Taclobanon Malpas among the multi- gold winners
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, July 15, the exceptional performance of the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) delegation at the 2024 Palarong Pambansa which concluded on Tuesday, July 16 held in Carcar City, Cebu.
For this year, the contingent from the region garnered 46 medals consisting of 16 gold, 14 silver, and 16 bronze, enough for Eastern Visayas to place 7th out of the 19 competing delegations.
The sports power house National Capital Region emerged as the overall champions.
“The EVRAA has significantly climbed the ranks, surpassing its record in past Palarong Pambansa competitions,” the DepEd 8 statement said.
“This achievement marks the highest standing for EVRAA in the past decade,” the statement added.
In 2023, EVRAA was ranked 14th out of 17 delegations.
The agency highlighted the exceptional performance of Jan Dwayne Malpas, from Tacloban City who achieved a significant milestone by garnering four gold medals in swimming.
“His outstanding performance exemplifies the talent and determination of our athletes and serves as an inspiration to the entire EVRAA delegation,” DepEd 8 said.
It added: “We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting physical education and sports, developing youth values such as teamwork and sportsmanship, and fostering peace through sports. The success of EVRAA in the 2024 Palarong Pambansa reflects our genuine dedication to these goals.”
Local government units, meantime, are expected to give incentives to medal winners.
In Ormoc City, for example, individual gold medalists stand to receive P50,000,P30,000 for silver medalists, and P20,000 for bronze medalists while in team sports, gold winners are to receive P100,000, silver medalists P50,000 and P40,000 for bronze medalists.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
