DepEd, DavNor ensure safe Palaro

This is an official release from the Department of Education

MANILA, Philippines – Less than four weeks before the 58^th Palarong Pambansa kicks off in the beautiful southern City of Palms, the Department of Education (DepEd), together with the host province of Davao del Norte (DavNor), is calling on everyone to ensure the safe and peaceful conduct of the games.  

Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro is reminding coaches and chaperones to ensure the safety of the student athletes and for regional officials to take into consideration the welfare of the “Stars of Palaro.”  “From the time they leave your province, through Palaro, and until they return, they are under our care. Make sure that an adult is always present to supervise them, especially the young ones.” Luistro instructed. 

Assistant Secretary and Palarong Pambansa Secretary General Tonisito Umali added that DepEd and the provincial host is working towards improving the safety of the athletes starting with the teachers and school administrators, making sure that the schools to be used as billeting quarters are safe for the students. 

“The usual improvements that our schools undergo for Palaro are the installation of screens in classroom windows, as well as a renovation of the bathroom facilities. For schools in the host province, this is a quick ‘Brigada Eskwela’ that results in an upgrade of their physical facilities.” Umali said, referring to DepEd’s yearly school maintenance activity.

DepEd officials and sports coordinators from different regions already gave a “thumbs up” to DavNor during a technical inspection of the billeting quarters, playing venues, local transportation and medical and security concerns.

DavNor Governor Rodolfo del Rosario assures the security by having 1,500 military and police personnel deployed during the course of Palaro. “Our region is generally peaceful because we are located in the metropolitan area,” del Rosario added. – Rappler.com