Honored and Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning!It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome on behalf of the COMELEC Region 10 and to say how grateful we are to all of you who have accepted our invitation to convene this Regional Sports fest, here in Cagayan de Oro City. That many of you travel long distances serve to remind us all just how important this event is. This is an opportune time to revive and once again rekindle friendship and camaraderie among us, public servants of COMELEC. The Opening Day of our Regional Sports fest is certainly a moment that we should all savor and enjoy. If you take a quick look around you, I'm sure you will all agree that each face is as competitive as everybody elses.We would like to extend our gratitude and thanks to all the role players that have made it possible for this event to happen. Today marks this occasion - the Opening and Commencement of the ____ COMELEC Regional Sports fest.You are all mostwelcome to this event. I hope you enjoy the rest of the program and thank you once again for your effort in sharing this special event with us.