It was a a very special and festive week for South Pacific Incorporated as employees celebrated its first-ever Sports Festival alongside the Municipality of Calaca’s annual festival

The ceremony commenced with a parade of the team’s muses followed by the Welcoming Remarks from SPI’s esteemed managers. Once the formalities have been done, the lighting of the torch followed through that marked the official opening of the celebration last May 14.

The festivities started off with a basketball tournament wherein six teams – Red Team, Yellow Team, Orange Team, Green Team, Purple Team, and Blue Team – vied for the championship crown.

After hours of breathtaking game, the Purple Team succesfully prevailed as they snatched the first-ever Basketball Championship crown while the Orange Team and the Red Team were declared as the first and second runners-up respectively.

Furthermore, this month long celebration capped off with a badminton and table tennis tournament.

In badminton singles division, Ulrich Soriano (Purple Team) snatched the first place followed by Alvin Jhon Fornal (Yellow Team) who landed on the second spot. In the doubles division, Danico Matalog and Rose Marie Decillos(Red Team) were crowned as champions while Alvin Jhon Fornal and Ma. Aira Gatdula (Yellow Team) grabbed the second runners-up.

Meanwhile, in the table tennis singles division, Israel Magbojos (Green Team) and Jan Llyod Crisostomo (Blue Team) were hailed as champion and second-runner up respectively. As for the doubles, John Francis Tapayan and Jan Llyod Crisostomo (Blue Team) clutched the championship spot while Danico Louie Matalog and Rose Marie Decillos (Red Team) got the second runners-up spot.

This celebration is expected to be a yearly tradition as part of the company’s initiative to create a fun working environment and camaraderie among its employees.

Other awards given are as follow:

Mythical Five
Vergara, Wilson
Matalog, Danico Louie
Abanilla, Llyod Andre
Maranan, Jollo
Arcega, Richard

Most Defensive Player
Ferranco, Lim (Orange Team)

Tapal King
Panopio, Mark Jovel (Green Team)

Three-point King
Maranan, Jollo (Purple Team)

Finals Most Valuable Player
Maranan, Jollo (Purple Team)

Most Valuable Player – SportsFest
Arcega, Richard (Purple Team)