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Ocampo  district,  including  Ocampo
                                                                                                National High School placed 1st Run-
                                                                                                 ner  Up  over-all  as  the  contestants
                                                                                                 fought  in  several  music  and  dance
                                                                                                 competitions  during  the    3rd  Con-
                                                                                                 gressional  Meet  Festival  of  Talents
           irap  na  hirap  na  ako.  I   ize  sports  activities  on  limited                   at Camaligan Central School.
                                                                                                 Full  intensive  support  were  given  by
           need financial support.”    funds.                                                    the school head, Reynaldo P. Lopez,
           The weightlifting star Hidi-  Of course, there is a fine line                         MAPEH Dept Head, Apolinario Abari-
    H   Francisco  Diaz  shared   between  sports  in  national  and  lo-  co, with the MAPEH Teachers, who have aided in coaching the students.
           lyn
   her  complaint  about  the  govern-  cal  level.  However,  the  predica-                                                    3KRWR  0DU\DQQH %  =DUDJRVD
   ment’s  lack  of  support  for  her  To-  ments the athletes are experiencing
   kyo 2020 bid. Diaz— determined to   are left the same, unchanged.
   achieve her dream to win the coun-   The  government  must                                                                   part  aim  to  use  maintain  or  im-
   try’s  elusive  first  Olympic  gold  is   have  a  say  to  this,  the  poten-                                              prove  physical  ability  and  skills
   simply asking for a little bit more of   tials  of  the  athletes  do  not                                                   while  providing  enjoyment  to  par-
   support.                       limit  to  where  we  stand.                                                                  ticipants  and  some  cases  enter-
          The  Philippine  Sports  Com-  Representing our country                                                               tainment spectators.
   mission  immediately  responded  to   comes  with  great  pres-                                                                    We  all  know  that  our  work
   her  and  said  that  it  has  not  fail  in   sure.  When  our  ath-                                                        meets its finest digital and techno-
   providing  financial  support  to  her   letes  take  their  first                                                           logical  evolution  which  is  scat-
   endeavor.  “The  government  has   step to compete on a                                                                      tered  in  different  aspects  in  our
   been  very  sup-                            glob-                                                                            society just like in sports. E-sports
   portive,”   PSC                             a   l                                                                            is now timely and necessary as of
   Chairman  Butch                                                                                                              nowadays it is the trend not just in
   Ramirez said.                                                                                                                        computer  shop  but  in
         Well,  this                                                                                                                    higher competition. The
   is  not  the  first                                                                                                                    Global  e-sports  audi-
   time we’ve heard                                                                                                                     ence  will  reach  380
   such  news.  Mi-                                                                                                                      million this year, made
   chael  Martinez—                                                                                                                      up  of  165  million  dedi-
   Olympian  figure                                                                                                                   cated  e-sports  fans  and
   skater  also  go                                                                                                                 215 occasional viewer s.
   through    the                                                                                                                     It  somehow  getting  atten-
   same  dilemma                                                                                                                tion  to  public  especially  the  play-
   during  his  initial                                                                                                         ers  for  it's  not  just  a  simple  fun
   preparation  for                                                                                                             game  but  a  game  that  can  bring
   the Winter Olym-                                                                                                             pride  to  one's  country.  It  is  now
   pics 2014.                                                                                                                   source  of  living  because  of  its
         Filipinos                                                                                                              expensive  prices.  The  basis  of
   love sports.                                                                                                                 competitiveness,   teamwork,   a
         We  have  so  many  athletes   scale,  we  can’t  just                                                                 game  that  can  educate  a  person
   with  so  much  potentials.  We  have   wish  them  luck  but                                                                and   improve   problem-solving
   strong  passion,  and  neither  do  we   provide  them  with                                                                 skills. These are the pleasing ben-
   lack talent. But truth be told, sports   what  they  need.  Be-                                                              efits that we can harness from e-
   isn’t just the priority of the govern-  cause  when  the  ath-                                                               sports, but it is always balance. If
   ment. Yes, it offers provisions but it   letes get hold of vic-                                                              there are good then there are more
   just  couldn’t  offer  it’s  all  out  sup-  tory, won’t it bring us                                                         bad effect of it to a person.
