Police in Negros Oriental yesterday guaranteed the safety of thousands of delegates to the 2025 Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) Meet, which will be held from March 11 to 16 in Bayawan City.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said 300 police personnel were deployed over the weekend to Bayawan City and nearby towns to secure the venues for the games and the delegations’ billeting.

“The sporting events will primarily be held at the Bayawan-Sta. Catalina campus of the Negros Oriental State University [NORSU], while the Department of Education has identified 33 billeting quarters,” Polinar said.

The billeting quarters and the sporting events are spread out in Bayawan City, Sta. Catalina and Basay.

Polinar said police assistance desks will be established in these places while regular foot and mobile patrols will be conducted for the duration of the regional games.

Some of the athletes, coaches and other delegation members have already arrived in Bayawan City over the weekend.

The CVIRAA opening program is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, at the NORSU Bayawan-Sta. Catalina campus with key DepEd and other officials in attendance.

The provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, as well as different cities in Central Visayas, are represented in this year’s regional athletic meet. (PNA)