7th Luzon Inter-Regional Sportsfest

The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) – Central Office team was the overall champion in the 7th Luzon Inter-Regional Sportsfest held on March 12-14, 2019 at DJ Paradise Resort and Bulacan Sports Complex in Malolos, Bulacan.

The team, composed of officials and employees from different divisions of the Central Office, garnered a total point score of 165 from all the events. Sport events consisted of volleyball (male and female), billiard, bowling, marathon, 100-meter dash (male and female), 100 x 4-meter relay, and sack race (male and female).

Meanwhile, Region IV-A won as 1st runner-up and declared winner of the “PPA Got Talent” contest while Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) won 2nd runner-up and champion in the “yell” competition. Trophies were given to all winners.

Added event to the sportsfest was the exhibition game between the PPA and Volunteer Probation Assistants (VPA) from Malolos, Bulacan. The sportsfest was formally opened by Administrator Manuel G. Co and attended by other officials including OIC-Deputy Administrator Allan B. Alcala, regional directors of participating regions and officers of the National Committee on Sports.

Held biennially, the sportsfest is participated by Regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, CAR, NCR, and CO.

The Central Office will host the next sports event in 2021.