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[email protected] EVRAA opening ceremonies grandiose, meaningful BY DAILYN CABARSE ORMOC CITY – The East- ern Visayas Regional Ath- letic Association (EVRAA) Meet 2019, bearing the theme, “LEADing Excel- lence through Culture and Sports”, grandiosely opened on April 7, 2019 at the Ormoc City Sports Complex. The 8,512 athletes, coaches, schools division superintendents and local government officials of the 13 delegations from 13 school divi- sions of Eastern Visayas, namely: Baybay City; Biliran; Borongan City; Calbayog City; Catbalogan City; Eastern Samar; Leyte; Maa- sin City; Northern Samar; Samar; Southern Leyte; Tacloban City; and host-city, Ormoc; paraded from the New Ormoc City Hall to the A skydiver greets Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez a Happy Birthday on air (literally), during the Grand Opening of this year’s EVRAA Meet 2019. Ormoc City Sports Complex, in their colorful uniforms, from head to toe, for the grand opening. They also brought with them their props: EVRAA 2019 kicks off with a ‘solidarity conference’ some brought customized umbrel- las and fans. But, it was the Eastern ORMOC CITY – The Eastern gratitude to the DepEd regional who is very passionate about our athletes, we need to establish Samar delegates that brought in Visayas Regional Athletic As- office for the trust placed in the sports, as well as our beloved a network, understanding, and the wow factor, bringing with them sociation (EVRAA) Meet 2019 Ormoc City division in hosting Congresswoman who never stops solidarity,” ended Dr.