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The Philippine National Games officially known as the POC-PSC Games is a national multi-sport tournament in the Philippines.It was created as a means to determine the possible composition of national pool athletes that will compete in international tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games and the Olympics.
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) (Tagalog: Lupon sa mga Laro at Libangan) [2] is the government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the Philippines. [ 3 ] History
Sambunot is a Philippine game played outdoors by ten to twenty players. The goal of the game is to get the coconut husk out of the circle. A circle is drawn on the floor, big enough to accommodate the number of players. A coconut husk is placed at the center of the circle. The players position themselves inside the circle.
The Corporation was created during the Martial Law years by virtue of a Presidential Decree No. 1067-A issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on January 1, 1977, in response to calls for the Philippine Government to put a stop to the growing proliferation of illegal casino operations in various parts of the country then.
In July 2014, the Philippine Sports Stadium and the Philippine Arena opened in Santa Maria and Bocaue, Bulacan. They are the largest football stadium and indoor arena in the Philippines which served as the venue for some of the 2015 AFC Cup group stage matches and the first Philippine Basketball Association games for the 2014–15 season.
Baseball was introduced in the Philippines by the Americans. The first baseball game in the Philippines was played in September 1898 weeks after the Battle of Manila, a match between Astor Battery led by George Wetlaufer and a regiment from the American Army. From 1899 to 1900, baseball clubs were established by local Filipinos.
This is a list of casinos in the Philippines; it includes exclusive slot machine VIP clubs. In 1977 the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), a government-owned and controlled corporation was established, to conduct and establishing gaming clubs and casinos in the country.
The Palarong Pambansa (Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines.The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education.