{"id":1726,"date":"2020-10-19T10:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdh.qpi.temporary.site\/website_4591b6d1\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2020-10-19T10:47:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:47:59","slug":"fighting-maroons-topbreed-seal-partnership-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/?p=1726","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Maroons, TopBreed Seal Partnership Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In photo: Standing (L-R), AIG marketing director Jonathan Di\u00f1o and AIG category manager Julie Ann Climaco. Sitting (L-R), nowheretogobutUP Foundation founder Renan Dalisay, AIG managing director Vincent Henry Go, UPMBT manager Atty. Agaton Uvero, and UPMBT head coach Bo Perasol.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The University of the Philippines Men\u2019s Basketball Team (UPMBT)<\/strong> has a new major supporter on board after it inked a partnership deal with TopBreed Dog Meal<\/strong> Tuesday, October 13 as part of their continuous preparation for the upcoming University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

TopBreed, formulated to satisfy the nutritional needs of dogs for health, general well-being and optimum performance, is a brand under Universal Robina Corporation\u2019s Agro-Industrial Group (URC-AIG)<\/strong>, one of the long-time backers of the Fighting Maroons through its premium farm products unit, Robina Farms.<\/p>\n

Present in the memorandum of agreement signing are AIG managing director Vincent Henry Go, marketing director Jonathan Di\u00f1o, category manager Julie Ann Climacosa, UPMBT manager Atty. Agaton Uvero, head coach Bo Perasol, and nowheretogobutUP Foundation founder Renan Dalisay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are beyond proud to once again be part of the huge crowd of Isko and Iska supporting and rooting for the UP Fighting Maroons. We treasure this partnership with the UPMBT and the whole UP community as we share the same values of integrity, passion for excellence, innovation, and loyalty. Our parallel journeys have shown these values in action,\u201d said Go.<\/p>\n

According to Go, the name and reputation that the Fighting Maroons has made for itself mirrors that of TopBreed, the leading Philippine-made dog food brand in the country. The brand also produces top dog essentials like ShamPooch shampoo and TopB+ vitamins.<\/p>\n

\u201cTopBreed, just like the Fighting Maroons, has the same \u2018never say die\u2019 spirit, rising from the bottom to be one of the most recognized and respected teams today. This achievement mirrors how TopBreed went against internationally-known giant brands and won the hearts of Filipino furparents nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fighting Maroons head coach Bo Perasol expressed his gratitude to the Gokongwei Group of Companies for their unending support through the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot thank them enough. They have been here for us even during our dark years and up to now that we are still facing this pandemic. Their help will really give us a great boost in the upcoming season,\u201d said Perasol.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike TopBreed, we were underdogs in our respective fields, but we have both risen to the challenge. We look forward to getting back on the court to give the best that we can for them and for the UP community,\u201d the Maroons mentor added.<\/p>\n

UPMBT manager Atty. Uvero also reiterated the team and the management\u2019s gratitude to the Gokongwei Group for the help they continue to receive from the brands despite the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are truly grateful to URC AIG and another one of their brands – TopBreed – for continuing its support to the team despite the business difficulties in these pandemic times,\u201d said Atty. Uvero.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership is far from the ordinary. This time, we can see the other side of the Fighting Maroons—as furbuddies or furparents. We have must-watch features on the players and coaches with their dogs. We can also catch them on an online pupper meet and greet where we can get to know them more,\u201d said Go.<\/p>\n

\u201cTopBreed and UPMBT will also partner in delivering top care to campus dogs through a project called UP Doggo Day. This partnership has much in store for the whole UPMBT crowd,\u201d Di\u00f1o promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In photo: Standing (L-R), AIG marketing director Jonathan Di\u00f1o and AIG category manager Julie Ann Climaco. Sitting (L-R), nowheretogobutUP Foundation founder Renan Dalisay, AIG managing director Vincent Henry Go, UPMBT manager Atty. Agaton Uvero, and UPMBT head coach Bo Perasol.\u00a0 The University of the Philippines Men\u2019s Basketball Team (UPMBT) has a new major supporter on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","category-latest"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"Camilo Mendoza Villanueva, Jr"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}