Football is for the People

May 9, 2024

For immediate release to all media and the general public:

The Football For Peace Movement is hosting the Australian Futsal Association U12 and U10 boys squads, coaches, and parents for their Philippines Tour May 8-20, 2024.
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The Australian Futsal Association arrived in Manila on May 8 for a whirlwind Philippines tour to engage with local grassroots clubs and the Mangyan community in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro. The AFA’s Philippines tour is being organized and hosted by the Football For Peace Movement, Inc. The AFA boys U10 and U12 squads are scheduled to play a series of matches in the National Capital Region and in Puerto Galera.

Match schedule:

Sunday May 12
AFA vs Tuloy FC
at Tuloy Foundation, Alabang, Muntinlupa
11:00 am

Tuesday-Wednesday May 14-15
Aquinas School Invitational Tournament
at Aquinas School, San Juan
8:00 am

Friday-Saturday May 17-18
Mangyan Youth Camp Futsal Clinic
at Baclayan Mangyan School, Barangay Baclayan,
Mt. Baclayan, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro

Sunday May 19
Mangyan Cup Tournament
at Barangay Baclayan,
Mt. Baclayan, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
8:30 am

The Australian Futsal Association was established in the early 1990’s to focus on the development of the game across Australia at both competitive and recreational levels. The AFA is the national body governing the game in Australia.

Football for Peace Movement, Inc. is a non-governmental non-profit organization of coaches and advocates providing youth soccer camps in areas of the Philippines that had been suffering through the trauma of war and violent conflict, and are now in need of programs to enrich, strengthen, and sustain the new era of peace. Football For Peace activities target the most vulnerable and most marginalized sectors of Philippine society and are always provided for free to the kids and their families.

Football For Peace Movement, Inc. is empowered to accomplish its mission through the support of generous donors and sponsors, whose funding contributions are directed completely towards logistical needs such as personnel and player transportation, modest accommodations of coaches and managers, training equipment, nutrition and hydration of participants, supplies and other necessities.

Peace and unity are built among diverse communities through the Football For Peace youth training camps by harnessing the power of the sport in fostering intercultural dialogue and respect between groups from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, providing a platform for youth empowerment, and creating a lasting legacy of peace-building initiatives in each area, leveraging football as a catalyst for social change.

The Football for Peace Movement partners with regional football associations, local government units, armed forces teams, generous businesses and individuals, and other community stakeholders in advocating for “Balls not Bullets, Goals not Guns,” towards a future where peace and development continue to grow and thrive. Previous Football for Peace youth camps have been held in Bukidnon, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Palawan, Samar, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Zambales, Lanao del Norte, and Oriental Mindoro.

The Football For Peace Movement is deeply honored to host the Australian Futsal Association’s Philippines Tour.

For more information, contact Coach Kokoy Severino or Coach Ludwig Fuentebella of Football For Peace Movement, Inc. at +63 985 249 1286 or +63 977 039 0098.

Our goal is peace. Our way is football.

(January 29, 2024)

For immediate release to all media and the general public: The Football For Peace Movement is deeply grateful to the Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament; through their generosity, Calbayog City Samar FC’sU15 squad was able to compete at the Sinulog Cup in Cebu.

With funds raised by the first Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament held at Atleta63 Turf Bridgetowne, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines held January 20, the Football for Peace Movement was able to provide the remaining balance needed for Calbayog City Samar FC to compete in the 12th Sinulog Cup tournament at Dynamic Herb Borromeo Stadium in Cebu last weekend, where they finished in the round of 16.

Calbayog City Samar FC was founded and is coached by renowned Filipino sculptor and painter Florence Cinco, a member of the Football For Peace Movement coaching staff. Coach Cinco established the club in 2022 to meet the social emotional needs of economically disadvantaged youths in the public school system of the Calbayog City area, and provide an incentive for them to stay and succeed in school. For the competition, Coach Cinco used recycled plastic containers to fashion shinguards for his players. The squad Coach Cinco fielded at the Sinulog Football Tournament is comprised of youths who trained at the Football For Peace Movement camp held in Calbayog City, Samar last June.

