Stableford tournament which also promised to give out nice crystal trophies to the winners and fabulous raffle prizes in the awarding ceremony.

At stake are the overall net and gross championships plus the titles in Classes A, B and C and ladies division. Also to be given out in the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s co-sponsored event is the coveted perpetual team trophy called Malcolm Cup.

Spearheading the Malcolm Cup is UP College of Law Class of 1986, this year’s silver jubilee class in the centennial celebration of the UP College of Law, which is also sponsored by Petron Corp., Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsaiko Law Office and Roxas Group of Cos.

“It’s going to be a day full of friendship and camaraderie among the golfing alumni members and friends,” said Class of 1986’s president Grace Quevedo-Panagsagan.

Platon, Martinez, Flores, San Pedro and Leaño Law Offices, Atty. Alex Gaticales, Dean Danilo Concepcion, Telecom Concepts, Sigma Rho Fraternity, Renato Villaseñor, Copylandia, CATS Motors and Portia Sorority are the other sponsors.

Backing the event are Wilcon Builders, Jaguar, Caltex, First Data Corp., Hercar Builders, Inc. Atty. Janette Peña (UP Law Class of 1985), Tonicare Water Bottling Co., UP Women Lawyers’ Circle (WILOCO), Duty Free Phils., Energy Devt. Corp., P & G Corp. and Boyet Limson.

Aside from the golf tournament, the Class of ‘86 has lined up other projects including the setting up of a scholarship fund and financial assistance fund to deserving law students, the inauguration of the Malcolm Centennial Walk project and the Search for the Malcolm 100.