150 kids join RRD clinic in Mintal

A total of 150 kids joined the Mayor RRD Basketball Clinic on November 24 to 25 at the Mintal gym.

The clinic was organized to spice up the 26th Araw ng Mintal celebrations that will end on December 5, according to Brgy.Mintal kagawad Benedict P. Adan.

“We are thankful that our kids had a very enjoyable basketball clinic,” said Adan.

Former PBA and MBA player Cadel Mosqueda led the two-day activity with the assistance of the Sports Development Division staff.

The kids learned the basics of shooting, dribbling and passing the ball and plays during actual games.

Adan said that other sports events are also being lined-up in Mintal like tennis, softball, invitational basketball.

DCPO draws first blood in 6th AFP-PNP Tournament

The Davao City Police Office booked its first win at the expense of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, 92-68 at the start of the 6th Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Vice Mayor Sara Duterte-AFP/PNP Basketball Tournament, Sunday afternoon, at the Bankerohan gym.

The DCPO cagers employed better defense and on many occasions shifted from man-to-man to double-guarding that forced the Jailmen to commit errors.

Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte formally opened the tournament and called on participants to just enjoy playing the game and keep their cool.


Duterte has also encouraged the law-enforcement personnel continue playing their scheduled games even if they are already out of contention.

"What's important is for you to play and enjoy the games. Taposin 'nyo ang laro," said Duterte.

As of presstime, the City Mayor's Office was playing the 10th Infantry Division and two other games were scheduled featuring the Police Regional Office XI against the 22nd Light Armor Company and the Bureau of Fire Protection against the Task Force Davao.

50 patients attend RRD basketball clinic at Rehab Center

Davao City’s drug rehabilitation center patients received a different kind of treatment for two days when the Mayor RRD basketball clinicians paid them a visit, recently, at Bago Oshiro.

Ex-PBA and MBA player Cadel Mosqueda and the rest of basketball clinicians taught them the proper exercises, ball handling, passing and dribbling drills.

Around 50 patients took part in the activity that gave them lessons about proper positioning during actual games for them to truly enjoy playing the sport because of the skills they have acquired.

Mosqueda personally led the conduct of the sessions with the assistance of the Sports Development Division staff.

The RRD basketball clinics have been conducted in the barangays for years and benefitted thousands of boys and girls.

Christopher “Bong” Go, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte’s executive assistant, hopes that the patients will continue to work on their exercises and drills to help them in their recovery process.

Executives annex 17th Season title

Christopher “Bong” Go sparked a scoring run for the Executives in Game 6 to wrap up the 2008 Executive-Legislative Basketball Tournament-17th Season, four games to two, recently, at the Montana gym.

Go, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte’s executive assistant, kept on sniping from the outside and teammates Ariel Bonleon and Melchor Gadiano stepped up with the rest of the Executive squad to trounce the Legislators led by Councilor Diosdado Mahipus, 105-100.

Mahipus and his teammates started to go strong to the basket in the final quarter but the Executives re-organized well to disappoint again their rivals.

The Executives protected a small lead, 29-27 in the first quarter but played consistently in the second and third quarters to keep the Legislators at bay.

The scores:

Executives (105)- Bong Go 19, Escoton 18, Bonleon 15, Escorido 15, Gadiano 13, Alquizar 10, Labor 8, Ortega 5.

Legislators (100)- Montalban 35, de Guzman 20, Mahipus 13, Araneta 10, Plarisan 10, Acero 6, Casan 6.