Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, November 28, 2012 – Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent ELMER RAGADIO SORIA led
the opening ceremonies of Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) Christmas Sportsfest
2012 at PRO8 Grandstand yesterday afternoon.
“Subscribing to the principle
that a “Sound Mind Breeds Sound Body”, PRO8 adopted a physical fitness and
sports development program geared towards the promotion and development of
sports in the Philippine National Police and the implementation of a physical
conditioning and physical fitness program for its personnel,” SORIA informed.
PRO8’s Human Resource Doctrine and
Development Division (RPHRDD) prepared a simple program to usher in the start
of the sports competition aimed at developing the total well-being, health and
physical fitness of PNP personnel in the region and promote the morale,
discipline and esprit-de-corps among them.
An advocate of sports and
healthy lifestyle, SORIA believes that the sportsfest will not only showcase
the participants’ athletic abilities but also develop teamwork among the
players, build stronger camaraderie and friendship and inculcate the true
essence of sportsmanship.
“As police work is
inherently stressful, this is a form of diversion from our daily routines and a
way to relieve stress, to unwind from mind-exhausting workloads or compliances;
and most of all, to keep us healthy and physically fit,” the PNP regional
director said in his message.
Players from all the sports, not just from
basketball, which kicked off after the ceremonies, represented their teams,
carrying their team banners in a brief parade around the PRO8 oval.
Lasting for nearly half hour, this
year’s opening rites was highlighted by the raising of team banners and the
search for Ms. PRO8 Christmas Sportsfest 2012, won by NUP Elizamar Reposar of
the Red Team.
The sportsfest is participated in by
7 teams with the following team colors: Yellow team (Office of the Regional
Director, Command Group), Blue team (Regional Headquarters Administrative
Divisions), Red team (Regional Headquarters Operations Divisions), White team
(Tacloban City Police Office), Black team (Leyte Police Provincial Office),
Orange team (National Support Units) and Green team (Regional Public Safety
Battalion 8).
The events to be contested are
Mountain Biking (men and women/individual and team), Basketball (men),
Volleyball (men and women) and Lawn Tennis (men/singles) and will be conducted
during athletic days every Tuesday and Thursday and the awarding of prizes to
Top 3 teams/individuals will be held during the PRO8 Christmas Party.
SORIA reminded the
participants that the main purpose of the sportsfest goes beyond exhibiting the
colorful uniforms and sports abilities but on the partnership they will enjoy
with their respective team, the friendship that will be developed and the
solidarity that will be built.
“Sports are not just about
competition and winning, sports are also about laughing and having fun,” SORIA
ended.
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