NCR virtual Palaro champ; VP Sara expected in closing rites
2024-Jul-16 09:00
CHAMP. Western Visayas' Bacolod Tay Tung High School players celebrate after beating National Capital Region's Far Eastern University-Diliman in the Palarong Pambansa secondary girls' volleyball finals, 25-15, 18-25, 27-29, 25-22, 15-12, at San Jose-Recoletos Basak Campus, Cebu City on Monday (July 15, 2024). NCR leads the national games with a 94-65-74 gold-silver-bronze tally as of 8:30 p.m. (DepEd Facebook)
CEBU CITY – The National Capital Region (NCR) continued to dominate the Palarong Pambansa 2024 and was poised to take the overall championship for the 17th straight time as of the medal results Monday night.
As of 8:30 p.m., student-athletes from the Big City already have 94 gold, 65 silver and 74 bronze medals.
Calabarzon Region was far second at 57-48-52, Western Visayas remained third at 53-39-40 and Davao Region was fourth at 32-25-35.
Central Visayas, where the host city is, was fifth at 28-41-39.
Meanwhile, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said during a press conference that 12,000 athletes, coaches, and school officials will join Tuesday's closing ceremony which is expected to be graced by Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Duterte.
Although no confirmation was received by the city government from the Office of the Vice President, Garcia said Duterte's security group and her protocol officer are in the city to prepare for the closing rites.
The acting mayor also thanked the provincial government for the P8 million pledge to fund the closing event at the Cebu City Sports Center.
"The city government has been able to save P8 million because the province (of Cebu) will shoulder the cost of the closing ceremony," he said.
The student-athletes are expected to have a memorable closing ceremony as the provincial government will treat them to a colorful and lively "Pasigarbo sa Sugbo" and an innovative show of lights to highlight the event.
Pasigarbo will feature more than 20 festivals showcasing the best of Cebu. (PNA)