Dr. Rhoel Dejaño in final 12 months’s SAC-SMB Cebu Sports activities Awards. | Picture from Sugbuanong Kodaker
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Famend sports activities medication doctor and advocate Dr. Rhoel Dejaño has been appointed as the brand new chairman of the Cebu Metropolis Sports activities Fee (CCSC).
Dejaño formally took the helm following his appointment by Cebu Metropolis Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, succeeding John Pages, who served as CCSC chairman from 2022 to 2025.
“I’m deeply honored and grateful for the belief and confidence that Mayor Raymund Alvin Garcia has positioned in me by appointing me as chairman of the Cebu Metropolis Sports activities Fee,” Dejaño stated in an announcement.
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COMMITMENT TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
As CCSC chairman, Dejaño goals to maintain and broaden Cebu Metropolis’s sports activities packages whereas acknowledging the contributions of his predecessor, Pages.
“It’s with nice enthusiasm that I settle for this duty, and I’m excited to contribute to the continued progress of sports activities in our vibrant metropolis. I wish to prolong my heartfelt appreciation to my predecessor, Mr. John Pages, for his outstanding management over the previous years,” he stated.
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Dejaño credited Pages for steering the CCSC towards profitable initiatives, vowing to proceed and construct on the fee’s present packages.
Though moving into Pages’ sneakers isn’t any straightforward activity, Dejaño pledged his full dedication to furthering CCSC’s imaginative and prescient. Pages, in the meantime, will stay an integral a part of the fee after being appointed as one in all its commissioners.
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
Together with his management now in place, Dejaño has already outlined his first two main tasks, the Cebu Sports activities Summit and a PWD Athletes Classification Workshop, each scheduled within the coming months.
“I hope to reside as much as the expectations of our beloved mayor and work along with all stakeholders to proceed creating and bettering sports activities in Cebu. Thanks as soon as once more for this unimaginable alternative,” Dejaño added.
Dejaño has lengthy been a key determine in Cebu’s sports activities group, recognized for offering free bodily remedy and medical help to injured collegiate {and professional} athletes. His dedication even prolonged to facilitating main surgical procedures to assist athletes recuperate and regain peak efficiency.
His selfless service earned him the “Rico Navarro Trophy”, previously referred to as the “Sportsman of the Yr” award, from the Sportswriters Affiliation of Cebu (SAC).
Moreover, Dejaño performed a vital position within the success of Cebu Metropolis’s internet hosting of the 2024 Palarong Pambansa as its chief doctor. His implementation of an Olympic-style medical facility for the athletes drew widespread admiration.
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