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Bam: Recognition as national athletes, another win for Pinoy gamers

September 22, 2017
In Issues, Other Issues

Sen. Bam Aquino welcomed the Games and Amusements Board’s move to recognize the Filipino e-gamers as national athletes, saying it is another big win for our talented Filipino gamers.

“We’re very happy that these athletes are now legitimized and recognized by the Games and Amusement Board,” Sen. Bam said in a statement in reaction to the GAB’s move to legitimize the country’s esports athletes, who have excelled in several local and international tournaments.

“We hope to continue developing the esports industry in the Philippines and supporting our professional gamers as they represent the Philippines, added Sen. Bam, a staunch supporter of eSports and video game development industry in the Philippines.

Sen. Bam said the move was timely since esports will be a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. In 2022, esports will be an official medal event at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.

With GAB’s accreditation, Sen. Bam expects the government to fully support the endeavors of Filipino e-gamers, including their participation in local and international tournaments to further hone their skills.

Sen. Bam is convinced that esports and the video game development sector both have huge potentials in bringing honor to the country and creating jobs and livelihood for Filipinos.

The senator helped establish Philippine esports Association (PeSPA) to strengthen the foundation of esports in the country, look after the welfare of cyber athletes and stakeholders and promote esports in the country.

“We have tremendous talent and potential to conquer the global gaming arena, which is why we worked with the eSports community to organize PeSPA and to resolve visa issues when they compete abroad,” Sen. Bam stressed.

Sen. Bam wishes TNC Pro, Execration ‘good luck’ in The International DOTA 2 Championships

Sen. Bam Aquino joined the training of the Filipino DOTA team TNC Pro before it travels to Seattle, Washington Sunday to participate in The International DOTA 2 Championships, the biggest esports event in the world.

“It’s not every day that you get to play with the best in the world so it was a big honor that I was allowed to join their practice before they travel to Seattle tomorrow (Sunday),” said Sen. Bam, who joined TNC Pro’s practice session when he visited the group’s DOTA Gaming House.

After placing in the eighth among 18 teams in last year’s edition of the tournament, Sen. Bam believes that the team can do even better this year. The members of TNC Pro are Theeban “1437” Siva, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, Sam “Samh” Hidalgo, Marco Polo Luis “Raven” Fausto and Timothy John “Tims” Randrup.

“These gentlemen play with a lot of skill and talent, and they also play with a lot of Pinoy pride,” said Sen. Bam, who also wished Team Execration, the other Filipino team in the tournament, the best of luck.

Sen. Bam provided help in the travel of TNC Pro, the winner in the Southeast Asian qualifying event while Execration placed third behind Fnatic.

The two Filipino squads will battle it out against the best of Europe (Team Secret, HellRaisers and Team Empire), China (iG Vitality, LGD.Forever Young and LGD Gaming), North America (Cloud9 and Digital Chaos), South America (Infamous) and direct invites OG, Virtus.Pro, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid, Invictus Gaming and Newbee. The tournament offers a total purse of $22,810,242.

Sen. Bam is a supporter of Filipino esports athletes and game development in the Philippines for its huge potential in bringing honor to the country and creating jobs and livelihood for Filipinos.

Sen. Bam: Gaming can bring jobs and business into PH

Sen. Bam Aquino sees the potential of the gaming industry in bringing honor to the country and creating jobs and livelihood for Filipinos.

“There is so much potential in our gaming industry,” said Sen. Bam upon hearing that a Filipino team – TNC – qualified again for the prestigious International DOTA 2 Championship, which will be held from August 7 to 12 at KeyArena in Seattle. Last year, TNC placed eighth among 18 countries that joined the event.

Sen. Bam is a supporter of Filipino esports athletes and game development in the Philippines. He helped establish Philippine esports Association (PeSPA) to strengthen the foundation of esports in the country, look after the welfare of cyber athletes and stakeholders and promote esports in the country.

“We have very talented gamers that are winning big in the world stage. But we also have game developers and local studios that are hired to help create some of the most popular games,” said Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam mentioned that several Filipino game developers and studios recently made their mark in the international arena.

