Dagupan bets feted

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines — The triumphant Balon Dagupan team in the recent Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet and the winning Dagupeños in the Batang Pinoy Luzon qualifying leg received a hero’s welcome in a parade in the city’s main thoroughfares Monday.

Athletes from Balon Dagupan team brought home a second consecutive overall title in the R1AA conclave, and the city bets also performed well in the Batang Pinoy qualifier, ranking eighth among more than 100 cities and provinces in Luzon.

Mayor Belen Fernandez, Liga ng mga Barangay president Dean Bryan Kua and the city councilors, along with Education Dagupan officials led by schools division superintendent Lorna Bugayong, commissioners of the Dagupan City Sports Commission (DCSC) led by Finnela Sim and the officers of the Dagupan City Athletic Association (DCAA) led by Renato Benitez, paraded with the athletes, coaches and city employees.

The delegation later convened at CSI Stadia for the victory party.

The city mayor lauded their athletes for their  historic back-to-back championships in the R1AA, their first after 40 years of participation in the event formerly called Ilocos Region Athletic Association meet.