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The Philippine Sports Commission is continuously relaying its national grassroots agenda region-by-region, this time in Kidapawan City, to lecture local sports leaders and coaches of Region 12.
Comm. Edward Hayco, the assigned lead commissioner for the agency’s grassroots initiative, has already roamed within eight different places to conduct sports summits among leaders and coaches to build inspiration on their pivotal role in producing new world-class athletes.
“In every summit we attend, I always stress the creativity every coach can play in producing new Olympians. All of you here, as ordinary coaches, can breed champions,” Hayco stated.
One of the main topics discussed in all the summits conducted so far is the legal basis every sports leader can utilize in building partnerships of support from their respective local government units.
In Cotabato province, the LGU’s support is alive and victorious.
Kerwyn Pacifico, the representative of Cotabato’s Provincial Advisory Council for Sports, stated that the province provides full support to its local athletes, which has resulted in a major leap in its Batang Pinoy rankings from the last two years. In 2023, the province finished 25th overall, up from 71st place in 2022.
“Dito sa amin, basta mag-qualify ka, for training ka na. Walang palakasan. We provided them vitamins, pagkain, allowance, jackets, and mga equipment,” Pacifico said.
In the 2022 edition, Batang Pinoy, Cotabato Province, finished with three silvers and seven bronzes without gold medals.
The province got a massive boost on next year’s edition after tallying 12-13-17 gold-silver-bronze slate.
Hayco stressed that school-based associations like the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA), State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA), the Department of Education’s Palarong Pambansa, and other LGU-based organizations will continue to collaborate.
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