In the Tokyo Game Show, Japan’s most important video game convention, seven Pinoy independent game developers brought home awards, including Keybol Games, Squeeky Wheel Studio, Monstronauts, Unibox, Popsicle Games, Moocho Brain Interactive Designs, and Nico Tuason’s “Games by Nico”.

Sen. Bam added that the game Flippy Bottle Extreme by Derrick Alain Mapagu also became a global hit, beating out games like Temple Run 2 and even Pokemon Go in the United States.

Other global companies tap Filipino studios and artists in producing popular games, such as Electronic Arts and FunGuy Studio. Synergy 88 and Microsoft for Gears of War 4 and Sony’s Naughty Dog and Secret 6 on Uncharted 4.

“This is big business. Gaming can actually bring in money, jobs and livelihood into the Philippines,” said Sen. Bam.

Furthermore, Sen. Bam said the inclusion of esports in the Asian Games in 2022 will give Filipino athletes another venue to highlight their skills and excel and bring honor to the country.

Sen. Bam: Game development, esports gaining momentum in PH

May 14, 2017
In Uncategorized

A senator believes that esports and game development in the country are gaining momentum towards being a source of honor and employment opportunities for Filipinos.

Sen. Bam Aquino based his pronouncement on recent developments that put esports and the country’s game development industry on the spotlight.

Recently, esports was included in the Asian Games as demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. In 2022, esports will be an official medal event at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.

In addition, the Mandaue-based University of The Visayas New School included esports and game development in its Senior High Arts and Design track.

“I believe that if we strengthen academic-industry linkages and work with our schools to develop the skills and creativity of future Filipino game developers, we will be able to grow this industry more,” said Sen. Bam, a staunch supporter of esports and game development industry in the country.

The university said it will teach game strategy for Dota 2, game design and development animation and 2D and 3D animation and game creation. After two years, the students can either choose to be game creators, designers, or e-sports players in the professional league.

The senator has been supporting Filipino esports athletes, who have excelled in previous international events, including the prestigious International DOTA 2 Championship event inSeattle where Filipino squad TNC finished eighth.

Sen. Bam helped establish Philippine esports Association (PeSPA) to strengthen the foundation of esports in the country, look after the welfare of cyber athletes and stakeholders and promote esports in the country.

Aside from this, Sen. Bam is also an ardent of the video game development industry in thePhilippines due to its tremendous potential to create fresh employment opportunities for Filipinos.

“All the ingredients are there to really make this work and primary of which is the Filipinos’ combination of artistry and technical know-how that can be the foundation for the game development industry in the Philippines,” said Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam: Inclusion of esports in Asian Games welcome development for PH cyber athletes

A senator welcomed the inclusion of esports in the Asian Games, saying it will provide Filipinos another venue to showcase their skills and excel in the international stage as they compete for the country’s flag and honor.

“The inclusion of esports in the prestigious Asian Games will give Filipino esports athletes opportunity to showcase their talent and bring honor to the Philippines,” said Sen. Bam Aquino, an ardent supporter of local esports and video game development industry in the country.

With the addition of esports in the Asian Games, Sen. Bam said Filipino esports talents will now be recognized as legitimate athletes and entitled to financial and other forms of support from the government, like traditional athletes who compete in international events.

“With this development, we expect the government to fully support our Filipino cyber athletes as they hone their skills through training and participation in local and international events,” said Sen. Bam, chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology.

“Also, the inclusion will eventually correct the public’s negative perception about esports, especially if they properly managed and given guidance by the government,” he added.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that esports will be a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. In 2022, esports will be an official medal event at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.

With Sen. Bam’s help, the Philippine esports Association (PeSPA) was formed to strengthen the foundation of esports in the country. Also, it was established to look after the welfare of cyber athletes and stakeholders and the promotion of esports in the country. Sen. Bam was also selected as PeSPA’s honorary chairman.

Sen. Bam has been supporting Filipino esports athletes, who have excelled in previous international events, including the prestigious International DOTA 2 Championship event in Seattle where Filipino squad TNC finished eighth.

The lawmaker also supports the video game development industry in the Philippines because of its potential to create fresh employment opportunities for Filipinos.

Bam congratulates Filipino Dota 2 team for making it to ‘The International’

June 27, 2016
In Issues, Other Issues

Congratulations to TNC for making it to the prestigious “The International’ Dota 2 Championships in Seattle, Washington.

