Ormoc City rules the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association, which serves as a qualifier for the Palarong Pambansa.
TACLOBAN, Philippines – Ormoc City captured the overall championship in runaway fashion after collecting 178 gold medals in the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet that wrapped up on Thursday, April 27, in Tacloban City.
The four-day meet served as a qualifier for the country’s biggest sporting event for elementary and high school student-athletes. This is the third consecutive time that Ormoc City won as grand champion, after also winning the 2018 and 2019 editions before the tournament got shelved due to the pandemic.Leyte garnered a total of 179 medals – 50 gold, 74 silver, and 55 bronze medals – for a first runner-up finish.
“I honor their grit, the sacrifice, all the hard work they have put in,” Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez said in a message sent to Rappler.
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