TV actor Jao Mapa to compete in the Atty. Elpidio Bautista Jr. National Executive Chess Championship set Dec.30
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 25 Dec 2023
MANILA---Jose Vicente D. Mapa III, who is better known by his screen name Jao Mapa is set to compete in the Atty. Elpidio Bautista Jr. National Executive Chess Championship which will be held in Vista Mall, Brgy. Don Jose, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on December 30, 2023.
Mapa is best known for his Pepsi-Cola advertisement. He started a modeling career in the late 1990s, and co-hosted television variety shows like Eat Bulaga! and ASAP. He first starred in the movie Pare Ko in 1995, and left show business in 2000 to study art.
In 2000, he took a break from his showbiz career and went back to school to earn his degree in Fine Arts (major in Advertising) at the University of Santo Tomas. He graduated in 2003 and continued to paint. He had his first major show at Grey Gallery in Antipolo, Rizal in 2012.
"It's an honor to play in the upcoming Atty. Elpidio Bautista Jr. National Executive Chess Championship which will be held in Vista Mall, Brgy. Don Jose, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on December 30, 2023," said Mapa.
Other confirmed participants in this 1-day event backed up by the Rotary Club of Nuvali and Jolly Smile Dental Clinic are Production Manager of Lorenzana Foods Corp. Engr. Bren Sasot, Laguna príde former Ateneo de Manila University stalwart Leonard Raymond Reyes and API & Integration Specialist of and Vestas and Bulacan top executive player Fiscal Rodrigo Aquino Jr., of Public Prosecutor of Department of Justice, President & CEO of VITCOM Victor Alfaro, Former Network/Telecom Engineer of PLDT Martin "Binky" Gaticales, Junior Accountant of Puregold Price Club, Inc. Joel Obogne , Election Officer of Commission on Elections Leonardo Navarro, Operations Manager of Airliquide Philippines, Inc. Engr. Novo Tuazon, Administrative Officer IV of UNESCO-DFA Engr. Laurence Wilfred Dumadag, ISO Coordinator/Master Trainer of Pivot-Hawks Manila Engr. Arvin Betonio, ISO Coordinator/Master Trainer of Pivot-Hawks Manila, Systems Analyst of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Bahrain Joey Cabaya, Philippine Business Bank Manager Victor Anas, Project Controller of General Electric Singapore Engr. Joshua Juaneza, CEO-III, NCD/ITMG of SSS Main Office Engr. Roman Espiso and Mapua Malayan Colleges of Laguna Professor Engr. Manuel Rustria.-Marlon Bernardino-
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