TODO PATINTERO Press Release

  PATINTERO PANDEMONIUM

Yabang Pinoy, an organization of passionate believers and supporters of all things Filipino, stages a tournament of one of the nation’s most beloved street sport.

Chances are, the last time you played patintero was when you were just a kid. But why, when it is so much fun to play, needing only lines on the ground and endless playtime? Yabang Pinoy, a Filipino Pride movement of shouting proud Pinoys established in 2005, wants Filipinos to realize, through simple activities like this, the joy and spirit of being Filipino. 

In celebration of the country’s Independence Day, it organizes the longest rally of patintero enthusiasts, the Todo Gulo, Todo Bilis, Todo Saya, Todo Pawis, Todo Talon, Todo Bilis, Todo SAYA–Pinakamahabang Todo Patintero. The fun event is on June 21, 2009, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Requiring nothing but for players to wear their own abaca bands, Yabang Pinoy’s signature accessory, the event assembles all the members and advocates of the organization, for them to meet other shouting proud Filipinos and be part of a single powerful collective. To compete, participants must form teams of six to eight members; there are no restrictions, so anyone can join.

Yabang Pinoy also introduces new rules to the game, including terms like patotot, empoy, and back touch. With hope, according to Yabang Pinoy, this will start the resurgence of realizing the fun in being Filipino. 

To join Todo Patintero, please contact Weng de Leon, Yabang Pinoy advocate, through email at todopatintero@gmail.com or through phone at +63905 268 9194. Visit http://www.yabangpinoy.com and http://yabangpinoys.multiply.com.