Davao Region

DavOr prepares for school fair, sports fest

Wednesday 15th of August 2012

MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Aug 15 (PIA) -- The province of Davao Oriental is in the thick of preparation for two big events, a province-wide school fair and sports fest.

The fourth Davao Oriental School Fair will be held on August 24 and 25. The fair aims to help graduating fourth year students to decide which course to take in college.

Forty schools are invited to participate in the school fair. Students’ academic choices will be laid on them in one venue.

“This means lesser expenses for the parents, as the students no longer have to go to Tagum or Davao City, or in any other part in the country to still, get their choices from the different colleges and universities. We understand their predicament with today’s trying times, and so we are bringing the schools here. And for the students, this is for their convenience. Aside from saving money, the School Fair also saves their time, as they can already pick from the choices of courses and schools in two days. And for the schools also, they no longer have to go school hopping and promote their courses offering. They can do it only in two days in one venue,” Vice Governor Mayo Almario said.

The local government units will take care of the transportation of the students through their vehicles, bring the students to the fair site and back to their respective places.

Almario said Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro already confirmed his attendance in the event upon invitation of Congresswoman Thelma Z. Almario.

Vice governor Almario said Congresswoman Almario will still coordinate with Governor Corazon Malanyaon and Mayor Michelle Rabat for Luistro’s visit.

The second event is the second Inter-Sanggunian Sportsfest scheduled in September.

Members of the different Sangguniang Bayan (SB) and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) will converge at the SP Complex for the games, a very friendly competition designed to strengthen good relationship among the SB members from the 10 municipalities and the City of Mati and SP members.

“It’s very refreshing for us to spend even a day as a rest from our work. In here, we can also have time to discuss matters involving our respective legislative councils. We will get to hear from them, learn from each other’s best practices,” the vice governor said.

SP members headed by their presiding officers, city, municipal councilors with their staff and workers from the Office of the Sanggunian Secretaries will outdo each other in the different games and even parlor games.

For the Inter-Sanggunian Sportsfest, there will be no legislative house rules this time but mechanics of the games, no resolutions and ordinances but the pledge of sportsmanship, no debates and caucuses, but just fun and games. (Neela Duallo/RGA/JDA-PIA11)