The secondary football games were held at the Notre Dame of Marbel University-BED campus, while the elementary games were at the NDMU main campus, just across the South Cotabato Sports Complex (formerly Smraa stadium).

Now, the field in the stadium is in fine condition, but only the field events of athletics were held there. Those who coveted playing in the well-maintained (this is a dig at CCSC) South Cotabato may take this: In the first three days of the Palaro some 92 participants in athletics fainted under the relentless Koronadal heat.

I guess, those trees at both NDMU venues provided more than a shade for the spectators.

All pics again courtesy of Dr. JP.

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The Central Visayas squad bowed out after losing a tough match to Davao Region, 0-1, in their fourth game in the Palaro, knocking them out in the (What do you expect?) meet which used the double-knockout system.

After winning their first match against Iraa, 4-1, Cviraa got booted into the losers’ bracket after a humbling 1-8 loss to defending champion Western Visayas in that game (the only game I managed to watch)

Here is the first batch of pictures from the Palaro all contributed by Dr. JP, who traveled all the way to the land of the pineapples to catch their games.

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