   port.  What’s  holding  them  back?   pride then?                                                                                  If  there  are  inclusion  of  e-
   They  say  that  our  athletes  lack   What we need                                                                          sports in tournaments there will be
   physical strength and mental condi-  to do is to strengthen                                                                  an additional funds for the materi-
   tioning.  The  statement  bounced   the  support  system                                                                     als especially one which is availa-
   back to them in question, how can   for sports. One must                                                                     ble  only  in  few  countries  and  the
   the  athletes  achieve  those  things   neither  win  nor  lose                                                              other necessary stuffs. It may lead
   when there’s no even training facili-  all  the  time.  Let’s                                                                to  corruption  because  of  fixing
   ties?                          build   a   common                                                                            games  transaction  that  may  hap-
         It just shows how they turn a   ground  where  sports                                                                  pen which tolerate cheating. It can
   blind eye to these kinds of matter.   is  given  proper  value                                                               give  a  lot  of  health  risks  to  the
   This  is  no  joke.  The  potentials  of   so when we compete in                                                             players because of heavy trainings
   the  athletes  should  be  enhanced   a global scale, it will be a fair                                                      and  preparations.  Just  like  being
   not wasted. If the government can’t   fight.  We  must  not  rely  on  plain                                                 sedentary for too long or too much
   offer its full support to our national   luck, let’s face the moment of truth                                                sitting  can  cause  further  and  nu-
   athletes,  what  more  do  we  expect   that  when  we  do  nothing,  expect                                                 merous health complications. Too
   from sports on the local level.   nothing’s changed.                                                                         much radiation, using of wrist that
          The  PALARO  is  a  local      If we lose several times this                                                          can cause repetitive stress injuries
   sports  competition  where  many   season,  by  the  law  of  averages                                                       or the swelling or inflammation of
   schools  intend  to  participate.  And   we’re  bound  to  win  a  medal  soon.                                              the  tissue  that  can  pressure  the
   no  matter  how  many  good  players   Athletes  shouldn’t  be  discouraged                                                  nerves,  lack  of  sleep,  addiction
   are  out  there,  some  schools  won’t   instead  persevere.  One  day  when                                                 and more mental health risks like
   just able to make it to the ‘Palaro’   the  government  had  finally  awak-                                                  depression and anxiety because o
   or if they managed to do so, there   ened  and  changed  its  vision  to-                      LEGEND BANG BANG - a multiplay-  panic  attacks.  Sports  promotes
   would  be  limited  players  because   wards  sports,  there  will  be  more                   er online battle arena mobile game   good  health  not  these  kinds  of
   they  can’t  accommodate  all.  Fund   rooms  for  improvement.  So,  for                      which is well-played in our country,   risks.
   has always been a major problem.   now, it is clear as light that it isn’t                          ARENA OF VALOR - 3d mul-       Yes, it is not bad to go with
   Without  a  Department  of  Sports,   luck that is needed, it’s ‘s(up)-port’.                  tiplayer online battle arena MOBA   the  flow  of  timely  things  or  the
   local governments are left to organ-                                      fun  electronic  game  to   style  game  to  mobile,  DOTA  2-   bandwagon effect but for me truly
                                                                            a  medaled  one?  These   multiplayer   online   battle,   inclusion of e-sports in Sea Games
                                                                            years  South  East  Asian   STARCRAFT  II  -  science  fictional   or at higher sports competition is
                                                                            Games 2019 shookt  the   real-  time  strategy  video  game,   quite not accurate. It's been centu-
                                                                    world of sports. As the game that   TEKKEN  7-  fighting  game  devel-  ries  since  a  sports  events  were
                                                                    a mere child or young one like me   oped  that  introduces  new  ele-  played  with  physical  contact  to
