Jollibee lets you show off your school pride with all-new Jollibee UAAP Dolls

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With Season 82 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) underway, fans of the 8 participating schools are all out in cheering for their favorite varsity teams!

For the past years, the UAAP Basketball Season has become one of the most anticipated events in the country, gathering students, alumni, and sports enthusiasts alike to some of the most exciting rivalries in the history of Philippine collegiate basketball.

This season, Jollibee is joining in on the fun competition with a special edition offer that will surely take the UAAP fans’ anticipation to even greater heiFrom now until October 31, fans can go all out in cheering for their teams when they avail of the all-new Jollibee UAAP Dolls! This limited-edition merchandise will surely amp everyone’s excitement as they watch their most-awaited games this season.

The dolls come in 8 varsity jacket designs to represent Adamson University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, National University, University of the East, University of the Philippines Diliman, and University of Santo Tomas.

Fans can now show off their school pride as they wave their UAAP Jollibee Dolls during game time to rally behind the Soaring Falcons, support the Blue Eagles’ “One Big Fight”, celebrate the “Animo!” spirit of the Green Archers, and bring out the fierce game of the Tamaraws.

With their Jollibee UAAP Dolls, fans can also cheer on the Bulldogs as they turn back their opponents, fire-up the spirit of the UE Red Warriors, show some love for the Fighting Maroons, and support the Growling Tigers as they claw back into contention.

Go #AllForMore and show your joyful school spirit this UAAP Season 82! Cheer your favorite team to victory with the all-new Jollibee UAAP Dolls for only P299 for every Jollibee value meal purchase. Promo is available for dine-in, take-out, drive-thru, and delivery, in selected Jollibee stores nationwide.

Visit our Facebook page to see where you can get your special edition Jollibee UAAP Dolls: https://bit.ly/2khiYq9

​​Tweet and cheer for your school with the new #McDoBonFries Twitter Stickers

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Take that proud selfie or groufie with schoolmates and decorate it with Fry-themed confetti for a flawless finish; Fry megaphone for a louder cheer; Fry trophy for a winning performance; Fry flaglet for school pride; Fry number 1 sign as a good luck charm; Fry thumbs up for sharing positivity; Fry glasses for confidence; and Fry pompoms for extra cheer!

Tweet it up a notch! McDonald’s offers a new and exciting reason to tweet friends with #McDoBonFries Twitter Stickers—a set of Promoted Stickers for Twitter users featuring playful takes on an iconic product, the World Famous Fries. McDonald’s partnered with Twitter to be the first in the Asia-Pacific region to launch Promoted Stickers.

Cheer for your team in the upcoming UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition this Saturday, November 19! 

Get creative with the eight illustrated #McDoBonFries Twitter Stickers available for free until November 27, 2016. Simply take a photo on Twitter, tap the smiley Sticker icon, pick a #McDoBonFries Sticker, put them into place, and send it in a tweet! 

Photos with the #McDoBonFries hashtag of your school will also automatically qualify in the BonFries Twitter contest:

#McDoBonFriesADU

#McDoBonFriesAteneo

#McDoBonFriesDLSU

#McDoBonFriesFEU

#McDoBonFriesNU

#McDoBonFriesUST

#McDoBonFriesUE

The school with the most number of valid tweets on November 19, from 12:01AM-5:30PM wins the BonFries. As a treat, McDonald’s will give away medium fries to students of the winning school from 3:00PM-3:30PM in select McDonald’s stores from November 21-25.

Be part of the winning crowd when you join the BonFries Twitter contest with your selfie, groufie, or UAAP snaps made more exciting with #McDoBonFries Twitter Stickers! 

Follow @McDo_PH on Twitter or visit www.mcdonalds.com.ph for more information.

ABS-CBN with UniSilver launches perfect early Christmas gift for UAAP students

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ABS-CBN and UniSilver present an early Christmas gift for UAAP students for them to let their school spirit shine even brighter in time for the holidays with the launch of the official UAAP Season 78 university pendants and timepiece collection.

ABS-CBN Licensing and UniSilver's tie up on UAAP timepieces and pendants during the media launch held at the Plaza Ibarra, Timog, Quezon City, October 29, 2015.

The UAAP pendants and timepiece collection feature stylish necklaces and watches with cool yet classic designs showcasing the logos of the Adamson Soaring Falcons, Ateneo Blue Eagles, FEU Tamaraws, NU Bulldogs, UE Red Warriors, UP Fighting Maroons, and UST Growling Tigers that serves as the perfect accessory to complete a campus outfit.

“ABS-CBN is proud to showcase a timeless collection of pieces that very-well represent the premiere university sports league, UAAP, which students and fans will surely love. We are happy to be in partnership with UniSilver, one of the country’s leading brands of jewelry and watches,” Karen Coloma, Head of ABS-CBN Licensing said.

Jayson Chan, marketing and purchasing manager of UniSilver also shared why they decided to create the collection saying, “UniSilver as a brand has limitless possibilities, similar to how the UAAP as a league caters to a wide market because of the various sports it showcases. Making the collection is one of the ways UniSilver can further expand its already wide range of products.”

Manufactured and licensed by UniSilver, the limited edition UAAP Season 78 university watch and pendants collection are available at any UniSilver store.

