Pangasinan prepares for “best” Palarong Pambansa ever
LINGAYEN—The provincial government led by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. is leaving no stone unturned to make the Palarong Pambansa 2012 the most exciting and meaningful national games, just like the first time Pangasinan hosted the country’s biggest sporting event in 1995.
Preparations are now in full swing for the games to be held on May 6 to 12.
The rehabilitation and upgrading of the event venues such as the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) as well as the billeting areas for the athletes are ongoing.
Modesto Operania, provincial sports consultant, said the Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Education (DepEd) recently inspected the facilities of the NRSCC and to finalize other details including security, medical assistance and technical concerns regarding the competitions.
The sporting events will include chess, basketball, badminton, track and field, gymnastics, sepak takraw and sipa, taekwondo, boxing, volleyball and football.
Operania said that while the provincial government is responsible for the repairs and refurbishments of sports venues, the DepEd will supply new sets of equipment for the event.
It will be recalled that when Pangasinan hosted the event in 1995, Espino, who was then the PNP provincial director, played a vital role in making the national sports competition a resounding success to include the construction of the NRSCC in barely 49 days.
Operania said that upon assuming his post as the highest official of the province, the governor has set his sights in repeating history with an objective to prove that Pangasinan can aptly be called as the Philippine’s “home to sporting activities and center of sports development.”
Pangasinan outbidded other finalists like Laguna and Marikina after Isabela and Mindoro backed out at the last minute. (PIO)
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