Milo lures 40,000 kids

MANILA, Philippines - More than 40,000 kids are expected to enroll in the Milo sports clinics in 24 cities all over the Philippines.

Pat Goc-ong, president of the organizing GreatFil Team Sports, made the disclosure during the weekly PSA Forum yesterday together with Milo sports events executive Robbie De Vera.

“Milo has been actively supporting various sports clinics since 1983. But this summer, Milo is bringing fun to learning with the staging of the Milo sports clinics,” said Goc-ong.

Offered to children ages 5 to 16 are 10-day courses/modules for badminton, chess, football, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis and volleyball.  

Goc-ong added that he has purchased special training equipment for the summer clinics such as the Robo-Pong, a robot specifically designed as a training partner to fledgling table tennis players.  

“This is our way of supporting Philippine sports in the grassroots level. The Milo sports clinic serves as the training ground for our young athletes, and the annual Milo Little Olympics later this year serves as a venue for them to shine and display their skills,” said De Vera in the forum presented by Smart, Pagcor, and Shakey’s.