5th Summer Sports Festival successful
CITY OF TAGUM, Davao del Norte – Despite the summer temperature soaring, the 5th Summer Sports Festival 2013 successfully concluded last March 26 in Tagum City.
During the opening program, the induction and oath-taking ceremony of the new set of officers of the Tagum City Federation of Sports Association (TCFSA) was conducted, administered by no less than City Councilor Oscar Bermudez.
This year’s festival, which ran from May 17-26, 2012, featured different sports such as beach volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, badminton, sepak takraw, chess, six-man open volleyball, dart, softball, lawn tennis and mixed martial arts.
In the beach volley ball, Team PIAATOS (men) and UMTC Alumni (women) won in the competition while NIA Region 11 took home the championship in the sixman open volleyball tourna- ment.
Danhill Monares emerged as the champion in table tennis, while Team Keano of Tagum City grabbed the championship title in the Sepak Takraw Regu Competition. Joe Art Capatan also won the championship title in the chess tournament.
Shopping malls around the city also participated in the festival by sponsoring the different sports competitions.
Dog owners of Tagum City had also an opportunity to participate in the Dog Agility Show, staged at the Dog’s Park, located within the Rotary Park along Pioneer Avenue, this city.
The Summer Sports Festival in Tagum City was organized by the City Government of Tagum, City of Tagum Tourism Council, and the Tagum City Federation of Sports Association. Louie Jay Losaria of Tagum Information Office