Located in the eastern Visayas, Samar is one of the most war-torn islands in the Philippines, surviving through the historical memory of atrocity after atrocity committed against its population over several major conflicts since the colonial period. Until recently, a communist insurgency thrived in the mountains of Samar. Today, the people of Samar are enjoying an era of peace and development. Sustained programs such as Calbayog City Samar FC are vital to the civic service infrastructure, engaging with youths directly on the pitch, building cognitive development, physical health, and the strength of character to persevere in the struggle to overcome some of the most extreme poverty in the country, while representing their community playing a beautiful game.

The Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament was organized to build camaraderie between pilots, first officers and other employees who are normally competitors on flight routes to, from and within Southeast Asia - Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and United Airlines. On January 20, the four airlines came together as one community and selected Football For Peace Movement, Inc. as the recipient of their fundraiser. The tournament also featured Philippine National Team star Stephan Schrock as a guest player.

Football for Peace Movement, Inc. is a non-governmental non-profit organization of volunteer coaches and advocates providing youth soccer camps in areas of the Philippines that had been suffering through the trauma of war and violent conflict, and are now in need of programs to enrich, strengthen, and sustain a new era of peace. Football For Peace activities target the most vulnerable and most marginalized sectors of Philippine society and are always provided for free to the kids and their families. Thus, the organization and the communities it serves are in perpetual need of support from generous donors in this critical peace-building mission.

All funding contributions to Football For Peace Movement, Inc. are directed towards logistical needs for the organization’s mission, such as equipment, personnel and player transportation, modest accommodations of coaches and managers for youth camps, training supplies, nutrition and hydration of participants, and other necessities.

Peace and unity are built among diverse communities through the Football For Peace Movement youth training camps by harnessing the power of the sport in fostering intercultural dialogue and respect between groups from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, providing a platform for youth empowerment, and creating a lasting legacy of peace-building initiatives in each area, leveraging football as a catalyst for social change.

The Football for Peace Movement partners with regional football associations, local government units, armed forces teams, generous businesses and individuals, various advocacy organizations, and other community stakeholders in advocating for “Balls not Bullets, Goals not Guns,” towards a future where peace and development continue to grow and thrive. Previous Football for Peace youth camps have been held in Bukidnon, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Palawan, Samar, Masbate, Negros Occidental and Oriental, Iloilo, Zambales, Lanao del Norte, and Oriental Mindoro. Football For Peace Movement executive officers are currently planning the 2024 camp schedule in various parts of the Philippines.

The Football For Peace Movement is the brainchild of Philippine Marines Colonel Stephen Lalas Cabanlet, the 2022 recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers, an honor bestowed upon him for the visionary sports advocacy program he started in Sulu in 2011, and has since grown to impact other areas of the country on the path to peace, unity and development.

"Our goal is peace. Our way is football."

For immediate release to all media and the general public:

The Football for Peace Movement Inc. is deeply honored and thankful to be the selected non-governmental organization to receive support raised at the first Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament, to be held at Atleta63 Turf Bridgetowne, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines on Saturday January 20, 2024 from 3:00-9:00 pm.
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Four international airlines are joining wings, and feet, to hold a football tournament to raise funds for donation to a Philippine non-governmental organization, and have selected the Football For Peace Movement, Inc. as the first recipient of their support. Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, and Cebu Pacific will be fielding squads of their respective pilots and other employees to compete in the tournament. The tournament will also feature Philippine National Team Azkals star Stephan Schrock as a guest player.

The public are invited to spectate for free, and they may donate to the cause at the tournament venue.

Football for Peace Movement, Inc. is a non-governmental non-profit organization of coaches and advocates providing youth soccer camps in areas of the Philippines that had been suffering through the trauma of war and violent conflict, and are now in need of programs to enrich, strengthen, and sustain the new era of peace. Football For Peace activities target the most vulnerable and most marginalized sectors of Philippine society and are always provided for free to the kids and their families. Thus, the organization and the communities it serves are in perpetual need of support from generous donors in this critical peace-building mission.

All funding contributions, including those to be raised at the Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament, are directed towards logistical needs such as personnel and player transportation, modest accommodations of coaches and managers, training equipment, nutrition and hydration of participants, supplies and other necessities.

Peace and unity are built among diverse communities through the Football For Peace youth training camps by harnessing the power of the sport in fostering intercultural dialogue and respect between groups from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, providing a platform for youth empowerment, and creating a lasting legacy of peace-building initiatives in each area, leveraging football as a catalyst for social change.

