GOING FOR THE WIN. Department of Education-Bicol Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad shows the schedule of activities for the 2024 Palarong Pambansa during a press conference at DepEd-5 regional office in Legazpi City on Thursday (July 4, 2024). More than 700 delegates from the Bicol Region will join the competition in Cebu City from July 9 to 16, 2024. (PNA photo by Connie Calipay)
HANDA na ang 749 athletes, coaches, at iba pang delegado mula sa Department of Education (DepEd) sa Bicol Region para sa 2024 Palarong Pambansa na iho-host ng Cebu City mula July 9 hanggang 16.
Ayon kay DepEd Bicol Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad, target nilang makapag-uwi ng hindi bababa sa 20 gold medals at ang fifth overall rank sa games ngayong taon.
“We really have that target; Region 5 is number 5. Hindi muna kami doon sa top 3, National Capital Region (NCR), Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon), Western Visayas and Mindanao areas. At least number 5 magandang target na, good start again. Noon (2019) sa Davao, nag target kami ranked 10, but we were able to reach rank 7 (not in the top 3, National Capital Region (NCR), Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon), Western Visayas and Mindanao areas. At least number 5 is a good target, good start again. Back then (2019) in Davao, we targeted rank 10, but we were able to reach rank 7),” aniya.
“We excel in track and field and athletics; we have two gold medalists from Masbate who participated in the Asian games in Vietnam and won gold medals; they are part of our delegations. We also excel in Arnis, taekwondo, and boxing; they are all contact sports. We target to have at least 20 gold medals,” sabi pa ni Sadsad.
Aniya, para sa Palarong Pambansa ngayong taon, ang DepEd-Bicol ay naglaan ng mahigit sa P10 million na pondo para sa pagkain, uniforms, at iba pang gastusin.
Naglaan din sila ng P1.5 million na pondo bilang cash incentives sa mga atleta na mag-uuwi ng medalya.
CLYDE MARIANO
