Azkals Members Do a Cameo on "Tween Academy: Class of 2012"

Members of the country's football team, Philippine Azkals, agreed to do a cameo in the upcoming youth-oriented movie by GMA Films - Tween Academy: Class of 2012.

Team Captain Aly Borromeo, Chieffy Caligdong, and Ian Araneta have already shot their scene where they taught football to one of the leads of the movie.

Bea Binene, who was in the scene with the athletes, said she was so happy when she saw the Azkals. “Ang saya-saya ko nang makita ko sila," she told Chika Minute last Thursday. "Kasi siyempre parang, oh, Azkals 'di ba? They compete sa ibang bansa nasa national team sila."

Aly Borromeo said they agreed to do a cameo in the movie to promote their sport further and to inspire the youth.

But weren't they nervous at all in front of the camera? “Wala naman its more natural talaga parang nagtuturo lang kami sa bata," the Team Captain said.

Directed by Mark Reyes from the script written by Kit Villanueva-Langit, the movie is scheduled for release on August 24, 2011.

Tween Academy Class of 2012 stars Barbie Forteza, Joshua Dionisio, Elmo Magalona, Jake Vargas, Bea Binene, Joyce Ching, Kris Dangculos, Lexi Fernandez, Derrick Monasterio, Louise delos Reyes, Alden Richards, Yassi Pressman and FHM's sexiest woman for 2011, Sam Pinto.

Neil Etheridge Stars in the New Cortal SQR TVC

Neil Etheridge, the Philippine Azkals Goalkeeper, is the star of the new Cortal SQR television commercial showing us how hard their trainings are and what body pain they endure just to win and make us proud.

Also prominent in the TVC are the Azkals' Team Captain Aly Borromeo, Defender Anton Del Rosario, and Forward Ian Araneta.

Cortal SQR is the newly-improved version of the old Cortal. It promotes faster pain relief with 90% absorption and 15-minute effect because of the effective combination of Ibuprofen and Paracetamol.

Watch the new Cortal SQR TVC which features the Philippine Azkals after the jump.

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