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AboitizPower backs UP Pep Squad

DAILY TRIBUNE · Sep 27, 2023, 3:47 AM

AboitizPower Corporation strikes a P1 million sponsorship deal with the UP Pep Squad. Present during the contract signing are (seated, left to right) AboitizPower FVP for Regulatory Affairs Cherry Javier, AboitizPower president and CEO Emmanuel Rubio, UP Pep Squad head coach Felise Pascua, and Nowhere to go but UP Foundation Inc. president Aruba Flores-Opida. Also present are AboitizPower team leaders and UP Pep Squad members. | PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF Aboitiz

Aboitiz Power Corporation has thrown its support to the University of the Philippines Pep Squad through a P1 million sponsorship deal.

AboitizPower president and CEO Emmanuel Rubio and UP Pep Squad head coach Felise Pascua led the contract signing held recently at the AboitizPower office in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

The amount will be used to finance the team's needs, program development, and other expenses as it participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines cheerdance competition and other national tournaments. The UP Pep Squad is the most successful team in the UAAP winning eight gold medals in a total of 20 podium finishes.

The Diliman-based cheerdance group has also brought honor to the country with multiple awards in international contests.