EMBASSY AND NABA/NAVA LEADERS DISCUSS PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL FIL-AM SPORTS AND ATHLETES
Filipino Heritage North American Basketball and Volleyball Association (NABA/NAVA) officials, visiting guest coach George Pascua, and Embassy officials discuss initiatives on strengthening the Filipino identity through sports exchange programs and cultivating Filipino American athletes under the various local programs organized by the NABA/NAVA. NABA/NAVA Intercity is a basketball and volleyball tournament organized annually for athletes with Filipino heritage in North America since 1989.
(Clockwise) NAVA Commissioner - NABA Intercity Ma. Socorro Calleja, Assistant Coach Nickel Uy, Consul General Iric Cruz Arribas, Baltimore Dragons-NABA Intercity City Director Eduardo Padilla, Deputy Chief of Mission Jaime Ramon T. Ascalon, Jr., Adamson University Men’s Volleyball Head Coach George Pascua.
