TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Nov. 26, 2013 – The province of Davao del Norte harnesses the power of sports in tandem with education to attain holistic development among the youth.
Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the provincial government is employing sports as the ultimate vehicle for achieving total human development.
Del Rosario said sports goes hand in hand with education, which is among the priority components of his centerpiece human-centered P.E.O.P.L.E. agenda.
He revealed this has inspired his administration to establish the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex (DNSTC), to realize excellence in sports and turn the province into the sports capital of the region.
“We long to develop our human capital through education. We are also employing sports towards the same end,” he said at the opening of the 2013 Davao del Norte Division Meet on Monday.
Over a thousand coaches, officials and athletes joined the kick off ceremony of the week-long competition at the DNSTC.
Hostilities will begin on Tuesday to select team heroes who will represent the province in the upcoming Davao Regional Athletic Association Meet (DAVRAA) and eventually the Palarong Pambansa.
During their meeting last September, members of the DAVRAA Board voted to bring the DAVRAA meet back to Davao del Norte early next year.
Davao del Norte first hosted the regional meet last February in its new world-class sports facility.
The province is fresh from facilitating the 2013 Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifier last August.
It is also confident that it could secure the right to host the Palarong Pambansa in 2015, among other big-ticket sporting events. (DavNor PGO Info Division/Noel Baguio)
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