00:00Philippines A won the 11th Vimpiaga Friendship Games in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
00:15For more details, here is the report of my teammate, Paolo Salamatin.
00:21The Philippines won 52 medals in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East Asian Growth Area,
00:30or Vimpiaga Friendship Games in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
00:33It was led by Philippines A, which consists of athletes from Davao,
00:37in winning 31 golds, 39 silvers, and 22 bronze medals to become the overall champion this edition.
00:45In the PTV Sports interview, the head secretary of Philippines A, Charlie Rocios,
00:51shared one of the reasons to win the competition.
00:57It was a great experience.
00:59First of all, the coaches and our team were prepared.
01:05Before they came here, we all prepared.
01:09First of all, we had a qualifying.
01:12Qualifying is one of the important things.
01:15It means we have to select the best athletes that we could represent the team Philippines A.
01:23Rocios added, the remaining focus in their goal,
01:27is to become the key of their team to win every event.
01:34Because your opponent here is not a joke.
01:37You will go to other places just to show off.
01:41We came here because we have an objective.
01:44We have something to do.
01:46We have something to prove.
01:48That's what we want.
01:50Why did the team Philippines A win?
01:54Because we have a goal.
01:59Aside from this, Rocios also said the reason why their place in Davao is strong.
02:07In Davao, our athletes are strong
02:10because we have an active grassroots program.
02:15We have a grassroots program.
02:18What we look at first is where we are weak in sports.
02:24Where we are weak, that's where we will focus.
02:29To this day, the team Philippines A continues to practice in their place
02:33the other competitions that they will face.
02:37Paolo Salamatina for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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