Albay, handa na sa Palarong Pambansa

LEGAZPI CITY- Handa na ang lahat para sa pagdaraos ng Palarong Pambansa sa lalawigan.

Ito ang kinumpirma ni Albay Gobernor Joey Salceda sa post-race media conference ng 7th Le Tour de Filipinas.

“Nasa 90 percent ready na kami, I would say.Actually, nagkaroon lang ng konting pagbabago sa billeting ng NCR,but everything is ready na,” pahayag ni Salceda.

Aniya, umabot sa P260 milyon ang budget na inilaan ng lalawigan para sa pagpapaayos at rehabilitasyon ng mga gagamiting pasilidad sa kompetisyon, gayundin ang billeting area.

Tinatayang aabot sa 30,000 katao mula mga kalahok na rehiyon ang dadagsa sa lalawigan para makiisa sa taunang multi-sports event para sa mg estudyante na gaganapin sa Abril 10-16.

Samantala, umaasa naman ang gobernador na magagawa nilang umangat mula sa natamong 7th place overall finish noong nakaraang taong Palaro sa Laguna.

“I think we can surpass that 7th place finish,” pahayag ni Salceda.”Kaya naman lalo kaming dapat magpursige dahil gagawin dito sa amin ang competition,” aniya. (MARIVIC AWITAN)

Source: http://balita.net.ph/2016/02/24/albay-handa-na-sa-palarong-pambansa/

THROWBACK: 2005 Palarong Pambansa

THROWBACK: 2006 Palarong Pambansa

THROWBACK: 2007 Palarong Pambansa

2007 Host: Koronadal City, South Cotobato

NIRAA Meet Organizational Meeting Held at Capitol

The first organizational meeting for the hosting of Negros Island Region Athletic Association (NIRAA) Meet led by Negros Occ. Schools Division Superintendent Jose Freddie Mocon and Supt. Anthony H. Liobet was held at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall, Bacolod City, yesterday.

NIRAA is slated February 8 to 12, 2016 with a total budget of P15.5 Million allotted for the operation of the said regional event.

Considered as the father of NIR, former DILG Sec. Mar Roxas was personally invited by Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. to give a message during the opening program; Usec. Reynaldo Antonio Laguda of the Dept. of Education is also expected to give his message.

The organizers have decided to adopt the Philippine Spotted Deer as the official mascot of NIRAA. It was also the official mascot during the Centennial Palaro and Millennium Palaro both hosted by the Province of Negros Occidental in 1998 and in year 2000, respectively.

Nicknamed “Alf”, the said spotted deer, whose scientific name is Cervus Alfredi can be found only in the Philippines and is endemic to the mountains of Negros and Panay, and considered as a reminder of Negros Occidental’s ongoing war to protect the environment.

The committees have already identified the schools in Bacolod City that will be the billeting quarters of the participants, as well as the playing venues.

The opening ceremonies will be held at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.
The executive committee is headed by Gov. Marañon as the honorary chairman, and DepEd Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad as honorary co-chairman while Supt. Mocon is the executive director and Supt. Liobet as co-executive director.

The said meeting was attended by Schools Division Superintendents and Assistant Schools Division Superintendents as well Capitol division heads./Capitol News

2016 Palaro to include Region 18

The Negros Island Region or Region 18 will be included in the 2016 Palarong Pambansa to be hosted by Albay Province, former Negros Occidental governor Rafael Coscolluela.

Presently serving as a provincial consultant for the Negros Occidental, Coscolluela said Department of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro confirmed that the proposal to include Region 18 in the list of Palaro contingents is “good as approved”.

He said the DepEd and the host province are working on the details of NIR's inclusion in the annual school-based sporting competition.

While the exit of Negros Occidental from the Western Visayas contingent will cost Region 6 a lot of athletes, it can also open opportunities for other West Visayan athletes to excel, Coscolluela said.

Athletes from Negros Occidental accounted for 24 out of the 42 gold medals won by Western Visayas in the 2015 Palarong Pambansa hosted by Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Western Visayas finished third place overall with 42 gold medals, 48 silvers and 41 bronzes as the National Capital Region dominated the event with 98-67-71 gold-silver-bronze tally, while Southern Tagalog grabbed the second place with 51-41-40 finish.

With only the two Negros provinced under Region 18, he said athletes who will represent NIR to the Palaro will have to be selected instead of holding the usual regional meet.