A big boost to the city’s tourism

THE HOLDING of a national meet on April 14-21, 2018 by the 10th Association of Local Colleges and Universities in Mabalacat City through the lead institution, the Mabalacat City College will definitely boost the local economy and tourism of Mabalacat City.

The meet, themed “Getting Stronger, Moving Forward, Celebrating Excellence”, will converge some 3,000 athletes, coaches, coordinators and 10,000 delegates from 2630 local colleges and universities all over the country and will necessitate funding for the delegates’ billeting, transportation, food and advertising.

The security detail should be well-organized and all other preparations for the event should be near perfect. The cooperation of all the city residents is enjoined to promote this event and the city image.

The city government, headed by Mayor Crisostomo C. Garbo, himself a sports enthusiast, has committed some P4 million for the sports event.

Mabalacat City College will allocated P1.4 million for the hosting of the ALCUAA national sports meet.

Clark Development Corporation and the provincial government will provide the venues for the different sports activities such as basketball, taekwondo, volleyball, table tennis, chess, sepak takraw, arnis and other sports discipline.

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Inane policy. DepEd’s policy to require submission of birth certificate issued/ authenticated by the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly NSO) is backward, retrogressive thinking by its officials and is harmful to poor students (and their parents) who hope to graduate in time. Why so late to require it when there were four years time to require it? Why block the scheduled graduation rites of the graduating students? Think it over, DepEd and your counterproductive of f i ci al s!

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The Bridges of Benevolence Initiatives (BBI) Foundation of living true to its nomenclature and objectives as it has reached out to residents of waterless Barangay Margot in Angeles City by way of donating 1,000 pieces of five-gallon water containers and mineral w at er.

Its chair, Dr. Irineo “Bong” Alvaro was always ready to respond to requests for assistance of Barangay Margot residents through their chairman, Barangay Captain Jose Bagang for the much-needed potable water. Such service, such assistance with a heart!