As the first Filipino team to qualify to the final stage of the four-leg event after five years, may you bring honor to the country as you battle top Dota squads from around the world

Best of luck to Marco “Raven” Fausto, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, Samson “Sam_H” Hidalgo, Nino “eyyou” Barcelon and Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho.

Ipakita niyo ang husay na naglagay sa mga Pilipino sa hanay ng pinakamagagaling na eSports athletes sa mundo!

Bam lauds staging of ESL One in PH

April 21, 2016
In Issues, Other Issues

Sen. Bam Aquino, an avid supporter of the eSports industry, lauds the staging of the ESL One Dota Tournament in the country, saying this is a chance to show cyber athletes from around the world that eSports is more fun in the Philippines.

The ESL One will be held for the first time in Southeast Asia with the first-ever premium Dota 2 tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena from April 23 to 24.

The event will feature top teams from around the world as they battle for a lion’s share of the $250,000 top purse and the honor of becoming ESL One champion.

Sen. Bam is expected to grace the event’s kickoff on Saturday (April 23).

Sen. Bam said the event will put the country as the next mecca for eSports and will bring fresh employment and business opportunities for Filipinos.

“ESL coming to the Philippines, will bring business opportunities and prestige to the country,” said Sen. Bam.

The office of Sen. Bam has been extending assistance to the local eSports community as support for the growth of the community and development of the e-industry in the country.

“We’ve been greatly impressed working with our eSports community and our Filipino cyber athletes, not only with their success in global competitions, but also in their dedication to professionalize our local eGaming industry,” said Sen. Bam.

Through Sen. Bam’s initiative, the Philippine eSports Association (PeSPA) was formed to strengthen the foundation of eSports in the country.

7 Tips sa Magaling na Pagdo-DOTA

July 14, 2015
In Listahan

Kung libangan mo ang paglalaro ng DOTA, huwag maging pabigat sa iyong team. Huwag ka lang basta maglaro, be at your best din. Strive for excellence! Narito ang ilan sa mga tips mula sa award-winning Team Rave para hindi ka na matatawag na noob!

By ListAvengers and TeamRave

1. Know your Role. Sa ilang oras mong paglalaro ng DOTA kasama ng barkada, siguradong na-figure out mo na kung saan ka magaling at kung saan ka medyo tagilid. Ok naman ang pagfocus sa kagalingan pero huwag kalimutan na ang DOTA ay isang team sport. Pag oras na para umatake o dumipensa na magkakasama, mag-volt in at tulungan ang mga kalaro!

2. Ask Help and Learn from Others. Sa dinami-daming characters at items, hindi mo pa rin masasabing alam mo na ang lahat kahit gaano ka kagaling. Huwag matakot magtanong sa mga kaibigan o sa mga taong matagal ng naglalaro. Iwan mo muna sa bahay ninyo ang pride at makinig sa payo ng ibang manlalaro. In return, gawin din ito sa mga taong gustong matuto sa iyo. Ang saya kaya ng usapang DOTA pag joke time lang ang yabang.

3. Map Control and Awareness. Aralin ang mapa at maging aware sa iyong posisyon sa lahat ng oras. Palaging maglagay ng observer wards sa rune spots o sa mga lugar na sa tingin mo ay makakakuha kayo ng sapat na vision upang makaiwas sa pag gank ng kalaban. Isa rin ang tip na ito sa makakapagpanalo sa inyo sa laro.

4. Watch Professional Games. Kumuha ng inspirasyon hindi lang sa crush mong DOTA player kundi sa panonood ng mga replays/live games ng mga professional players. Tingnan mabuti kung ano ang style at moves nila para manalo. Subukan itong i-apply sa sarili mong laro. I-replay din ang sarili mong matches at i-check kung saan ka nagkulang o nagkamali.

5. Show Respect and Stay Calm. Be humble at down to earth sa tuwing sasalang sa match. Maging responsable at makitungo nang maayos sa ibang player mapa-kakampi man o kalaban. Iwas-iwasan ang trash talking dahil bukod sa maingay na at nakakasira ng focus, baka blood pressure mo lang ang tumaas at hindi ang score ninyo sa laban. Huwag ding magbintang ng kakampi, sa halip ay turuan ito para mas gumanda ang laro ng team ninyo.

