CEBU CITY, Feb. 23 — Delegates from other provinces to the Central
Visayas Regional Athletics Association (CVIRAA) 2015 have started to
arrive in Cebu for the start of the regional sporting event on February
25.
Dr. Juliet Jeruta, Department of Education (DepEd) 7 director,
said the start of competition would be on February 25, but its formal
opening will be on Feb. 26.
The regional meet, which gathers thousands of athletes, coaches,
trainers and supporters and officials of local government units from the
provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, is expected to
end on March 2.
She said this year’s host is the province of Cebu, specifically the
municipality of Balamban in western Cebu, while supporting hosts are the
town of Asturias and Toledo City.
“This would be the venue to choose the most outstanding athletes for Central Visayas,” Jeruta said.
She said at least 19 schools divisions are set to join the event and the winners would then represent the region in the 2015 Palarong Pambansa in Tagum City, Davao del Norte in May.
“We are all in this event so that our efforts will be forged together
to choose the best. Let us put our forces together, both our prayers
and moral support for the athletes,” Jeruta said in a message to the
delegates.
“For the athletes, we are giving you the opportunity to develop your
innate characteristics and potentials and manifest the trainings for
your cultivation, use this in the best way. May you take victory with
humility and accept challenges and defeat graciously,” she added.
Over 700 delegates from Bohol province already arrived in Cebu last Saturday.
The delegates arrived on board two passenger shipping lines and
gathered near Plaza Independencia in Cebu City where at least 10 buses
were waiting to transport them to Balamban town, some 48 kilometers west
of this city.
The Bohol delegation would be staying at the Buanoy National High School in Buanoy, Balamban.
Out of the 700 delegates from Bohol, 407 are athletes from private
and public schools from both elementary and secondary divisions.
(PNA)
LAP/EB/
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