Press Release

The Davao leg of the Shell National Youth Active Chess (Shell Active Chess), the last of the eight-stage circuit, has already attracted 500 participants early on in the registration, reaching its maximum field of players and making it the largest participation from among the various host provinces of the competition across the country.

In the recently concluded Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Western Visayas Leg, Karen Joy Anoran (front row, 3rd from left) of West Negros University and Shiela Khan Sepanton (front row, extreme left) of Central Philippine University – Iloilo bagged the ‘Top Female Player’ Award for Kiddies and Juniors division respectively. Anoran scored 7.5 pts while Sepanton finished off with 6 pts.

Lyster Franz Andador (front row, middle) of Rafael B. Lacson Memorial High School – Negros Occ. swept a perfect score of 9 points and 50 Bucholz points to rule the Kiddies Division during the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Western Visayas Leg at Central Philippine University - Iloilo gymnasium.

Douglas Diego Perez (front row, middle) of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Bacolod outwitted the Juniors division squad during the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Western Visayas Leg at Central Philippine University - Iloilo gymnasium. Perez garnered a score of 7.5 points and 41.5 Bucholz points.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Lapus, Iloilo Terminal Manager Dante Gandionco (seated, left) and Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III (seated, right) in a handshake during the ceremonial move to formally open the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) Western Visayas Leg in Central Philippine University – Iloilo gymnasium.

Cagayan de Oro hosts the first of two Mindanao legs of the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) on September 11-12. A maximum field of 500 is open for interested players to vie for top honours in the kiddies and juniors divisions. Mindanao is the last stop of the eight-stage nationwide circuit of Shell Active Chess.

Cebu takes its turn to host the 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship on Aug. 28-29 when it stages the sixth leg at the University of San Carlos-North Campus gymnasium in Gen. Maxilom Ave. Cebu City.

The search for new chess stars in the 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship heads to the Visayas on Aug. 14-15 as Iloilo hosts the Western Visayas leg with a maximum field of 500 disputing the crowns in the juniors and kiddies divisions.

In the recently concluded Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Luzon Leg - Naga, Marie Antoinette San Diego of The First Uniting Christian School – Cavite and Grace Ann Faith Cain of Living Heritage Academy – School of Tomorrow bagged the ‘Top Female Player’ Award for Kiddies and Juniors division respectively. San Diego scored 7.5 pts and 55 Bucholz while Cain finished off with 5 pts and 37 Bucholz. The ‘Top 8-year old-and-under’ Award went to Peverline Cardama of Salvacion Baybay Elementary School – Camarines Sur who landed a score of 6 pts and 55 Bucholz points. Ma. Athena Legaspi of Ateneo de Naga University received the ‘Sportsmanship Award’ for displaying the values of fair play and maturity during the two-day chess tournament. Meanwhile, the ‘Youngest Player Award’ went to 3-year old Daniel Zamora. Having 55 participants was Carolina Elementary School – Naga City represented by chess coach Rose Reyta who won the ‘School Most Represented” award in the Kiddies division, while Ateneo de Naga University with receiving the trophy brought 33 participants earning them the ‘School Most Represented’ title in the Juniors division.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Sustainable Development Manager Ronald Suarez (seated, right) and Naga City Mayor John Bongat (seated, left) in a handshake after making the ceremonial move to formally open the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) Southern Luzon Leg – Naga in SM City Naga Event Center. Witnessing the ceremonial move are (standing, left to right) Shell Pasacao Terminal Supervisor Bernie Marco, Shell Dealer Eugene Ong, Chief Arbiter Gene Poliarco, Shell Active Chess Tournament Director Alex Dinoy (partly hidden), Shell Business and Corporate Communications Manager Sankie Simbulan, Shell Active Chess Arbiters National Master Glenn Artuz and Roy Madayag.

Former Far Eastern University (FEU) student Jose Carlo Castro and Rizal Technological University’s (RTU) Richelieu Salcedo III emerged as leg champions in the Kiddies and Juniors division respectively during the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Luzon Leg at SM City Naga.

In the recently concluded Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Northern Luzon Leg, Luanne Accad of Enrile North Central School and Armida Guillermo of Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao bagged the ‘Top Female Player’ Award for Kiddies and Juniors division respectively. Enrile scored 6.5 pts while Guillermo finished off with 5 pts. The ‘Top 8-year old-and-under’ Award went to 7-year-old Stephen Rome Pangilinan of Christian Ecclesiastical School – Bulacan who landed a perfect score of 9 pts and 54.5 Bucholz points and was also the leg champion in the Kiddies division. Marfred Sanchez of Cagayan State University received the ‘Sportsmanship Award’ for displaying the values of fair play and maturity during the two-day chess tournament. Meanwhile, the ‘Youngest Player Award’ went to 5-year old Vinz Alfred Joaquin Guitering of Dodan Elementary School – Penablanca, Cagayan. Having 29 participants was Baybayog Elementary School represented by Leonardo Molina who won the ‘School Most Represented” award in the Kiddies division, while Cagayan State University with Jesus Anastacio receiving the trophy brought 14 participants earning them the ‘School Most Represented’ title in the Juniors division.

