UMak Chess Team 𓅞

“Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo”. Saludo sa mga Pilipinong bayani na nagsakripisyo noon at ngayon, para sa Inang Bayan.

Warmest birthday greetings to our Assistant Coach, Coach J Jay Pattugalan! 🎉♟️

We are grateful for your time, effort, and guidance in helping our team grow. Your passion for teaching and mentoring inspires our athletes to do their best both on and off the board.

Wishing you more success and happiness ahead!

𝘼𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚! ♟️

You keep on moving forward, so now you have reached the end and, at the same time, the beginning of something new. Your presence in the team has made a big impact on your co-athlete, and now you're reaping the fruit of your strength and discipline. Being the team captain for a year and a half also showed your dedication and love for this sport. With your leadership, it has inspired others to be brave and face the game with all their might making you respectable and someone to look up to. May your legacy always live on in the hearts of the student-athletes like you.

Good luck to your future endeavours! ✨️

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶! 🎉

You, being an easy-going person most of the time, make it easy for us to get along with you and with your different kinds of jokes. Continue bringing laughter to the table and being a reliable friend that we can count on.

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀! 📚

Your discipline in balancing both academics and training really did you well. Acing your classes while dominating the game truly shows your hard work, dedication, and passion you have for this sport. This is not the end of excellence but definitely the start of more success.

Semper Incedendo Wood Pushers! ♟️

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
2𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 (𝑨.𝒀. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆! 🎉

Your beauty does not only shine bright to others but is also rooted deep within your heart. May you continue to be a blessing to other people and know that they also feel blessed having you in their life.

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

to all the fathers who have given us guidance and who works to provide for our daily needs. Your consistent encouragement and dose of happiness, sprinkled with strictness, allows us to feel seen and protected in this world. With that, we are all very grateful for having a foundation and support that you give us in our lives. 🫂

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿! 🎉

Each step you take is one step closer to achieving your dreams. With the additional one year in your life, may you always be grateful for your past and be hopeful for what's coming next in your future while living in the present.

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲

The Philippines celebrates Independence Day on June 12th to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898. This historic event signalled the end of over three centuries of Spanish colonial rule and laid a foundation for the First Philippine Republic.

Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino!

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲! 🎉

At first glance, you may appear like a serious man, but as your team gets to know you, you have a hilarious personality that lightens up the mood during training moments. May you always keep your smile while also giving it to everyone.

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗹𝗲! 🎉

May you always look at the bright side of situations and continue infecting other people with your humorous punchlines. With this greeting, may you also feel appreciated by the people who have shared moments with you.

Greetings from,

UMak Chess Team/Heron's Wood Pushers

𝗨𝗠𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 🏆🥇🥇

Both the Men's and Women's Divisions really did go for gold this time, becoming and defending their title as the overall champion among all the universities that joined the NAASCU Season 22.

With Coach Clark Dela Torre, who shows his support to the team, and Coach J Jay Pattugalan who mentors and brings out the best in his students, the team reaches its goal. The chess family is proud of you for always moving forward and making each move count. 🤝

Special thanks to UMak Center for Athletic Development for supporting the Umak Chess Team in this kind of competition.

𝑺𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏'𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑷𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔.♟️