Message from the Regional Director
I join the hosts in conveying our warmest greeting to the distinguished guests, athletes, coaches and officials participating in the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on November 7-13, 2010. Regional Meet has been a rich arena of talents of the Filipino Youth in the field of sports.
Sports Competition is more that garnering honors with the plaques and medals that are received but the development of self-discipline, sacrifice, perseverance, teamwork, sportsmanship and humility.
All gains and benefits from sports competitions are sources of inspiration to all students and educators in undertaking and supporting sports programs. It is geared towards preparing our students for the future, for life challenges and demands.
I commend the collective efforts of the host Province of Negros Oriental and the City of Dumaguete for organizing and hosting this sports competition. Thank you very much for your hospitality.
To all the participating delegations, good luck and congratulations!!!
(sgd.) RECAREDO G. BORGONIA
Regional Director
Sports Competition is more that garnering honors with the plaques and medals that are received but the development of self-discipline, sacrifice, perseverance, teamwork, sportsmanship and humility.
All gains and benefits from sports competitions are sources of inspiration to all students and educators in undertaking and supporting sports programs. It is geared towards preparing our students for the future, for life challenges and demands.
I commend the collective efforts of the host Province of Negros Oriental and the City of Dumaguete for organizing and hosting this sports competition. Thank you very much for your hospitality.
To all the participating delegations, good luck and congratulations!!!
(sgd.) RECAREDO G. BORGONIA
Regional Director
The CVIRAA
The Central Visayas Athletic Association Meet is the only regional athletic competition organized by the Department of Education for elementary and secondary students. The goal is to gather the finest athletes from private and public schools in the region in the spirit of fair play, friendship and top-caliber competition. Through the years, the CVIRAA has provided a continuum of opportunities for our student-athletes to compete in the Palarong Pambansa.
About Negros Oriental
The island of Negros is approximately located in the middle of the archipelago, 500 miles south of Manila. Located between the islands of Panay in the west and Cebu in the east, it is the fourth largest island in the Philippine archipelago. It is bounded by the Visayan sea in the north, the Tañon Strait in the east, the Sulu and Mindanao Seas in the south and Guimaras Strait in the northwest.
Negros Oriental is located on the eastern side of the Negros Island in the Central Visayas Region, occupying the southern lobe of the island of Negros. While Negros Occidental belongs to Region VI (Western Visayas Region), Negros Oriental is in Region VII (Central Visayas Region)grouped together with other Cebuano-Speaking provinces of Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor.
Dumaguete City is the capital of Negros Oriental.
Negros Oriental website: http://www.negor.gov.ph/.
Negros Oriental is located on the eastern side of the Negros Island in the Central Visayas Region, occupying the southern lobe of the island of Negros. While Negros Occidental belongs to Region VI (Western Visayas Region), Negros Oriental is in Region VII (Central Visayas Region)grouped together with other Cebuano-Speaking provinces of Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor.
Dumaguete City is the capital of Negros Oriental.
Negros Oriental website: http://www.negor.gov.ph/.
About Dumaguete City
Dumaguete City is the capital of Negros Oriental. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 116,392 people. A person from Dumaguete is called a "Dumagueteño". The city is nicknamed The City of Gentle People.
Dumaguete is referred to as a university town because of the presence of four universities and a number of other colleges where students of the province converge to enroll for tertiary education. The city is also a popular educational destination for students of surrounding provinces and cities in Visayas and Mindanao. The city is best known for Silliman University, the country's first Protestant university and the first American private university in Asia.[1][2] There are also 12 elementary schools and 9 high schools. The city's student population is estimated at 30,000.
The city attracts a considerable number of foreign tourists, particularly Europeans, because of easy ferry access from Cebu City, the availability of beach resorts and dive sites, and the attraction of dolphin and whale watching in nearby Bais City.
The city has a domestic airport which provides daily flights to and from Manila and Cebu City through Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumaguete_City.
Dumaguete is referred to as a university town because of the presence of four universities and a number of other colleges where students of the province converge to enroll for tertiary education. The city is also a popular educational destination for students of surrounding provinces and cities in Visayas and Mindanao. The city is best known for Silliman University, the country's first Protestant university and the first American private university in Asia.[1][2] There are also 12 elementary schools and 9 high schools. The city's student population is estimated at 30,000.
The city attracts a considerable number of foreign tourists, particularly Europeans, because of easy ferry access from Cebu City, the availability of beach resorts and dive sites, and the attraction of dolphin and whale watching in nearby Bais City.
The city has a domestic airport which provides daily flights to and from Manila and Cebu City through Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumaguete_City.
