LEGAZPI CITY, May 3 -- At least 109 Sorsogon athletes who won gold medals during the recently concluded "Palarong Bicol" on Tuesday received cash incentives from Governor Jose Edwin Hamor.

In an interview on Wednesday, Salvador Mendoza, the spokesperson of the Sorsogon provincial government, said each gold medalist received PHP10,000 in cash.

"Based on the record of the Department of Education (DepEd) Sorsogon, we won 38 gold medals for Sorsogon province and four gold medals for Sorsogon City. The cash incentives from the governor are rewards for the athletes who gave their best during the Bicol meet. It is also a way of motivation from the governor for the athletes to strive more for next year's Bicol Meet again," Mendoza said.

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