The protest filed by WV PRISAA against football players of SCUAA was upheld paving way for the West Negros University to represent the region in the 1st Commission on Higher Education (CHED) National Games slated February 21-28, 2010 in Metro Manila.

Roger A. Banzuela, WV-PRISA Sports Director said that the protest was filed after Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) of SCUAA fielded ineligible players for residency requirements in their line up and beat the defending champion, 2-1 during the knockout match at Iloilo Sports Complex last January.

Meanwhile, Banzuela said that President Gloria Maca-pagal-Arroyo is expected to grace this tertiary sports competition at Rizal Memorial Complex. The theme is "Building Bridges, Achieving Excellence" which focus on the unity of sports in the country.

WNU is the PRISAA national champion after the revival of the private schools tertiary sports competition in 2004 in Zamboanga City until National Capital Region (NCR) dislodged them last year in Naga City. NCA champion San Beda College represent NCR in the tournament.

Western Visayas will compete in 14 sports disciplines out of 16 at stake except for boxing and judo.

The region is needing about P4 millions for the said national sports competition to defray expenses in transportation, foods, uniforms and equipment, medical communication and cultural expenses added Banzuela.

The delegation is also composed of athletes from State College and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) that form one team.

The contingent will leave tentatively on February 11, 2010 for Manila via Negros Navigation vessel.

WVPRISAA will represent majority of sports events in the coming CHED National games winning them during the dual knockout match against SCUAA in Iloilo City recently.

WVPRISAA will represent the region in athletics in both men and women, badminton, basketball, chess, lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball beach volleyball and karatedo.

SCUAA will represent the region in baseball men, sepak takraw and women softball.

The holding of this tertiary sports competition for the first time was contained in the Memorandum Order of Commission of Higher Education (CHED) headed by Chairman Manny Angeles.*