The Quezon City government has launched a city-wide basketball league to kick off its sports grassroots initiative aimed at keeping the youth off the streets and from the use of illegal drugs,
The sports project was rolled out last July 22 at the Amoranto Sports Complex, participated in by 116 Barangay Teams with almost 3000 people in attendance, composed of athletes, families and barangay officials,
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto tossed the ball to signal the opening of the league.
The basketball league is one of the many athletics activities that the city government offers to residents under its QC Sports City-wide grassroots program aimed at encouraging the youth to engage in sports activities for their personal development,
The program offers participants the opportunity to become future athletic champions of the country through sports programs and trainings that are fully supported by the city government,
“Kahit sa anong larangan ng sports na gusto ng ating kabataan, our vision and goal is to be their partner in this journey and to mold them into becoming outstanding athletes of the city and the nation,” Sotto said.