6. Practice. Practice. Practice. Ito na yata ang pinaka-overused na tip na applicable kahit saan pero aminin ninyo, ito rin naman ang pinakamadali. Subukang maglaro nang hanggang 5 matches tuwing practice day para ma-preserve ang consistency ng iyong laro.Makakatulong nang malaki ang pag-master ng “last hit” at pag “deny” upang makalevel-up nang mabilis. Alamin din ang tamang pag kunsumo ng iyong mana, range ng iyong spells at huwag matakot mag-ekspiremento ng mga bagong item build at magbasa ng mga guidelines para pagdating ng totoong labanan ay ready na ready ka na!

7. Don’t Give Up! Ito ang kakambal ng tip #6, huwag kang susuko kung gusto mo talagang maging magaling. Puwedeng malungkot ng ilang oras kapag natatalo sa mga match, pero huwag mo ng paabutin pa ng days and weeks ang pagmumukmok. Lahat ng professional players, naging beginners muna. Walang shortcut sa greatness! Subok lang uli pagkatapos matalo. Ika nga ng kasabihan, “Don’t expect to win if you don’t know how to lose!”

Kung mayroon kayong naiisip na lis7ahan at nais maging miyembro ng Listavengers, mag-e-mail sa team.bamaquino@senado.ph!

7 Tips Kung Paano Kumita Online

June 22, 2015
In Listahan

Ilang oras sa isang araw ang nilalaan mo para mag-stalk sa Facebook, magpa-cute sa Twitter, at magpost ng mga #selfie at #ootd sa Instagram? Alalahanin: Time is money. Explore mo na rin ang mga iba’t ibang paraan upang kumita ng extra online!

By: ListAvengers

1. Magturo at Magtutor. Kung may sapat na kakayahan o kaalaman sa mga napapanahong paksa, bakit hindi mo subukang magturo online? In demand din ngayon ang mga online English teachers at tutors. Magtraining at magtutor kahit ilang oras lang kada linggo at, tulad sa pelikulang English Only Please, baka mahanap mo pa ang Derek Ramsay ng buhay mo!

BONUS: Maaaring bisitahin ang RareJob Home-based English Online Tutorial para sa possible online teaching career.

2. Magmanage ng social media accounts. Isa sa mga nagiging trend ngayon ay ang paggawa ng mga kumpanya ng sariling FB page, Twitter at Instagram accounts. Paraan nila ito para icommunicate ang mga messages, announcements, promos o mga updates. Sa halip na i-check bawa’t minuto kung ilan na ang nag-like ng post mong mega drama o i-stalk ang ex mo, magmanage ka na lang ng mga social media accounts ng iba – brand man o celebrity!

3. Maging blogger. Ang hobby na ito ay puwede maging source ng income! Magsulat ng mga makatotohanang karanasan, magbigay ng travel tips, magreview ng mga pagkain o damit, o di kaya ay magdocument ng mga kaganapan sa inyong lugar. Ilan lamang iyan sa mga puwedeng laman ng iyong blog. Sumali rin sa mga blogger groups tulad ng Nuffnang Philippines upang makakuha ng tips, makilala ang iba pang mga bloggers, at makakuha ng advertisers para kumita!

4. Magfreelance. Sino ba ang hindi ma-eengganyong kumita ng extra? Bukod sa iyong official na trabaho, puwede mong gamitin ang iyong mga skills para rumaket online. Bisitahin ang website na E-lance o di kaya naman Odesk, at magbrowse ng mga online jobs na pasok sa kakayahan o schedule mo. Ang maganda rito ay ikaw ang sarili mong boss at may kontrol sa oras mo. Siguraduhan lang na huwag gawin ang raket during office time at matatapos mo ang lahat ng commitment na makuha mo!

BONUS: The 15 Best Freelance Website To Find Jobs

5. Magdevelop. Hindi lang feelings ang puwedeng madevelop, pati website! Imbis na gumastos sa panliligaw, kumita ka na lang bilang isang developer na taga-design o taga-maintain ng website. Kung wala pang programming skills, nag-ooffer ang TESDA ng vocational course para dito. Go! Go! Go!

