Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez signed a memorandum of agreement with Asenso Sidlak Foundation Inc. and the Musang Obstacle Race Team on Tuesday, September 5, for the Sidlak Victorias Obstacle Race this month.
The Victorias LGU will host Sidlak Victorias Obstacle Race, the first-ever ultimate obstacle race challenge in Negros Occidental on September 30.
The LGU forged an alliance with the foundation and OCR team for the planning, organizing, and conducting of the Obstacle Race.
Asenso Sidlak Foundation Inc. was represented by its president Serafin Plotria Jr. and treasurer Mary Lizette Balandra.
World OCR Certified Coach Level 4, Cyrus Caesar Cenal, and UVM United Vismin OCR Community President Noy Zapata signed the partnership on behalf of the Musang OCR Team.
City Administrator Lindolf De Castro joined the city mayor as witness to the signing of the agreement.
Councilors Derek Palanca, Teresita Bartolome, Dexter Senido, and Richard Julius Sabalan joined the ceremonial MOA signing and showed their support for the upcoming event, a press release from the city said.
The OCR challenge will benchmark the sports tourism development in Victorias, as the LGU aims to make this an annual sports event in the city, the press release said.
The registration for the Sidlak Victorias Obstacle Race is now ongoing.*