00:00 For gamers out there, the registration for the Unity League is now open.
00:05 For other countries, and how much the prize will be,
00:10 let's find out in the story of Joriza Esparrago.
00:13 The registration for the first ever Unity League Mobile Legends Tournament has already started.
00:20 Today until February 28, ML teams can register in the National Capital Region.
00:28 And on the coming weeks, the registration will also be open in different parts of the Philippines.
00:33 The Unity League aims to give the opportunity to the youth to be part of a nationwide event.
00:40 To join, they just need to submit a valid ID and an age of 18 years or older.
00:47 A group of players can form their own component or have the support of their local government units.
00:54 We're hoping that by this Unity League, we're going to of course help them become more visible.
01:02 Because one thing that is very unique about Unity League is it focuses on different regions.
01:09 It's not just Manila-centric or NCR-centric.
01:12 Here is the schedule of registration in different parts of the Philippines.
01:17 In Northern Luzon, February 24 until March 9.
01:20 In Southern Luzon, March 16 until March 30.
01:24 And in Visayas, March 23 until April 6.
01:27 From the initial total prize of P1 million, the total prize will now reach P3.5 million.
01:34 This will be added by House Speaker Fernan Martin-Rumaldes after the press launch on Monday in Midas Hotel in Pasay City.
01:43 P2 million will go to the overall champion, P1 million in second place, and P500,000 in third place.
01:50 Esports now is considered part of sporting projects.
01:56 It's part of big esports events like SEA Games, Asian Games.
02:01 So it is really important that we know and we know how to push esports responsibly.
02:07 Unity League is a grassroots esports program of your PTV.
02:13 Supported by the Philippine E-Games Organization, House of Representatives, Philippine Sports Commission, and IBC 13 as broadcast partner.
02:23 Shereeza Espargo for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
