By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Francis Tolentino will lead the kickoff of the Mindanao qualifying leg of the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Center in Zamboanga City this Sunday (23 June 2024).
“The Philippine ROTC Games aim to showcase the skills and talents of the Filipino youth who are participating voluntarily as cadets and who could also be tapped for our national pool of athletes,” Tolentino stated.
Over 1,800 ROTC cadet athletes from various public and private tertiary schools in Mindanao will compete in various sports and military drills from June 23 to 28.
The events include aquatics/swimming, arnis, athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, E-sports, kickboxing, sepak takraw, taekwondo, table tennis, volleyball, target shooting, and the ‘raiders’ competition.
Additionally, the Miss ROTC-Mindanao pageant will be held at the Western Mindanao State University gymnasium on June 22.
(el Amigo/mnm)
