TAGBILARAN CITY, April 21 (PIA)--Hosts Bohol and Tagbilaran City opens its doors to over six thousand athletes, coaches, delegation officials and technical staff of the Private Schools Athletic Association National Games (PRISAA-NG) 2018 April 21-28, 2018 in different sporting venues in Tagbilaran and nearby towns as powerhouse team Central Visayas sets eyes on another championship.
The number does not even include individual private coaches, chaperons, parents, relatives and well as well wishers, organizers of the private schools from the country's 17 regions meeting in Tagbilaran said.
The event might as well be a dry-run for the City Fiesta activities which is now also building in momentum to the biggest of all days May 1 when the CPG Avenue throbs in activity for the Saulog 2018 StreetDancing competitions.
Central Visayas host team, along with Bohol and City local government have committed their security and safety assets, a thousand volunteers including over 700 police officers, Bureau of Fire personnel, Philippine Army, police special weapons and tactics operatives, as well as emergency rescue teams from TaRSIER 117, assures Fr Vicente Uy, PRISAA National president and Boholano sports director of the Holy Name University.
Concerned of the abusive tendencies of sector workers like drivers and store owners overpricing, Fr. Uy immediately pleads, report it and the City Government has assured immediate action.
In fact, a contingent representative has shared that the lady police officer assigned to them has been overly cooperative, the cop also acted as a local tour guide and security escort to their athletes taking advantage of the opportunity to be in Bohol.
That is how we easily felt at home and comfortable, she shared.
The national games formally open Sunday April 22 at the 2:00 Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral and the Grand parade from the Plaza Rizal to the CPG sports Complex, the main venue of the sports hostilities.
At the week-long meet, Team PRISAA Central Visayas intends to continue asserting its dominance as the country's force in the private schools to contend with, and playing to the hilt the home crowd and home court advantage.
But PRISAA National President and Region VII president, Holy Name University's sports director Fr. Vicente L. Uy hints that that the aim might not be that easy.
Speaking during a Press Conference Saturday held at the MetroCenter Hotel, Fr Uy. who was wearing a light blue t-shirt with Our Lady of Simala print, showed his back which had "Pray for Us" print, to illustrate his point.
Team Central Visayas has been a consistent team champion for the last, maybe 5 years, PRISAA national executive director Elbert Atilano Sr. pointed out.
The national games is competed by over 400 private schools, teamed across 17 regions aiming to reign supreme in 18 sports events and five cultural events.
Events in the games include baseball for men and boys (Maribojoc Elementary School grounds), basketball men, boys, women and girls (HNU Barder Gym and Dauis Gym), Beach Volleyball for men, women, boys and girls (VDTALC), football men and boys (CPG Sports Complex).
Sepak Takraw for men and boys (HNU elementary gym), Softball for women and girls (HNU Oval), Volleyball men (UB Gym), Volleyball women (BIT-IC Gym) and boys and girls (HNU HS gym), Athletics for men, women, boys, girls (CPG Sports Complex) and badminton for men, women, boys, girls (Galeria Luisa).
Boxing for men and boys (BISU), Chess for men and women (BIT Main AVR) and boys and girls (BIT Main Library), Dancesport couple youth and seniors (Bohol Cultural Center), Karatedo men, women, boys and girls (PMI Main Campus Gym).
Tennis for men and boys (CPG Complex Tennis Court) and women and girls (HNU Tennis Court), Swimming for men and boys, women and girls (VDTALC), Table Tennis for men, women, boys and girls (NIA Tagbilaran), taekwondo for men, women, boys, girls (HNU Janseen Gym) and Weightlifting for men, women, boys and girls (HNU Activity Center).
The national games also include Cultural activities as PRISAAyawan (ICM), Oratorical Contest (UB-IRC), Vocal Solo and Duet (ICM), Mutya ng Prisaa Talent (UB-IRC) and Mutya ng Prisaa Pageant (Bohol Cultural Center), according to PRISAA National Executive Director Elbert Atillano. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)
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