Gerry Romero-Salas, head honcho of the Davao Football Association (DFA) met with Ricky Villanueva, Gawad Kalinga's regional head for Southeastern Mindanao yesterday morning to discuss the possibility of bringing football into at least 10 GK communities around Davao City. Romero-Salas, with contagious enthusiasm for the project, was very positive about the football program that was discussed at the GK headquarters.

 

He said that DFA would tap its coaches for this project on Social Responsibility which DFA is now vigorously pursuing in its thrust to reach out to more people and help popularize the world's number one sport in Davao.

 

The GK Football Development Program in Davao will be the 3rd in GK sites across the country. The first program is on-going in Metro Manila and a second is now under study in Cagayan de Oro.

The SOS Children's Village sponsored a 7 a-side festival on 27 August 2007 at the Tionko field to commemorate the celebration of children's month and at the same time promote the SOS concept to the participants.

 

Present during the games are SOS Village director Luis Seras, Davao FA president Gerry Romero-Salas, Davao FA gensec Erwin Protacio. Also in attendance are Councilor Mabel Acosta, Bantay Bata's Ella Abad-Tan, 25th Infantry Battalion Commander Maj. Roland Rodil, and Philippine Football Federation presidential candidate Ed Formoso.

 

Director Luis Seras promised to make this an activity and vowed to suport similar undertaking to promote the children's welfare.

 

 

The results:

 

	10 Under Boys
1st	Maco "A"
2nd	Montserrat Camp School
3rd	Maco "B"
	12 Under Boys
1st	Catalunan Grande
2nd	Ayan ES of Compostela
3rd	Indonesian School
	Elementary - Girls
1st	Ateneo "A"
2nd	SOS Children's Village
3rd	Ateneo "B"
	High School Boys
1st	Davao United FC
2nd	Ateneo
3rd	SOS Children's Village
	High School Girls
1st	SOS Children's Village
2nd	Ateneo
3rd	Phil Women's College
	Ladies' Open
1st	D Davao Survivors
2nd	Sea Gull
3rd	Davao United FC

 

In the awarding ceremony, Mr. Al Barnett of Al's Diner gave gift certificates to the champions.

 

A total of 42 teams participated including from Ateneo de Davao, Indonesian School of Davao, Davao United FC, Holy Cross of Calinan, Kapt. Tomas Monteverde ES, Montserrat Camp School, Navarro National High School, Davao City National High School, Catalunan Grande ES, Philippine Women's Collge of Davao, Sea Gull FC, South Point School, D' Davao Survivors, Davao United FC, SOS Children's Village and UP Mindanao.

 

Teams from Compostela Valley include - Cabuyoan ES, Maubog ES, Pangibiran ES, Ayan ES, and Maco FC.

 

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