THE selection of schools that will house the contingents of Pasigarbo sa Sugbo that will be held in Carcar City, southern Cebu next month will be made through a raffle, according to Cebu 5th district Provincial Board Member Andrei "Red" Duterte, chairman of the Committee on Tourism.
Duterte told SunStar Cebu that they have already have a list of schools that the contingents from the 50 municipalities and cities in the province may use.
Carcar City Mayor Patrick Barcenas had earlier declared that 23 schools had already been chosen to house the participants.
"Naa nami list sa mga schools sa Carcar. In fact dili lang sa Carcar kay dili man ma-accommodate tanan...In fact karon magbunotay na kung asa sila mo stay, para fair mag draw lots," matod ni Duterte atol sa pakighinabi sa Superbalita Cebu pinaagi sa tawag sa Hulyo 20, 2023.
(We already have a list of schools in Carcar. Since they cannot all be accommodated, it is not just in Carcar. The schools where they will stay will be raffled off, to make it fair).
However, Duterte claimed that in case there is a lack of shelter, they have also informed the neighboring towns of San Fernando and Sibonga.
Last Wednesday, July 19, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia visited the Carcar City Sports Center to see how the venue is being prepared for the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo on August 27, 2023.
The Cebu Provincial Government plans to install additional 500 to 1,000 bleachers since it anticipated that many people would watch the event.
Currently, the Carcar City Sports Center's bleachers can only hold up to 7,000 spectators.
Among the things prepared by the provincial government is the stage and other areas that need to be fixed.
"So far sa atong pag ocular sa Carcar gamay nalang kaayo ang atong changes, very minimal nga renovation works like sa pintal naa man gu'y mga rooms sa taas nga ang mga bildo nangabuak tungod sa Odette unya i-repair," Duterte said.
(So far during our ocular inspection in Carcar, very minimal renovation works are needed like painting. There are rooms upstairs where Odette shattered the glass, and this will be fixed).
"Mag dugang mi og mga bleachers. We are looking to rent additional bleachers nga maka-accommodate og additional 500 to 1000 so maximum capcacity if ever 8,000 ang capacity," he added.
(We will add bleachers. We are looking to rent additional bleachers that can accommodate additional 500 to 1,000 people, to increase the maximum capacity to 8,000 if possible).
The provincial government also plans to meet with the police to confirm the exact number of officers who will be deployed and with the staff of Cebu Electric Cooperative to make sure that there will be enough supply of electricity throughout the event. (ANV, TPT)