Manila Hosts NCR Palarong Panrehiyon 2010

 The game is on for the National Capital Region (NCR) Palarong Panrehiyon 2010 as Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim graced the opening ceremonies at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) where the City of Manila is the year’s host for the event.

About 16 cities and one municipality joined the NCR’s biggest sportsfest.

Lim who led the Manila contingent marched the track oval together with Manila’s City School Superintendent Dr. Ponciano Menguito, Assistant Superintendents Dr. Lourdes Lim, Dr. Narcisa Sta. Ana and Dr. Mario De Gulan, Manila Sports Council Nino Dela Cruz.

Selected athletes from the different city schools of Manila led the torch relay and the lighting of the urn for peace and unity.

Lim imparted that it must be kept in mind that in as much as Dr. Jose Rizal referred to the youth as the nation’s hope, the teachers and principals must also be considered the same as “without them there’ll be no students.”

“Finish your studies, and strive for excellence para maging magaling sa inyong kursong kukunin”, Lim’s advised the young athletes.

“Kailangan ninyo ng disiplina sa katawan para maging malakas at malusog”, the mayor added.

The Mayor’s night at the Century Park Hotel highlighted the search and coronation of Mr. and Ms. NCR Palaro.

Mayor Lim hosted a dinner, and in his speech, he informed the superintendents and guests present that Manila has established a free education not only in primary and secondary but as well as free college education in order to lift Manilans from hardships and to succeed in life.

He expressed his hope that the cities and other provinces in the country will have the same, mentioning the 16 proposed bills he laid in the senate when he was still a senator, among them focused on education and health.

The Mr. and Ms. NCR Palaro where both earned by the Division of the City of Caloocan and presented the award were Mayor Lim’s Chief of Staff Ricardo de Guzman and Dep-Ed NCR’s Director IV Dr. Teresita Domalanta.

MANILA HOSTS NCR PALARO 2010

For the first time, the City of Manila will host the NCR Palaro 2010 with Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim and City School superintendent Dr.  Ponciano Menguito joining the parade that will kick off the NCR Palaro 2010. Lim will also give his opening remarks at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

The 2010 Dep-Ed NCR Palaro will be held from February 15-19 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and other selected venues which the City of Manila will be the host. The Palaro will be participated in by athletes and officials from the different public and private schools of Metro Manila both in elementary and high school levels.

 The NCR Palaro 2010 parade starts at 2 p.m. Saturday at Raja Sulayman, Baywalk Roxas Boulevard , Manila going to Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, using Ninoy Aquino Stadium Gate on February 15,2010. The parade will be participated by school heads, city officials, athletes, coaches, and game officials. The Manila delegation is 526 consist of athletes, coaches and trainors.  

The participating schools are from: Caloocan , Las Pinas, Makati , Malabon, Navotas, Mandaluyong, Marikina , Muntinlupa, Paranaque , Pasay , Pasig , Quezon City , San Juan , Taguig, pateros, and Valenzuela.

The following sports events are athletic, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, badminton, volleyball, arnis, table tennis, taekwondo, boxing, football, sipa, chess, sepak, and archery.

MANILA HOLDS ALAY LAKAD AGAINST DRUGS

The City of Manila staged its version of Alay Lakad Laban sa Droga to create awareness among the youth on the evils of drug use. The walk was participated in by 14 city elementary schools and 8 city high schools in District 2 with some 2,000 students, their parents and barangay officials of the district participating.

            The walk was organized by the Manila Sports Council and the Citizens Drug Watch Foundation, which began at 6 a.m. at the F. Torres, encircling Gagalangin in Tondo and wound up at F. Torres HS where the winners were awarded.

            Mayor Alfredo S. Lim extolled the participants to study hard and strive for a better tomorrow by avoiding illegal drugs, which will not bring them anywhere.

“If you try it and become addicted to it, you will end up in jail because when you have no resources to buy your addiction, you will steal, hold up people and engage in other crimes that will land you in the city jail,” he said.

Should the addiction become worse, you will even die and go to the Manila North or South Cemetery or La Loma, the Mayor said.

“Binabati ko kayo sa inyong pagdalo sa alay lakad dahil sa murang isip nanindigan kayo sa pakikipaglaban sa droga, iyang ipinagbabawal na gamot ay makasisira sa inyong kinabukasan, hindi lamang sa inyong kinabukasan kung hindi pati sa inyong pag-aaral.

He said the only way for children to become professionals someday is to study hard and repay their parents for all the love and sacrifices by being the best they can ever become. Kaya tayo nagmartsa ay para hindi patutukso sa droga. Lim said.

Masco Chief Niño de la Cruz said today’s youth face problems with drugs. “Tayong mga taga-Tondo ayaw ng droga, ang Alay Lakad na ito ay dapat nating ipagpatuloy. Iwasan natin ang droga, magkaisa tayo sa pagsugpo ng ipinagbabawal na gamot.”.

Aside from Mayor Lim and de la Cruz, others present were: Councilor Carlo Lopez, 2^nd district; Manila Department of Social Welfare OIC Jay de la Fuente, Barangay chairman Lourdes Gutierrez of dist. 2 and Col. Alex Gutierrez, chief, District Special Project Unit (DSPU)