Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Duterte increases cash prize for cage winners
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Inday Sara Duterte doubled the cash prizes for the fourth season of the Duterte Basketball League (DBL) during the opening rites at the Almendras Gym Saturday.
Duterte said the inter-barangay champion will win P14,000, from the original P7,000, while the next three placers will receive P10,000, P6,000 and P4,000, respectively.
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She said the inter-political district champion, meanwhile, will bag P40,000 from the original P20,000 stake. The runner-up will go home with P30,000 while the next three placers will get P20,000, P14,000 and P10,000, respectively.
The most valuable player (MVP) will go home with P10,000.
"Kabalo ko nga magdula mo para sa premyo pero ayaw kalimti nga mag-enjoy pud mo. Ang importante kay malingaw mo kay ang recreation parte na sa tibuok pagkatao nato (I know you'll be playing for the prizes but don't forget to also enjoy yourselves because recreation is very important. It is part of the whole being of a person)," Duterte said.
Davao City Councilor Paolo Z. Duterte, who is Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president, for his part, said: "Maski magkalain-lain inyong mga uniporme ug inyong mga barangay, dili nato kalimtan nga parehas ra tang mga Dabawenyo. Magkahiusa ta. Ang mga kabataan gatan-aw ninyo. Unta kamo ang mamahimo nilang idol sa matag barangay (You may be wearing different uniforms, but don't forget we are all Dabawenyos. Let's all be united. The youth look up to you. I hope you will live up to being their barangay idols)."
Barangay 1-A, meanwhile, drew first blood by routing Barangay 16-B, 86-61, in the Poblacion A inter-barangay competition while Barangay 38-D beat Barangay 23-C, 100-96, in the second game.
The tournament is sanctioned by Basketball Association of the Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP) regional director Regino "Boy" Cua. (MLSA)
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