Ormoc to be awarded PCCL Host of the Year

MAYOR Eric C. Codilla has succeeded in making Ormoc a sports haven of Region 8. This is proven with the award to be received by the city from the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) as Host of the Year during a ceremony on Jan. 27 at the ABS-CBN studio compound in Quezon City.

Ormoc hosted the regional games of PCCL last Nov. 25-30, 2011 wherein all games were televised through delayed telecast on Studio 23. The crowds filling the Superdome to the rafters and the warm welcome by the Ormocanons exceeded the expectations of the visiting teams.

The event was memorable as it saw the local team ACLC College Titans beating the Iloilo Wildcats to break into the Sweet 16 for the first time. Rival teams from Cebu and Manila also settled their scores in Ormoc – University of Cebu against Southwestern University and Colegio de San Juan de Letran against San Sebastian College.

Councilor Ruben Capahi, chairman of the City Sports Council will receive the award. He extends his gratitude to PCCL Commissioner Jose Lipa for giving Ormoc the honor of hosting the regionals. With the award, he hopes Ormoc will get a crack in hosting the Final 4 and championships this year. by Joey Vincent Motel

(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Jan. 9-15, 2012)

Mayor Eric C. Codilla poses with Dr. Jung-Ho Cho (left) and an unidentified Korean visitor. Dr. Cho is the director of Physical Education of Sumkyong Women’s University in Seoul. He and 15 Korean students are in Ormoc to donate 50 boxes of PE equipment and musical instruments to Mabini Elementary School. They will also teach the pupils how to use the equipment and instruments.