By: Jennifer Catan-Tilos
Dumaguete City, October 14, 2010) This year's Philippine University Games Unigames) will be a continuation to Buglasan Festival celebration in Negros Oriental as slated on October 24-30.
As lead host, Silliman University is expecting more than 2,000 athlete-participants representing 45 schools and universities from various parts of the country to compete in the 15th Unigames in Dumaguete City.
With a number of visitors for this activity, Unigames co-convenor Earl Jude Cleope of Silliman University said sports tourism and local livelihood are foreseen to boost with an expected budget of P3Million so far from Silliman University and Negros Oriental government for this event.
The public and sports enthusiasts are free to watch all the games in different playing venues such as in Mariano Perdices Coliseum for track & field, Aqua Center for swimming, SU Ballfield for football and archery, Praxivilla Tennis Court for tennis, and the rest of the sports will be done in the municipalities of Valencia and Zamboanguita, Cleope said.
Meantime, as the colorful spectacle of Negros Oriental’s unique BUGLASAN festival of festivals will culminates on October 24 it will also welcomes the Unigames delegates with a big rave of ‘Kasikas sa Kalye” and fireworks competition.
The organizers are expecting the participating schools to join the Buglasan revelry to give them chance to discover the beauty of Dumaguete City at the boulevard where ‘Kumbira sa Boulevard” or food fest will be held. (PIA/JCT)
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