Institutionalize Chess Education in the Philippines

Chess education, Scholastic chess, Chess in the schools... so many names, so many terms... yet nothing of anything of these programs are Legally backed up in the Philippines.

To have this "One Program" sytematized and institutionalized in the Philippines is what the La Sallian brother Rolando Dizon,FSC is aiming for:

"We have a rich source of talent from the grassroots. Unless we do something to institutionalize chess training we will never be able to be at par with the rest of the world... If only we can find a way for chess to be included in Physical Education subjects, I believe this will go a long way in helping us institutionalize chess development in our country"

Brother Rolly heads JRR Dizon Foundation and supports the campaign of the recently titled FM Hamed Nouri of Escalante City...

For the complete story, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/01/29/sports/national.chess.academy.mu lled.html