Mayor Gordon: Sports Defeats Drugs

“Sa pamamagitan ng sports ay mas magiging malusog ang ating mga anak at nagkakaroon ang mga kabataan ng pagkakataong ipambato bilang kintawan ng lungsod sa iba’t-ibang kompetisyon tulad ng CLRAA at Palarong Pambansa. Sa mga lungsod na lumaban sa CLRAA ngayong taon, nanguna ang mga manlalaro ng Olongapo at layunin natin na maging over-all champion na tayo sa susunod na mga taon,” said Mayor James “Bong” Gordon to the residents of Acacia St., Gordon Heights who attended the Bingo-Bongah Anne Panalo Ka Bayan sponsored by Kalinga Community Foundation for Children.

“Sinusuportahan ng aking administrasyon ang sector ng sports bilang bahagi ng aking HELPS o health, housing, environment, education, labor, livelihood, peace and order, sports at social welfare programs dahil ang sports ang pinamakamabisang panlaban natin sa droga. Gayunman, huwag kayong mag-alala sapagkat nahuli na ang ilan sa matagal nang sinusundang nagdadala ng droga sa Olongapo at Zambales,” Mayor Gordon added.

It can be recalled that on October 2009, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) thru the assistance of the Olongapo City Police Office, nabbed suspected drug pushers Robert Paul Mason , Mark Anthony Quinday and Enrique “Jun” Magsaysay, Jr. at a hotel in Gordon Avenue and confiscated 6 pieces Demerol 100mg/2ml vials, several transparent plastic sachets containing shabu, a pocket digital weighing scale, 1 piece of Valium 10mg/2ml, and drug paraphernalia such as disposable lighters, glass tubes, aluminum foil, improvised tooters, disposable syringes and needles used to inject dangerous drugs and several pieces of live ammunition for 9mm caliber pistol.

Meanwhile, Mayor Gordon is continuously discovering and encouraging young boxing aspirants to develop their knack and fortitude thru his “Programang Paboksing sa Barangay” and by providing free and live viewing of Manny “Pacman” Paquiao bouts, the Philippines’ Boxing Champ, to inspire sports and boxing hopefuls to work hard for their big dreams.