          rojects,  assignments,  re-  it can give us               had  just  been  playing  became   ments to the fighting system such   their people. It is part of one coun-
          ports,  lecture,  quiz-  these   joy,  that  can          great spectacle for one South East   as rage arts and power crash me-  try's  psyche.  Rio  Olympics,  Japan
          are  the  school  works  that   bring  us  opti-          Asian country to bag bronze, silver   chanic making game more friendly   Olympics, Winter Olympics, South-
          make  students  busy  and   mism   and                    or  gold  medal  for  additional  tally   than  previous  literation  in  the  se-  east Asian Games, the sport com-
   hastily  preparing  for,  burning  their   satisfaction   b e -  of   overall                                                                petitions years
   sleep hours to past the deadline and   cause  of  the  experience   t h a t   medals                                                         counted  that
   preparing  good  marks,  and  waking   will  last  in  our  memories  and  the   from  differ-                                               uses    ball,
   up  early  every  morning  to  go  at   hidden  skills  that  will  be  unlocked.   ent  sports   Five seconds until the enemy               court,   ring,
   school. No time for proper exercise   Sport time will be the way to prove   events.                                                          racket,  net  to
   and socialization. What if our school   our skills in different aspect not just   This   reaches the battlefield                             savor a medal,
   gives  an  attention  or  time  for   in studying. It can improve also our   is  the  first                                                  but  now  mo-
   sports?                         value as a person and as a student.   time  that  e-                                                         bile   phone,
        Sports  time,  meaning  stu-  Sports enhances discipline camara-  sports  contest  became  a  medal   ries,  HEARTSTONE-  free  to  play   computer and internet? Sport ath-
   dents  will  have  a  time  to  play  any   derie,  punctuality,  fairness,  rapport,   event  in  a  multi-sports  competi-  online  digital  collectible  card   letes  to  electro-athlethes?  We
   sports event they want that is availa-  honesty and many others. It will help   tion.  It  was  sanctioned  by  the  In-  game.  It  was  accredited  by  the   should focus  more on real sports
   ble in school. Once or twice a week.   school  to  be  a  home  of  values  not   ternational  Olympic  Committe  (a   Asian  Electronic  Sports  Federa-  not  on  the  virtual  reality  of  sport,
   It can be very helpful nowadays in-  just a knowledge.           non-governmental  sports  organi-  tion.  If  many  organization  ap-  the e-sports. Why? Maybe for oth-
   stead of playing mobile games and    Sports  time  especially  im-  sation based on Switzerland).   proved these inclusion of e-sports   ers  it  is  great  the  because  it  be-
   using their vacant time in unneces-  prove  our  social  skills.  It  includes   After  the  discipline  of  a   in Sea Games there are also oppo-  came a medaled one, but for me it
   sary  or  nonsense  things.  They  will   how  we  face  other  people  while   demonstration  sport  (meaning   site  views  of  experts  or  profes-  should  fit  also  the  right  place  of
   be  going  to  use  it  in  a  worthy  and   playing  and  acceptance  that  will   medals  won  in  this  sport  will  not   sionals  that  rendered  it  and  be-  the tournament, not in Sea Games.
   healthy way. We all know that sports   grow in our hearts.       be  counted  in  the  official  overall   lieved  that  it  needs  more  study   Like World e-sports Battle not mix
   are  very  great  way  to  exercise  our   Yes,  we  conduct  intramurals  in  our   medal  tally).  It  has  been  great   and  dialogues  to  be  able  to  be   with  the  real  sport  events.  It  can
   body.  It  will  not  just  improve  our   school  but  not  all  can  participate.   milestone  for  Philippines  to  held   truly  prohibited  in  medal  tourna-  give  more  justice  to  the  meaning
   physical  body  but  also  our  mental   We have P.E time but it is not con-  these  year's  Sea  Games  from  10-  ment  or  the  higher  sports  Olym-  of  sports.  Sea  Games  is  Sea
   health  as  a  student.  We  used  our   stant. Sport time will truly help stu-  13 of December which first time in   pics. Can e-sports justify the defi-  Games,  sport  is  sport.  Nothing
   brain too much in studying and other   dents to become healthy while hav-  history  of  embracing  e-sports  in   nition of sports?   should  change  about  it  because
   stuffs, that causes stress and even   ing  fun  despite  of  the  stress  from   tournament.  There  are  6  medals   SPORTS  includes  all  forms   being organic in artificial world is
   depression. It will be a great oppor-  school works.  They will be the stu-  contested featuring 4- PC console   of competitive physical activity or   great to practice.
               tunity for us to focus   dents  that  will  turns  to  adult  stage   and  2  mobile  games.  The  games   games  which  through  casual  or
               also  our  attention  in   but child at heart that seeks for ad-  which were contested are: MOBILE   organized participation at least in
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