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Monday, April 25, 2005
Iloilo gears for Palaro '05 hosting
* Dr. Raymundo Lapating, provincial schools division superintendent, says the activities in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet were dry runs for the hosting of the national sports event
AFTER playing host to the just-concluded WVRAA 2005 Meet, Iloilo City and Province are now gearing for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2005 from May 8 to 14.
Dr. Raymundo Lapating, provincial schools division superintendent, earlier said the activities in the WVRAA Meet were dry runs for the hosting of the national sports event.
Both national and provincial governments are shelling out P10 million to refurbish the Iloilo Sports Complex.
According to reports, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, through her social fund, already allocated P20 million for the event, but the weeklong, multi-event competition's proposed budget is P40 million.
It wasn't yet confirmed where the additional funding of P20 million will come from.
Almost 8,000 student athletes from 16 regions expected to participate in the meet.
The holding of the Palaro this summer came about after Education Secretary Butch Abad issued a memorandum prohibiting the staging of sports events during the regular school term, following the poor ratings Filipino elementary and high-school students showed in recent surveys.
The Palaro was last held in 2003 in Tubod, Lanao del Norte for only the second time in five years after being transferred through Republic Act 9155 from the Department of Education to the Philippine Sports Commission.
(April 25, 2005 issue)
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