ILOILO – Seventeen teams are set to compete in the secondary girls and men’s open category of the Victor C. Plagata Cup Season 14 volleyball tournament from May 1 to 4 at the Bingawan Civic Center in Bingawan town.
Ten teams are set to slug it out for the men’s open championship led by powerhouse teams Philippine Navy and Philippine Army which are both bannered by national team mainstays.
Also competing in the men’s division are the Bingawan Team, Negros Team, Central Philippine University, Bingawan National High School, Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion, Angels Team, Pavia team, and Lambunao Team.
Meanwhile, a new champion is set emerge in the secondary girls category with Season 13 titlist Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts unavailable as they represent Western Visayas in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa in Davao City.
Competing in girls category are Livingstones International School, CPU Golden Lions, Ateneo de Iloilo, La Paz National High School, Iloilo Doctors College, Bingawan National High School and Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion.
After the two-day competition, the semifinals round will be held on May 3 while the championship game and the battle-for-third place will be on May 4.
The volleyball event is a regular fixture in Bingawan every May since 2005. It portrays the love and passion of the people for the game of volleyball./PN
