DEFENSE Secretary Gilbert Teodoro will lead other dignitaries in the ceremonial shoot for the city's Centennial Invitational Shootfest/Peter Rey A. Bautista Jr. Cup.

The shootfest will be held on Nov. 6 to 8 at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Shooting Range in Fort Del Pilar.

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Shootfest coordinator Joseph Zambrano said close to 200 participants are expected to join the three-day shoot fest with range officers coming from the National Range Officers Institute expected to arrive on Nov. 5 together with officials of the Philippine Practical Shooters Association.

"We are praying for good weather and we are all set with Philippine Military Academy being cooperative in our preparations of the firing range," Zambrano said.

Zambrano added the Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club practical shooting team has also assured their participation in the tournament through president Andrew Pinero.

Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. explained the shoot fest is one of the numerous activities lined-up for the city's centennial celebration and it aims to strengthen awareness, consciousness and the interest in sports, for public and private individuals, whom a number have found significance in the promotion of gun safety and responsible ownership.

The shootfest will be a seven stage, level 2 PPSA (Philippine Practical Shooting Association) sanctioned match.

Categories include: aggregate, junior, lady, senior, AFP/law enforcer, media/celebrity, cadet, super senior and range officers.

Registration will be entertained on-site, during on Nov. 6.

The range officers' briefing and match will also be held on the same day.

The ceremonial shoot is scheduled in the morning of Nov. 7.

On-site registration will still be entertained in the morning before the match proper. The match schedules will be up to Nov. 8 and awarding is expected to be all over by 5 p.m.

For registration details and other information, please contact the event match director, Toots Soberano at 0929.662.9343 or the mayor's executive assistant, Jay Co at 0920.927.8526.