Hunger Games Philippines' #HGP6DayGiveaway Promo

In a few days, Hunger Games Philippines will be celebrating two important things: first, the start of the one year countdown for premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second of four installments of the much talked-about The Hunger Games series, and second, HGP's second anniversary as an organization!

Hence, from November 22 to November 27, we will be giving away a Hunger Games Item EVERY NIGHT through various contests.Instructions will be given every night during HGPPrimetime except for the Nov. 27 contest which will be a Photo Essay contest!

For more details, refer to the posters above.

Happy Hunger Games and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor!

Hunger Games Archery Tournament

Photo by Elisha Darusin, Multimedia District

Hunger Games Philippines, in partnership with Benel Archery Club (http://www.benel.com.ph/), brings you: THE HUNGER GAMES ARCHERY TOURNAMENT! July 21, Saturday at Benel Archery (17 Calbayog St. Mandaluyong, near Shaw Blvd MRT Station).

Teaching archery to the participants and demonstrating it to the guests will be Earl Benjamin Yap, gold medalist of the 2007 Asian Archery Championship and 2008 Southeast Asian Archery Championships! For just 300 pesos (entrance fee + snacks already included here!), you'll be trained by professional archers which include Mr. Yap, after which you'll put your newly-learned skill into action by competing with other participants for a chance to win a MOCKINGJAY PIN, a GIFT PACK FROM Astroplus, and VARIOUS MERCHANDISE from our sponsors! And yes, runners-up will get consolation prizes too!

Not feel like competing? Just pay 50 pesos and you'll be able to watch archery demonstrations and see the participants battle it out! Our sponsors will be setting up booths where you can purchase food and various Hunger Games products!

Confirm your attendance by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDdVS0RKcDAteHZ6RV9mTnphdFFZWEE6MQ

Payment details will be sent via email. Registration fee is non-refundable but transferrable. Participants will be asked to sign waiver forms (spectators and guests don't need waivers anymore), and minors will need a signed parental consent aside from the waiver.

For more details, visit http://hungergamesphils.tumblr.com/contests-events

The Hunger Games: An "In-Depth" Review

The Advance Screening of The Hunger Games at
Mall of Asia Premier Cinema last March 21. (Photo from Ariela Badenas)

The movie adaptation of The Hunger Games premiered almost a week ago here in the Philippines, to much fanfare and hype. I was able to view it during the advance screening of the film last Wednesday at Mall of Asia together with my friends from Hunger Games Philippines. (A shout-out to our friends at Astroplus! Thank you for the seats!) Fast forward to today, the movie has already raked in $1.71 million locally, the highest among the Asian nations. It goes to show that when Filipinos fanaticize, they fanaticize hard. So hard it would be Christmas for the distributor and the cinema houses.

March: The Month of The Hunger Games

These past few months have been really crazy for us at Hunger Games Philippines. For months, we have been planning event after event for the Pinoy tributes, considering the fact that most of us are juggling academics (2012 graduates!) and org work. But suffice to say that our efforts are not put in vain. Because we and our various partners love this fandom, here are more events that they can expect from us this month:

Hunger Games Philippines 1st Anniversary

I earlier attended the anniversary meet-up of Hunger Games Philippines, a community/fan organization for Filipino Hunger Games fans and of which I'm a part of. For those who aren't aware of what The Hunger Games is, here's a brief synopsis:

In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.