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THE
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will jump-start its
Sports for Peace program with the staging of the
Mindanao Children’s Games (MCG) next month in various
provinces in Mindanao.
According to Joseph Encabo, senior executive assistant
to PSC chairman William Ramirez, the multisports event
for children aged 12 and below will be launched on
November 14 in Davao City.
“The MCG
aims to gather Christian, Muslim and Lumad children in
one activity that knows no barrier or cultural and
religious boundaries,” said Encabo.
“The PSC,
led by our chairman, hopes that this event would help
promote peace and harmony in Mindanao,” he added.
“It has
been chairman Ramirez’s dream that people of different
cultures and beliefs work together. And we believe this
dream is shared by most Mindanaoans.”
After
Davao, the PSC plans to bring MCG to Lanao and Cotabato.
Patterned after the World Children’s Games, the first
MCG has programmed competitions in athletics,
basketball, baseball, chess, football, swimming, table
tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.
Besides
the competition, athletes will also be taught the value
of teamwork, fair play, respect and discipline.
The MCG
will be held in cooperation with the Department of
Education, Davao Association of Colleges and Schools and
the Archdiocesan Center for Ecumenism and Interreligious
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