6. Maglaro. Marami ang naa-adik sa mga online games gaya ng Clash of Clans o DOTA. Sa computer shop man o sa sariling bahay, marami ang naglalaan ng oras para makapaglaro ng mga ito. Gamitin ang oras sa paglalaro para magpakadalubhasa at sumali sa mga e-sports competitions. Ilan sa mga competition na ito ay nag-ooffer ng mga premyong pera na puwedeng ipunin at gamitin pang-tuition o panggastos sa mga bayarin sa bahay. Gawing inpirasyon ang TeamRave na kilala na sa buong mundo.

7. Magbenta. Simulan na ang matagal-tagal mo ng inaasam na negosyo. Magsimula sa maliit lang muna. Para walang gastos sa renta at tao, magbenta na lamang online gamit ang iba’t ibang platform. Puwedeng simulan muna sa Facebook kung wala pang sapat na puhunan para sa website. Magbenta ng mga kung anu-anong items tulad ng damit, pagkain, gamit sa bahay o gadget, siguraduhin lang na may market ang ibebenta mong mga produkto. Marami na ring mga Pilipino ang umangat ang estado ng buhay dahil sa pagbebenta online.

BONUS: Bukod sa Facebook, maaaring magbenta ng inyong mga produkto sa OLX o Ebay.ph

Kung mayroon kayong naiisip na lis7ahan at nais maging miyembro ng Listavengers, mag-e-mail sa team.bamaquino@senado.ph!

E-Sports Interview with Bam

April 14, 2015
In Transcripts

Q: May call na magkaroon ng parang autonomous body ang e-sports in the Philippines. Are you aware of that and how willing will you be to work with them?

Sen. Bam: I think it would be great na magkaroon ng association for e-sports. Earlier, we talked about possibly talking to the Philippine Sports Commission to see kung may mga paraan para ma-recognize officially sila ng gobyerno.

Private body would be even better and we are willing to support naman.

We’ve talked to the players. We’ve been supporting them for the last couple of trips nila. We’re hoping na di na maulit iyong pag-o-offload.

Sabi nga namin, lahat ng paperwork na kailangan, lahat ng permiso, siguraduhin na natin early on para wala na silang obstacles to get to their tournaments and training programs.

Q: Mas maganda mag-training sa Korea because they have better Internet. Have you also looked into that problem here na medyo sub-par ang Internet?

Sen. Bam: We have one of the worst Internet in the ASEAN. Actually, that’s one of our main advocacies, to improve the Internet infrastructure here in the Philippines.

So hopefully, if we’re able to improve [our Internet here in the country], we will develop our e-sports industry even more and we will be able to support more of our cyber athletes.

Q: Have other government employees and offices expressed interest in helping e-sports?

Sen. Bam: Feeling ko wala, to be frank. Nauna na kami dahil we’ve been dealing with the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP).

We’ve been helping them try to get more leads and bring more companies to the Philippines kasi naniniwala kami na there’s a lot of talent and a lot of competency in the Philippines.

Doon nagsimula iyon. We’ve been helping them bring in companies like Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft. We’ve been talking to these guys to set up studios here. Hopefully, may good news iyan in a couple of months.

Through that effort, nakilala namin ang e-sports players. That’s when they came to us and asked for help kay Team Rave. We’ve been trying to help them with their paperwork and mga permits and regulations nila.

Unfortunately, di sila nakipag-coordinate for their last trip to Korea. But now, we’re helping them and hopefully, maayos na iyon.

In fact, we organized a meeting with them and the POEA para lahat ng paperwork nga nila maayos na. Sabi nga namin, we will do our best to make sure that they travel safely to Korea, eventually to the States and be able to compete there

We’re proud of this team dahil they’re No. 1 in Southeast Asia, they’re the underdogs, they beat huge teams from really huge countries.

Kita ninyo naman, hindi pa kasi kasinlakas ang e-sports sa ating bansa compared to those countries and they’re already able to place.

We’re hoping that with more support from Pinoys and from different institutions that they can really bring home the gold and take the largest prize money.

We’re quite proud of them and we hope na they have more continued success as they continue their journey.

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