Unsportsmanlike conduct, negative practices such as tampering of official records and impersonation of athletes in sports activities are among those the Department of Education wants to discourage or avoid altogether. In the conduct of local sports activities, these are given emphasis, as in tomorrow’s opening of 2011 Palarong Panlalawigan in Torrijos.Elementary and high school athletes across the Division of Marinduque will meet for the formal opening of the Palarong Panlalawigan 2010. The activity is scheduled from November 24-27, at the Torrijos Central Athletic Arena.
This year’s Palaro aims to promote physical fitness of everyone in the division, bring together all schools as one family in a well-managed sports competition to foster self-discipline, teamwork, excellence and other values; identify sports talents who could be honed for regional and national competitions.
Dr. Teresita S. Bacudo, OIC, Schools Division Superintendent, will declare the formal opening of the Provincial Meet after the traditional rituals that include hoisting the DepEd Marinduque Banner and Delegation Flags, lighting of the urn, oath of amateurism and messages from barangay, municipal, and provincial leaders including Congressman Lord Allan Velasco.
The amateur athletes will compete in arnis, baseball,badminton, basketball,boxing, chess, lawn tennis, table tennis, sepak takraw, softball, taekwondo and volleyball.
Luneta Park in Torrijos