TV5 to excusively air Asian Women’s Under-23 Volleyball Championships

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The country’s top volleyball superstars team up and once again take center stage at home as they make history and test their wares against 11 of the continent’s volleyball powerhouses in the inaugural Asian Women’s Under-23 Volleyball Championships set to take place from May 1 to May 9 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

LVPI board members fronted by President Joey Romasanta (4th from left), with Sports5 Head Chot Reyes (3rd from left) and Sports5 Vice President Vitto Lazatin (standing, rightmost)

With the Philippine women’s team’s preparations for the tournament already in full swing with UAAP stars Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santiago, Jia Morado, among others leading the way, Larong Volleyball ng Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the country’s official governing body for volleyball, has recently partnered with TV5 for this unprecedented event, naming the Kapatid Network as the host broadcaster of the international tournament. 

Signed! Sealed! Delivered! TV5  signs as the official host broadcaster of the Asian U23 Women's Volleyball  Championships 2

Present during the official contract signing between TV5 and LVPI were Sport5 Head Vincent “Chot” Reyes and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)and LVPI President Joey Romasanta. LVPI Board members Atty. Ramon Malinao, Pedro Cayco, Jeff Tamayo, Richard Palou, Dr. Benjamin Espiritu and Congressman Victorico Chavez were also on hand during the event. The U23 team was also well-represented with Bea de Leon, Joanna Maraguinot, Rissa Sato, EJ Laure, Ria Meneses and Morado in attendance. 

PUSO! LVPI board members, TV5 and U23 athletes as one for the country

TV5 kicks off its exclusive coverage of the Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championships with the live airing of the Philippine team’s preliminary round games versus Iran (Friday, May 1 at 4:15PM), and Kazakhstan (Saturday, May 2 at 2:30PM).

LVPI board members led by President Joey Romasanta (2nd from right), together with Sports5 Head Chot Reyes (4th from left) and some U23 PH team athletes (in white)

All tournament games will also be broadcast in Aksyon TV and via livestreaming on www.Sports5.ph.

ABS-CBN Sports+Action airs UAAP Season 77 starting on July 12

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University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP)  Season 77 will be aired live on ABS-CBN Sports+Action starting Saturday, July 12. The undefeatable spirit of teamwork and greatness in the realm of sports once again catches fire for the UAAP as the league formally kicks off its highly-anticipated 77th season this Saturday (July 12) with the theme, "Unity in Excellence".

Once more, the UAAP’s students, athletes, teachers, and professors are set to gather in the spectacle of the pursuit of excellence in the field of athletics as an exciting new season begins with the league’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournaments.

Season 77 host, University of the East, has prepared an out-of-this-world opening ceremony, which will air live on ABS-CBN Sports+Action starting at 12:30pm, to be followed by a Primer on the eight men's teams participating in the basketball tournament: the Adamson Falcons, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the De La Salle Green Archers, the FEU Tamaraws, the NU Bulldogs, the UP Fighting Maroons, the UST Growling Tigers and host-squad UE Red Warriors.

The De La Salle Green Archers will start its title defense against the FEU Tamaraws right after the UE Red Warriors and the UP Fighting Maroonsl begin hardcourt hostilities at 2:00pm.

ABS-CBN Sports+Action will air all UAAP men's basketball games, including the 11am DLSU-ADMU face-off on July 20.

UAAP men's basketball games will continue the Wednesday-Saturday-Sunday schedule adopted last year. Same-day replays are on Balls on Skycable Channel 34 and on Destiny Channel 36.

UAAP Season 77 may also be seen live on Balls HD and streamed live via http://uaapsports.tv.

For updates, visit and like the the UAAP’s official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/UAAPSportsTV) and follow @UAAPSportsTV

ABS-CBN Sports+Action spikes up the volleyball action on Game 2 UAAP Season 76 Men's Volleyball Championship

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ABS-CBN Sports+Action spikes up the volleyball action as it serves up the Game 2 UAAP Season 76 Men's Volleyball Championship and Game 1 of the Women’s Volleyball Championship live this Wednesday (March 5).

Defending champions National University (NU) Bulldogs can close out the series in Game 2 after defeating the Men’s Volleyball Finals first-timer Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles in three sets last Saturday (March 1). Will the Bulldogs win their first back-to-back championship in the UAAP, or will the Blue Eagles regroup for their first finals win in UAAP Volleball Finals? Catch Game 2 of the UAAP Season 76 Men’s Volleyball Championship beginning at 2 PM.

The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers finally begins its bid for another championship against rival school ADMU Lady Eagles.

The DLSU Lady Spikers have been waiting at the top of the step-ladder series after amassing a perfect record during the season while the ADMU Lady Eagles look to block a four-peat by the dominant Lady Spikers.

Last year, the DLSU-ADMU rivalry in generated record-breaking attendance of 19,638 fans attending their match at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena – the biggest attendance for a sporting event at MOA that time. Will ADMU’s superstar Alyssa Valdez be enough to dethrone the Lady Spikers led by team captain, Abigail Marano and Mika Reyes. Find out as the UAAP Season 76 Women’s Volleyball Championship tips off at 4 PM.

To learn anything and everything there is to about this year’s finals, ABS-CBN Sports+Action will continue part two if its Finals Special, "The Score: The Road to the Volleyball Finals.”

The Score host TJ Manotoc and his guests breakdown the series’, the teams, players and the league’s history for volleyball fans. Catch part two of "The Score: The Road to the Volleyball Finals" on ABS-CBN Sports+Action tonight (March 4) at 9:30 PM. 

Don’t miss ABS-CBN Aports+Action’s live telecast of Game 2 of the UAAP Season 76 Men's Volleyball Championship on Wednesday (March 5) beginning at 2 PM and live telecast of Game 1 of the Women's Volleyball Championship also on Wednesday (March 5) beginning at 4 PM.