Antique allocates P14.79-M for regional athletic meet

MANILA: The Antique provincial government has allocated PHP14.79 million for its athletes to the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet that will be held in Negros Occidental on May 2 to 7. Department of Education School Division of Antique chief of school governance and operations, Dr. Evelyn Remo, said in an interview Friday that the provincial government allocated an initial budget of PHP13,099,000. Remo said they requested an additional PHP1.7 million during the recent provincial board meeting presided by Governor Rhodora Cadiao to cover the transportation expenses. Around 400 athletes from elementary and secondary levels and 200 officials and members of the working committee will represent Antique at the WVRAA, she added. In last year's meet in Aklan, the province bagged 20 gold, 34 silver and 102 bronze medals. The gold medals were from archery, kyurugi, taekwondo, pencak silat, billiards and basketball 3x3. Gold medalists for individual sports received PHP5,000 each while silv er and bronze medalists got PHP4,000 and PHP3,000 each, respectively. For the group events, a gold was worth PHP15,000; silver, PHP10,000; and bronze, PHP8,000. 'I hope that the support being given by the provincial government could serve as motivation for our athletes to excel in sports,' Remo said. Source: Philippines News Agency