Azkals grace Butuan City’s 1st Balanghay Football Festival on May 16-18

by Ben Serrano


By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian

Two members of the famous Philippine Football Team Azkals are expected to grace the 1st Balanghay Football Festival at the sprawling Butuan City Sports Complex on May 16 to 18.

Azkals Kim Relucio and Jerry Barbaso are expected to arrive here in Butuan City on May 16 to grace the football sports competition, the first to be held in this city in time for the Balanghay Festival.

Butuan City Vice Mayor Lawrence Fortun, president of Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Football Association (BANFA), said football enthusiasts, competitors and football teams from as far as then cities of Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Marawi City and other cities and provinces of Caraga region have signified participation in the 1st Balanghay Football Festival competition.

BANFA and Butuan City government under the leadership of Butuan City Mayor Dr. Ferdinand Amante Jr. are the event sponsors.

Prizes, medals and commendations await winners in the first almost Mindanao-wide football competition to be held here in Butuan City, Caraga regions’ capital.

Aside from football competition, month-long activities are being prepared in time for the Butuan City Fiesta honoring the city’s patron saint, St. Joseph, the Worker held May 18 to 19 yearly.

Fortun and Amante enjoin all Butuanons to actively participate in the Balanghay Festival.