TACLOBAN CITY – Despite the hectic schedule in Congress and in their respective provinces, representatives and governors from different provinces in the country found a way to engage themselves in a meaningful activity by conducting a fund raising activity for victims of calamities.
In a friendly basketball match held at the Leyte Capitol Gymnasium last Friday, which coincided with the 4th Oktubafest sponsored and organized by the An Waray party-list, Reps.Florencio “Bem” Noel and Neil Benedict Montejo joined other members of Congress to have a friendly basketball match with governors from several provinces.
Team Congress beats Team Governors with more than 70 points score over the team of governors, which had more than 60 points after six times of deadlock.
The group of Noel was composed of Reps.Juan Edgardo Angara, Sigfried Tinga, Alfredo Garbin, Lord Allan Jay Velasco, Sherwin Tugna, Yevgeny Vicente Amano, Mark Enverga, Romeo Jalosjos, Rommel Amatong, Marc Douglas Cajas, and Aliah Dimaporo, the lone woman solon.While the team of governors was composed of Leyte Governor Jericho Petilla, Northern Samar Governor Paul Daza, Cavite Governor Junvic Remulla, Biliran Governor Gerry Boy Espina, Governor Bajam Mitra, Governor Oscar Moreno, with Councilor Jerry “Sambo “ Yaokasin and a board member from Misamis Oriental.
Noel explained that in every point that congressmen have is equivalent to P2, 000 while for the part of governors will be up to their decision as to how much will they allocate.
The first beneficiary of the fund that was raised in the event, according to Noel, will be the province of Mindoro, which was heavily affected by the recent typhoon that hit the country. Mindoro Governor Aurelio Umali failed to come to attend the game.
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