CHANGE IS REAL
Cash prizes of Kadayawan sportsfest on time
CHANGE has come indeed as cash prizes of some events of the ongoing 31st Kadayawan Sports Festival were released immediately after competitions concluded, contrary to previous editions where delays were the perennial problem of winners.
Sports Development Division of the City Mayor's Office (SDDCMO) officer-in-charge Mikey Aportadera, who was a guest during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at The Annex events center of SM City Davao yesterday, said, "Fortunatley the cash prizes were on time. I awarded them (winners) the cash prizes personally."
He said that organizers of the events were also surprised to see him attend the opening or awarding ceremonies of the just-concluded events and they also did not expect him to bring the cash prizes, which were placed in envelopes and labelled with amounts for every designated recipient to receive.
"Mao perting kalipay jud sa tanan kay nganung nahatag daw sya on time as promised jud nako tong paglingkod nako (Everybody else was happy that the cash prizes were given on time as promised when I first took over)," he said.
He then bared the completed events including rugby football, karatedo, basketball commercial, volleyball inter-secondary, dama , Daciba bowling, cycling, open and youth chess, swimming, motocross, and the para Person With Disability (PWD) games.
Aportadera also said that sports events that ongoing tournaments are softball and baseball held at the University of Mindanao (UM) open field, the Sunday Bowler's Club (SBC) bowling held at the Fair Lanes and the inter collegiate basketball held at the Almendras Gym Davao City Recreation Center. The Aero Marathon, however, was moved to Aug. 27 at the Gaisano Grand Citimall.
Upcoming events are MDCC chess set Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Davao Wisdom Academy; taekwondo Saturday at The Annex of SM City Davao; table tennis Saturday and Sunday at Spin Davao; lawn tennis at Ecoland Phase 4 Tennis Club courts Saturday to Monday; athletics Saturday and Sunday at Davao City National Highschool; body building at the Gaisano Grand Mall Citmall; wrestling on Aug. 30 at the Abreeza Mall, judo Sept. 3 Mats College of Technology, arnis Sept 3-4 at Gaisano Grand Citimall.