The Football for Peace Movement partners with regional football associations, local government units, armed forces teams, generous businesses and individuals, and other community stakeholders in advocating for “Balls not Bullets, Goals not Guns,” towards a future where peace and development continue to grow and thrive. Previous Football for Peace youth camps have been held in Bukidnon, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Palawan, Samar, Masbate, Negros Occidental and Oriental, Iloilo, Zambales, Lanao del Norte, and Oriental Mindoro. Football For Peace Movement executive officers are currently planning the 2024 camp schedule.

The Football For Peace Movement is the brainchild of Philippine Marines Colonel Stephen Cabanlet, the 2022 recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers, an honor bestowed upon him for the visionary sports advocacy program he started in Sulu in 2011, and has since grown to impact other areas of the country on the path to peace, unity and development.

For more information, contact Mr. Jerrold Mabaquiao of the Inter Airline Charity Football Tournament at +63 919 088 3487, Coach Kokoy Severino or Coach Ludwig Fuentebella of Football For Peace Movement, Inc. at +63 985 249 1286 or +63 977 039 0098.

Our goal is peace. Our way is football.

December 25, 2023
For immediate release to all media and the general public:

The Football For Peace Movement Partnerswith Mangyan School and Local Barangay in Three-Day Camp for Youths in Mt.Baclayan, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro---------

The Football For Peace Movementis partnering with Baclayan Mangyan School and Barangay Baclayan officials to conducta football training camp for indigenous Mangyan youths in the Mt. Baclayan areaof Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro from December 28-30, 2023.

The mission of theFootball for Peace Mangyan Camp is to address the social emotional needs of theyouths of the Mangyan community. TheMangyan of Mindoro are one of the most resilient katutubo peoples of thePhilippines, an ancient tribal nation who have persevered over centuries ofoppression, prejudice, and marginalization. The Mangyan have lived in abjectpoverty for generations while others benefit from the development of theirancestral domain.

Through the beautiful game, the FootballFor Peace Movement seeks an opportunity to uplift and inspire Mangyan youths intheir struggle to overcome the challenges of disenfranchisement and continuetheir path towards academic success, applying the highest vision of the game offootball.

The Mangyan clinic willbe lead by Football For Peace Movement President Ludwig Fuentebella, who starredon the Philippines National Team in the 1970’s.

Football For Peace MangyanCamp schedule of activities:
December 28-29 - The Football For Peace clinic for Mangyan elementary and high school youths
December 30 - Football For Peace Mangyan Cup tournament for elementary and high school youths

For more information,contact Coach Kokoy Severino or Coach Ludwig Fuentebella at 09852491286 or 09770390098.

The overall mission of the Football for Peace Movement is to strengthen, enrich, and sustain the victory of peace over conflict in areas of the Philippines that have experienced generations of civil strife. The Football For Peace Movement is the brainchild of Philippine Marines Colonel Stephen L. Cabanlet, the 2022 recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers, an honor bestowed upon him for the visionary sports advocacy program he started in Sulu in 2011, and has since grown to impact other areas of the country on the path to peace, unity and development. Col. Cabanlet serves on the Football For Peace Movement, Inc. Board of Directors and remains its spiritual advisor and strongest advocate.

Football for Peace Movement, Inc. is a non-governmental non-profit organization whose vision is to unite the nation in peace, partnering with regional football associations, local government units, armed forces teams, generous businesses and individuals, and other community bodies in advocating for “Balls not Bullets, Goals not Guns,” towards a future where peace and development continue to grow and thrive.

The Football For Peace Movement, Inc. and the communities it serves are in perpetual need of support from generous donors to this critical peace-building campaign. For businesses or individuals wishing to contribute, please contact the Football For Peace Movement, Inc. at [email protected] or 09770390098 and 09852491286.

Funding contributions will be directed towards logistical needs such as personnel and player transportation, modest accommodations of coaches and managers, training equipment, nutrition and hydration of participants, supplies and other necessities.

Through the medium of the beautiful game, the Football for Peace Movement builds peace and unity among diverse communities by harnessing the power of football, fostering intercultural dialogue and respect between communities from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, providing a platform for youth empowerment, and creating a lasting legacy of peace-building initiatives in each area, leveraging football as a catalyst for social change.

Previous Football for Peace youth camps have been held in Bukidnon, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Palawan, Samar, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Zambales, Lanao del Norte, and Negros Oriental.
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