CEBU CITY (April 30, 2024) – Mayor Mike Rama has asked organizers of the Central Visayas Regional Athletics Association (CViRAA) Meet to ensure that the water needs of the participants are met.

Mayor Mike Rama

The mayor also instructed organizers to ensure that billeting areas for the athletes are clean.

“Dili man na mahimo nga mag-host-host ka diha, unya ang eskwelahan (billeting areas) hugaw, tabangan na namo. Kung way tubig, tabangan na,” he said during Ingna’ng Mayor over RMN Sugboanon Channel this morning.

Rama said he is set to meet with the organizers to discuss the final touches for the six-day sports event.

He wants to ensure that the needs of the 12,000 participants will be taken care of.

“Tanan gikinahanglan (sa mga participants), amo na’ng seguro-on,” he said. These include clean drinking water, and ample water for bathing, toilet use and laundry.

Dili man na mahimo nga mag-host-host ka diha, unya ang eskwelahan (billeting areas) hugaw, tabangan na namo. Kung way tubig, tabangan na

Mayor Mike Rama to CViRAA organizers

‘It is not over until it’s over’

While the City’s preparations for the CViRAA meet are now ready, Rama urged his the organizers to prepare for all contingencies.

“Dili pako makaingon ana (nga all systems go). Ang akong sistema as an organizer (is that) until it is over, it’s not yet over. It is always a continuing preparation,” he said.

He also wants the organizers to focus their attention to the CViRAA meet’s individual aspects especially that this will be a prelude to the Palarong Pambansa in August this year.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗚𝗼. Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) chairman John Pages (leftmost) and fellow organizers of CViRAA ’24 say they are ready for the regional meet. With him are (from left) Atty. Kimberly Marie Esmeña, Local School Board head, DepEd Cebu City Schools Division assistant superintendent Adolf Aguilar, City Councilor Dondon Hontiveros, DepEd 7 director Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, Cebu City School Division superintendent Dr. Nimfa Bongo, and Dr. Tomas Pastor, DepEd 7 Education Support Services chief | 📷 𝘾𝙑𝙞𝙍𝘼𝘼 𝘍𝘉 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦

In a press conference yesterday, April 29, the organizers said the meet will open on Saturday, May 4, at the Sinulog stage of South Road Properties.

The games run from May 5 and will conclude on May 9 at GMall of Cebu.

There are 24 sporting events and four para-games for differently-abled students during the regional meet.

These events are archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball 5×5, basketball 3×3, billiards, boxing, chess, dancesport, football, futsal, gymnastics, pencak silat, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, and wushu.

The para-games include bocce, goal ball, athletics, and swimming.

A total of 1,362 gold medals will be up for grabs. | RMN / jkv

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