THE PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) donated P14.3-million worth of facilities and equipment to the Iloilo City government following its successful hosting of the Batang Pinoy 2019 Visayas Qualifying Leg last Feb. 24-March 2. “PSC is donating to us a total of P14, 269,780 worth of sports equipment for the sports development of the city,” Iloilo City Sports Director Moises Salomon Jr. announced. The equipment and supplies were for archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, chess, futsal, karatedo, pencak silat, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis, lawn tennis, and volleyball, among others. During the regional sports event, Iloilo City emerged as the overall champion for the first time with 57 gold, 49 silver, and 44 bronze medals. Mayor Jose S. Espinosa attributed the success of the athletes to their constant training. “The Cebu delegation was well-prepared. Their delegation was very big. With our constant training, silently that we have continued, we are 15 golds medal higher than Cebu City,” he said. The Batang Pinoy is a grassroots development program that aims to discover new talents among the young athletes in the different localities. — Emme Rose S. Santiagudo

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