PSC-backed brgy sports education seminar underway

DAVAO CITY – Some 100 officials from 30 barangays of Davao City and other stakeholders will be on hand as the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-backed Barangay Sports Education seminar unwraps at 9 a.m. today at The Royal Mandaya Hotel here.

Liga ng mga Barangay president and Davao City Councilor January Duterte will welcome participants while PSC Commissioner Charles Raymond A. Maxey will tackle the PSC/LGU's role in Barangay Sports Program in Achieving National Goals to Develop a Healthy and Peaceful Citizenry.

Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) Davao del Norte coordinator Giovanni Gulanes, meanwhile, will discuss the Model LGU with Healthy and Funcitional Sports Program even as Antonio Lumactod will talk on Evolving Spirituality in Sports.

The Sports for Peace Core Group of Serge Opena, Gemima Valderama and Ed Fernandez will conduct a Workshop on Strengthening the Barangay Sports Program.

PSC Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez will also be in attendance in the seminar that serves as pre-event of the Summer Children's Games 2017, a component of the PSC's Sports for Peace Program that is a brainchild of Ramirez. The Games will kick off at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, at the Rizal Park. The 30 barangays, representing the three congressional districts of the city, will field two teams each in the boys 12-under 3-on-3 basketball, one team each for girls 12-under volleyball and 10 participants each for Larong Pinoy.

Games will be played at the Rizal Park, Davao City Police Office court and Almendras Gym Davao City Recreation Center.

Mildred Untalan, chief-of-staff of Councilor Duterte, earlier said that they encouraged the barangays to include out-ofschool youth and children in conflict with the law (CICL) in their respective teams.PSI