Better fields

Before anybody took so much notice about football, the San Roque Parish field in Subangdaku, Mandaue City has already been known as the center of the game in this part of the world.

Early in my career as a sportswriter and photographer, I spent Sundays at San Roque to cover the tournaments that were held here.

There were not really too many tournaments then, Cebu had about two every year. Luckily for the new generation, so much has changed since then and tournaments are now happening on a very regular basis.

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I am writing about San Roque because of a recent post on the popular social networking site Facebook, which showed the poor conditions of the field during a tournament.

The pictures showed that the grass wasn’t cut and there were puddles in many parts of the field. Due to the heavy rain, we can’t avoid the puddles and the mud, but maybe something could have been done about the grass.

Those who posted the pictures are hoping that something can be done about the poor conditions of the field.

This field is owned by the parish, but the residents of the area are allowed to use it.

With the surge in the popularity of football, maybe we can get more people to chip in something to help improve the areas where the sport is played.

This won’t be easy, but not impossible to do. I would like to call on the leadership of the Cebu Football Association to take the lead. It would be nice to see the few areas available for football to be improved.

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I would like to remind the runners and those who simply want to help to sign up for the ERUF 161 Run set on September 11.

Registration is now going on at the three bases of the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF).

You can sign up at Base 1 located along Arch. Reyes Ave. beside the Cebu Medical Society Building or at Base 2 near Lapu-Lapu City Hall or Base 3 at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Registration fee is pegged at P250 for the three distances – 12-K, 6-K, and 3-K.

The race is held as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of ERUF and the proceeds will be used to buy portable defibrillators.

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On Saturday, the President’s Cup is set at Club Filipino Incorporada de Cebu.

This is going to be a three-man team event. Each team shall be composed of one club member and two guests. To accommodate more participants, club members are allowed to have more than one team. 

Registration is now going on at the CFIC clubhouse. Please call 2311667 for more information.

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MILESTONES: Happy birthday greetings to my favorite radio personality Super Bobby Nalzaro, who is turning a year older today. The same goes to my mistah Gerry Pariñas, Atty. Marla Barcenilla, Harry Guinocor, and my footballing comare Anna Suizette Nemeño.

Advance greetings to those celebrating tomorrow like Carlos Yu, and Marvy Morales, the better half of my good friend Edwin.

More power to all of you! — THE FREEMAN