LingawDuwa

Page 1

Official Newsletter of the Filipino Sporting Event of the Year

May 2013 First Issue

LingawDuwa: Pinoy Games Open to All “Lingaw” is the Bisaya term for “Fun”, while “Duwa” means “Game”, and that is what the Filipino Sporting Event of the Year aims to achieve: competition in the spirit of fun and camaraderie. LingawDuwa is set on Saturday June 1, 2013 from 9:00am. During its meeting on April 10, the Board of Trustees of Katilingbang Bisaya sa New Zealand (KBNZ) decided to organize LingawDuwa2013 as its Family Day activity; and knowing the absence of a community-wide Pinoy Games in Auckland extended the invitation to all Filipinos and their friends. The organizing committee headed by Alvin Soniega (photo at left) immediately went to work, and have so far obtained the participation of UragoNZ, the Bicolano group based in Auckland, other than teams formed among members of KBNZ. According to Soniega, “We would want to have as many teams as there are possible. Each team should be composed of 10-15 members of whatever age or sex. The more groups the merrier.” The initial list of events includes Group Category: Tubigtubig (Patentero); Dakup-dakup (Japanese Game); Siatong; Batolata; and Lumba Dagan Relay; and Individual Category: Sungka, Dama, Takyan (Sipa) and Chinese Garter. If able to obtain contestants, a Sepak Takraw Exhibition Game will be conducted. Elmer Cerna, venue coordinator, is currently negotiating with the Henderson Intermediate School along Lincoln Road, Henderson as the site of LingawDuwa. The mechanics of each of the games and details will be finalized during a Special Committee Meeting on April 14. “It will really be wonderful for the children to discover the fun games that Filipinos play, while for us matured ones, it will be a way of re-living the games of our youth,” said Soniega. For registration and details, interested parties are requested to email: alvinson@xtra.co.nz


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.