BATANGAS CITY – MILO Philippines puts its best foot forward in helping aspiring athletes from the provinces to hone and showcase their skills as the beverage brand staged the Inter Sitio Summer League here at Alangilan Covered Court over the weekend.

MILO Sports head Carlo Sampan alongside Abbie Dictado, head of regional sales and marketing for southwest Luzon, emphasized their objective of inclusivity in sports, especially in basketball and volleyball.

“We want to promote inclusivity in sports. Kaya, we want to encourage more girls to enjoy or to experience basketball. “At the same time, sa volleyball diba mas malaki ang fan base ng women sa volleyball pero nakikita natin growing narin ‘yong mga male sa volleyball,” Sampan said.

“So ‘yon yung mga dinadagdag natin sa mga liga, pero we want to learn from this program and then we’ll see [if madagdagan ng ibang sports ‘tong Barangay Liga” he added.

“We also approach those towns na alam natin na mas marami pa tayong bata na to develop,” Dictado added.

The basketball tournament has three categories – midget, juniors and seniors – with seven sitios competing in the two-month long season. It also has seven teams in mixed volleyball.

The MILO Summer League started in 2017 and for this year it will cater more than 300 barangays all across the country as it gives the youth an opportunity to display and hone their talents.

Sampan is gunning to increase the numbers of participating barangays and also the type of sports league.

Two of the MILO's prospects in Third Kerby Aggabao and Chloe Cherish Cheng graced the event where they imparted their knowledge to the young players.