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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''Southern Leyte equips its constituents with skills trainings'''
'''Leyte delegation bags overall EVRAA 2012 championship crown'''
*Source: Southern Leyte equips its constituents with skills trainings
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1301328317808
*Friday 3rd of February 2012
*Saturday 4th of February 2012
:by  Erna S. Gorne
:by  Marcelo M. Pedalino




MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 3  (PIA)  -- The provincial government of Southern Leyte is equipping its constituents with skills through trainings; these trainings would eventually prod them towards self employment.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 4 (PIA)  -- Athletes from Leyte province hauled most of the gold medals in the 17) sporting events during the week-long conduct of the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) meet held here last week, making it the overall champion of the regional sportsfest.
According to Cristina Aguelo of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), their office already conducted the first skills training on haircutting to 30 residents at Hinunangan Municipal Covered Court on January 16-22. This will be followed by manicure and pedicure training in Silago before February ends; massage therapy is scheduled for March while facial make-up training in Barangay Asuncion, Maasin City will be on April.
   
Last year, the Barangay Asuncion in Maasin City provided skills trainings in partnership with the provincial government where manicure, pedicure, haircutting, and massage therapy skills trainings were held at the barangay hall, Aguelo  said.
Out of 10 competing teams, Leyte garnered a total of 730.5 points -- 369 points from the elementary level, 361.5 points from the secondary level -- to grab the glory of being awarded the EVRAA 2012 champion in the closing ceremonies at the Southern Leyte Sports Complex yesterday afternoon.
Also last year, the provincial government  was able to gainfully equip  about  689  local constituents with varied skills such as massage theraphy, haircutting, manicure and pedicure, facial make-up, motorcyle repair and maintenance, food processing, among others, she added. (PIA8 / SoLeyte)
Landing at second place in overall tally was Eastern Samar for a total of 487 points -- 255 points from the elementary, and 232 points from high school.
   
The host city, Maasin, got 206.5 points in the elementary level for third place, while the third placer for high school level went to Ormoc City with 203.17 points. Maasin landed fourth place in the secondary level, along with Tacloban City, for a tie at 161.5 points.
Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco had expressed satisfaction on the efforts exerted by the home players, saying that even if the city failed to come out champion its performance showing improved over last year’s Calbayog EVRAA, where it finished fourth in elementary and number 8 in secondary.
As for the hosting, it was learned that Regional Sports Coordinator Cesar Verunque rated the city “Excellent.”
   
For special awards, Southern Leyte division was chosen the Cleanest and Most disciplined delegation, while best in athletic uniform was Leyte province.
In yesterday’s closing rites, which was attended by Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez and wife Cristina, City Councilor, Samaco rallied the winning players “to improve Eastern Visayas’ finish in the Palarong Pambansa slated at Lingayen, Pangasinan” this May.
DepEd Regional Director Luisa Bautista Yu, who formally closed the EVRAA 2012 five days after she declared it open, expressed a similar hope with Samaco over the upcoming national meet.
“May we have a higher rank in the Palarong Pambansa,” Director Yu said.
More than 6,000 players, officials, and school personnel from the Department of Education (DepEd) family participated in the week-long EVRAA games games January 29-February 3, consisting of seven provinces and three cities around Region 8 clashing it out in a friendly sports competition. (PIA8-Southern Leyte)


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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