Better late than never. It’s been over 20 years that we’ve held our annual Christmas contest. We took a two-year break due to the pandemic but bounced back to do it again before 2022 ended. We couldn’t launch our contest in time for Christmas last year. So, it will now be “Pasko Sa Enero” in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission.
Joining the contest is easy. Answer these three questions correctly: 1. Who is the current PBA Commissioner’s Cup local leading scorer as of last January 8? 2. How much is the first prize for the EASL home-and-away champion this season? 3. Who are the two Arena Plus endorsers (one from PBA, one from NBA)? Then, in three sentences or less, who is your choice as the next Gilas men’s basketball coach and why? Send in your entries to reporterquinito@yahoo.com by email, @therealdeanquinito by Instagram, @TheDeanQuinito by Twitter or directly to the Philippine Star sports desk (if hard copy), Amvel Business Park, Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat, Paranaque. Don’t forget to write down your name, age, address, contact details (cellfone) and occupation (if student, grade or course/year and school). All entries must follow philstar.com and arenaplus on Facebook and subscribe to PlayItRightTV on YouTube.
We’ll choose 20 winners, 10 more than the previous contest. Cash will be given to all winners — P10,000 for first, P5,000 for second, P4,000 for third, P3,000 each for fourth to 10th and P1,000 each for 11th to 20th. Each winner will receive a basketball, cap, shirt, umbrella, sling bag, tumbler, Essenso coffee, San Mig Coffee, candy/biscuit/toy bags, sanitizer packs, corned beef in cans, flashlight, Ever Bilena body spray, green papaya soap, whitening papaya soap and more. Additionally, first prize includes an Asics backpack, Metro Pacific travel trolly, PLDT/Smart portable speaker, SBP Pilipinas uniform (shirt/shorts), laptop bag, FIBA World Cup knapsack, Akari rechargeable UAAP 8-inch team fan, Converge smart cup, portable speaker, Carmen’s Best ice cream, PBA annual, Phoenix coffee press pot/jersey and more. Deadline to submit entries is 5pm Monday, January 15. We’ll announce winners on Wednesday, January 17 and awarding of prizes will be at 10am on Sunday, January 21 in Starbucks Molito, Alabang.