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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Albay claims 2014 Palarong Bicol championship

VIRAC, Catanduanes, Feb. 8 (PIA) - Albay delegation emerged as the overall champion in the recently concluded Palarong Bicol held in Catanduanes on February 02-07, 2014.

Scoring 597 points and beating 12 other delegations, Albay Vulcans reclaimed the championship after yielding to Camarines Sur last year.

Tailing Albay are Camarines Sur (1st runner up); Naga City (2nd runner up); Camarines Norte (3rd runner up); Legazpi City (4th runner up); Catanduanes (5th runner up); and Sorsogon Province (6th runner up).

Albay dominated various events both in elementary and secondary level namely athletics, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, arnis, baseball, boxing sepak takraw and basketball.

Albay was also the champion during the 2011 and 2012 Palarong Bicol.

Meanwhile, Department of Education Catanduanes Division Office-In-Charge Jose L. Doncillo congratulated Albay as well as other delegations during the closing ceremony on Friday.

According to him, all the athletes of the Palarong Bicol 2014 are champions.

He also expressed gratitude to all those who supported this year’s events including the DepEd officials and personnel, the media, the officials of the various delegations and as well as the athletes and coaches.

Athletes who qualified for the 2014 Palarong Pambansa will represent Bicol Region. (MAL/EAB-PIA5/Catanduanes)

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