Master Benigno “Ekin” Caniga Jr. (middle in black shirt) is joined by his students at the YawYan ArDigma MMA Gym during the distribution of goods to poor families in the barangay through their community pantry last May 26-27, 2021. | Contributed Photo via Dale Rosal
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite being badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yaw-Yan ArDigma, Cebu’s vaunted Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) team, still found a way to extend a charitable hand to the needy.
This after the team partnered with Barangay Day-as in putting up its own community pantry over the weekend.
A total of 150 people who are categorized as the poorest of the poor in Barangay Day-as received rice and canned goods.
According to Team YawYan ArDigma founder and MMA event organizer Master Benigno “Ekin” Caniga Jr., it was his students who wanted to organize a community pantry to extend help to those struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic.
As a barangay councilor in Day-as, Caniga Jr. asked the help of barangay officials headed by captain Freddie Esmas to make their charitable activity happen. /rcg