ORMOC CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet 2019, bearing the theme, “LEADing Excellence through Culture and Sports”, grandiosely opened on April 7, 2019 at the Ormoc City Sports Complex.
The 8,512 athletes, coaches, schools division superintendents and local government officials of the 13 delegations from 13 school divisions of Eastern Visayas, namely: Baybay City; Biliran; Borongan City; Calbayog City; Catbalogan City; Eastern Samar; Leyte; Maasin City; Northern Samar; Samar; Southern Leyte; Tacloban City; and host-city, Ormoc; paraded from the New Ormoc City Hall to the Ormoc City Sports Complex, in their colorful uniforms, from head to toe, for the grand opening. They also brought with them their props: some brought customized umbrellas and fans. But, it was the Eastern Samar delegates that brought in the wow factor, bringing with them models of the iconic Balangiga bells.