By Perla Lena/ PNA
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City received some PHP14.27 million worth of sports equipment donated by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) following its successful hosting of the Visayas qualifying leg of the 2019 Batang Pinoy games.
Moises Salomon Jr., Iloilo City Sports Director, said Monday the donation governed by a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the PSC and the city government included various equipment for archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, chess, futsal, karatedo and Pencak Silat, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis and volleyball, among others.
He noted that Iloilo City, for the first time, won the coveted championship for the Batang Pinoy with its 57 gold, 49 silver, and 44 bronze medals.
Salomon, in a previous interview, also lauded the program that caters to children 15 years old and below.
“That’s the time when the children can choose whatever they want, whatever they want to play, whatever they want to train,” he said.
Following their win, the athletes will now be undergoing training in preparation for the national finals, which is slated sometime in July either in Bacolod City or Bohol.
