Tubod, Lanao del Norte – More than 200 government employees are set to see action this coming September 2 to 4, 2011 for the anticipated Lanao del Norte & Malaybalay City Goodwill Games to be held at the sprawling Mindanao Civic Center (MCC), Tubod, this province.

The athletes will be competing in 5 sporting events – basketball (men), volleyball (men and women), lawn tennis (men and women), table tennis (men and women), and badminton (men and women).

“The goodwill games is conceived not only to promote a healthy lifestyle among government employees but also to showcase to our neighboring cities and provinces that Lanao del Norte is a peaceful and progressive province”, Information Officer Lyndon Calica said.

The three-day competition will be the elimination round with the top two teams in each sporting discipline advancing to the finals which will be played at Malaybalay City on a later date.

“Everything is now all set for the goodwill games. Our employees are excited to play with our counterparts from Malaybalay City”, Provincial Sports Coordinator Nelson Lasola expressed.

Each contingent will be led by their chief executive, Governor Khalid Dimaporo for Lanao del Norte and Mayor Ignacio Zubiri for Malaybalay City.

Governor Dimaporo is scheduled to host a welcome dinner on the first day of the games.

The provincial government will also be launching its Inter-Color Competition on September 9, 2011 for the rest of the provincial employees. Nine teams will be competing in the competition which will run until December of this year.

The public is encouraged to witness the upcoming games at the MCC Sports Complex. Admission to the sporting venues is free. VNL/PIO-LDN