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Thursday, November 24, 2005
Cebu is all set
CEBU is all set to host the 11-nation 23rd Southeast Asian Games (Seag), which kicks off with the opening ceremony tomorrow at the Cebu City Sports Center.
“We are done with all the groundwork for the opening rites presentation,” Cebu Seag Organizing Committee (Cebusoc) chairman Jonathan Guardo said. “We are all set for the SEA Games. Everything has been taken care off.”
A parade of nations at 4 p.m. will usher in the opening ceremony on Osmeña Blvd. Each delegation will be accompanied by school dance troupes wearing the national costumes of the respective countries while dancing to the Sinulog beat.
Schools
Athletes from Brunei Darussalam will be accompanied by Abellana National School dancers, Cebu Normal University for Cambodia, University of Southern Philippines for Indonesia, Cebu Institute of Technology for Laos, University of Cebu for Malaysia, University of San Carlos for the Philippines, Cebu State College of Science and Technology for Myanmar, Southwestern University for Thailand, University of the Visayas for Timor Leste, University of San Jose-Recoletos for Singapore and Cebu Doctor’s University for Vietnam.
Inputs
“We are very grateful for the participation of the different universities. Their creative inputs contributed big to the staging of the Seag opening presentation. We hope that everything will run smoothly,” said Guardo.
Expected to grace the ceremony are President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, Philippine Olympic Committee president and Philippine Seag Organizing Committee CEO Peping Cojuangco, Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez, and the national sports association heads of the six sports events that will be held in Cebu.
Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia, Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña, Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano and Danao City Mayor Ramonito Durano will also be in attendance.
(November 24, 2005 issue)
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