BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO
The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod congratulated Bacoleña Zyx Marisse Geocadin for winning in the National Interschool Taekwondo Championships on October 1 to 2 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City.
The resolution authored by Councilor Em Ang said the Smart/MVP Sports Foundation, in partnership with the Philippine Taekwondo Association, organized the National Interschool Taekwondo Championships on Oct. 1 and 2 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City, Metro Manila.
The said taekwondo competition was participated in by 160 schools with more than 1,000 participants across the country, it said.
The resolution said Zyx Marisse Geocadin, 12, of Barangay Mansilingan, is currently a pioneer full scholar in the National Academy of Sports in Capas, Tarlac, a government-run sports academy that provides scholarships to competent, exceptional, notable and talented student-athletes from across the Philippines.
Zyx won the gold medal in the female cadet black belt category of the competition, it said.
This accomplishment serves as an inspiration for other young athletes to emulate, the resolution added.*