Far Eastern University’s – FERN Paul Robert Evangelista and San Sebastian College – Recoletos’ Kristian Paulo Cristobal emerge as leg champions in the Kiddies and Juniors division respectively in the recent 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Luzon Leg at SM City Naga Event Center.

Gladys Hazelle Romero (middle) of Mabini Junior College – Tanauan City, Batangas outdoes the rest of her female contenders in the Juniors division of the recent 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Luzon (Batangas) Leg at SM City Batangas Event Center.

De La Salle Lipa’s Charmaine Casimina (middle) receives an award for her admirable display of sportsmanship during the recent Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Luzon (Batangas) Leg at SM City Batangas Event Center. Casimina exhibited the values of fair play and maturity during the eight-round Swiss System tournament.

Shell Tabangao Refinery Operations Manager Andrew Castueras (seated, right) and Batangas City Executive Assistant to the Mayor Ms. Luz Amparo (seated, left) make a ceremonial move to formally open the 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) Southern Luzon Leg in SM City Batangas Event Center. Witnessing the ceremonial move are (standing, left to right) Pilipinas Shell Sustainable Development Manager Ronald Suarez, Shell Tabangao Refinery Human Resources Manager Alex Merano, and Chief Arbiter Gene Poliarco.

Seven-year old Stephen Rome Pangilinan and 2009 Shell Active Chess Kiddies division national champion Vince Angelo Medina emerged as leg champions in the Kiddies and Juniors division respectively during the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Northern Luzon Leg at Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Sustainable Development Manager Ronald Suarez (seated, right) and Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao President Dr. Victor Perez (seated, left) make a ceremonial move to formally open the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) Northern Luzon Leg in Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao gymnasium. Witnessing the ceremonial move are (standing, left to right) Shell Active Chess staff Bernie Castro, Shell Active Chess Tournament Director Alex Dinoy, Chief Arbiter Gene Poliarco, Shell Active Chess Arbiters Linar Agustin and Roy Madayag.

Four-year old Kaye Ann de Leon was hailed as the youngest player during the nine-round Swiss system tournament of the 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship National Capital Region Leg held recently at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

The 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship National Capital Region Leg held recently at SM Megamall finished off with De La Salle University's Mari Joseph Turqueza and Jerad Docena from Far Eastern University- FERN Diliman emerging as leg champions in the Juniors and Kiddies division respectively.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation VP for Communications Roberto Kanapi (seated, left) and Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales (seated, right) make a ceremonial move to formally open the recently concluded 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess) National Capital Region Leg in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

The expanded 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship moves to its fourth stage for the Southern Luzon eliminations on July 31 -August 1 at SM City Naga’s Event Center in Naga City.

Batangas City will host the third leg of the 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships (Shell Active Chess) on July 17-18 for the Southern Luzon eliminations at SM City Batangas’ Event Center.

The expanded 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships moves to its second leg for the Northern Luzon eliminations to be held on July 3-4 at the Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao gym in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

The continuing search for future chess stars resumes this month when the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active Chess), the nation's longest running, grassroots-based chess tournament, kicks off its 2010 season on June 26-27 with an expanded series, guaranteeing another banner year for the sport and exposure for the country’s leading and rising players.

Hot on the heels of the successful first street run in Houston in late March, over 100 teams, including the Philippines’ University of Santo Tomas, Mapua Institute of Technology, and Don Bosco Technological College, are gearing up for the first-ever Shell Ecomarathon in Asia, to be held at the Sepang F1 race-track in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 8-10.

On the 27th of March 2010 at 8:30PM, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) joined cities and towns across the world in turning off their lights for one hour – EARTH HOUR – sending a powerful global message that it’s time to take action on global warming.

Today, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) confirmed before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) the Bureau of Customs' acceptance of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation's (Pilipinas Shell) offer to post a surety bond in lieu of cash as security for its alleged tax deficiency worth P7.35 billion.

In various public statements in recent weeks, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) clarified its position on the key issues regarding the alleged non-payment of excise taxes for its imports of Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (CCG) and Light Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (LCCG). Shell maintains that it has paid all applicable taxes on these raw materials, and that there are no factual or legal bases for saying otherwise.

Kamakailan, napabalita ang usapin ukol sa umano’y hindi pagbabayad ng Pilipinas Shell Corporation (SHELL) ng excise tax para sa pag-angkat ng Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (CCG) at Light Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (LCCG), na nagkakahalaga ng P7.35 bilyon mula taong 2004-2009.

Recently, the public has heard of the issue regarding alleged non-payment by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) of excise taxes for imports of Catalytic Cracked Gasoline (CCG) and light catalytic cracked gasoline (LCCG), amounting to Php 7.35 billion for the years 2004-09.