LUNA: Local authorities and organizers of the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) on Monday assured parents of the safely of athletes joining the five-day event that started here Monday. "We brought the athletes here healthy. We will make sure that we bring them back home to their families safe and healthy," Department of Education-Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) Director Dr. Estella CariƱo said during the solidarity meeting with event officials. CARAA is a grassroots sports program of DepEd, participated in by elementary to high school students from six provinces and two cities in the region -- Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and the cities of Baguio and Tabuk. Winners will be fielded to the Cebu Palarong Pambansa in July. Apayao Governor Elias Bulut, in a media interview, said all venues, both indoors and outdoors, have been prepared to accommodate events even during the night. Medical teams and ambulances have been assigned, too. "It is so hot. It was 35 degrees Celsius yesterday (Sunday). We have to make urgent decisions if games need to be suspended and moved to late afternoon. We cannot risk the safety of our children," he said in Filipino. Source: Philippines News Agency
