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After becoming the title sponsor of the regional basketball tournament that was founded by boxing legend and former Sen. Manny Pacquiao – the MPBL – OKBet provided more prestige to the Mr. & Ms. Chinatown 2022 by being the newest sponsor of the pageant.
“Aside from supporting young athletes, also young generations from different fields, even in the field of ,”said OKBet’s Vice President for Marketing Business Development Robert Chen
Fittingly, the candidates were presented last Wednesday at the Lucky Chinatown Mall in Binondo, Manila in a crowd-drawing event organized by OKBet.
The coronation night will be held on Oct. 30 but the airing will be on Nov. 6.
Each of the 16 contestants present introduced themselves and their advocacies to a live audience, the first in two years after the entire country was placed on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This milestone was highlighted by Ms. Chinatown Foundation chairman Wilson Agbayani, who was in attendance to personally show his gratitude. CHiNOY TV president Alvin Kingson Tan also took the stage, announcing a three-part documentary series that will showcase the candidates’ journeys over the course of the pageant.
This will be aired on CNN Philippines starting October 16, and will run for three weeks. “There’s a lot of surprises in store,” Tan teased the audience.
The event coincided with OKBet’s Sports Day, where the local gaming platform launched its Play It Forward campaign. Following through with its commitment to support and develop the next generation of Filipino athletes, the company is set to open a youth basketball camp this October.
OKBet chose students from the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program of Marcela Agoncillo Elementary School, Rajah Solaiman Elementary School, and Pedro Guevarra Elementary School as its pilot beneficiaries. The participants will be trained by players and coaching staff from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) team GenSan Warriors OKBet, who were present at the launch, as well.