DepEd Regional Director Recaredo Borgonia said Cviraa will send better teams in Palaro 2012

Monday, December 5, 2011

THE Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association came and went without incident and the Department of Education is confident that for the next Palarong Pambansa, they will be sending a better set of athletes—especially in the basketball competitions.

“Last year, we had to deal with a lot of conflicts that led us to sending a so-so squad, especially in basketball. Last year, we sent a token team and even before the event started, we were already sure that we will not win.

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“For the next Palarong Pambansa, it will be different. We have a strong squad going and we know that we will be in contention,” said Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Director Recaredo Borgonia.

Last year, DepEd got in a disagreement with a local school league, which did not allow its strongest teams to join because of the conflict in schedule. This resulted to having sent a team, which is not part of the champion team.

During the Cviraa in Tagbilaran last week, Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. finalists University of the Visayas and reinforcement from Cebu Eastern College and Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu battled it out in the Cviraa final.

“It was just a matter of proper coordination. We do not have to subject our athletes to this dilemma. It should be from the sides of the officials to deal with the situation. This way also, it was more peaceful, we got to choose the best athletes and we generated support from parents,” he added.

This time around, the best teams in Cebu and the region battled it out in the Cviraa finals and Borgonia said that he is confident they will do better in the Palaro.

Borgonia added that this also proves true in the other events. “I have seen that there was a wider distribution in the medals. We saw many emerging teams this year,” he added.

Borgonia, who will be retiring next year, said he is happy that he will be leaving his post with the Cviraa in place. “This is an indication that our sports development program is taking off. Although it’s a stretch, an improvement of our ranking in the Palarong Pambansa will be a good farewell for me,” said Borgonia.