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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 .
On February 6 and April 24, Palarong Pambansa conducted a 5-day division and regional meets according to DepEd Memorandum No. 5, s. 2023, as recommended by the Palarong Pambansa Secretariat. [ 3 ] On July 22, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) secretary Sara Duterte led the inspection of playing venues at the Marikina Sports ...
There are 3 bidding provinces in Mindanao are: Agusan del Sur, [1] Misamis Occidental [2] and Zamboanga City. Davao City abandoned a bid in April 2024. [3] On July 16, 2024, after the closing ceremony of 64th Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City, Agusan del Sur wins the bid, the first time that Agusan del Sur hosted that games, [4] [5] and also the first time they hosted in Caraga region since 1970 ...
The games since the pandemic was originally planned to be held in Marikina [16] [17] was eventually organized starting 2024 in Manila. [13] This also marks the first time that the competition now known simply as the Philippine National Para Games will feature athletes with dwarfism – after they were included in the Paralympic program.
It was aimed that the National Games would become a "more comprehensive" version of the Palarong Pambansa, the government's students' national games. [10] [11] Last held in 2018 since the pandemic, the National Games is set to return in 2023. With the city of Manila as the host for fifth time, it will run from December 17 to 22. [12] [13]
In 2017, the prospects of ending the organization of Batang Pinoy was raised due to it being redundant to the Palarong Pambansa, another national games but for student-athletes below 18 years of age. [10] In 2020, Batang Pinoy was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. [11]
Following a wild conference championship game weekend, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde hop on to discuss the outcome of the final College Football Playoff rankings.
The 2025 Palarong Pambansa, officially known as the 65th Palarong Pambansa, is an upcoming multi-sport event held in Laoag, Ilocos Norte in 2025. Student-athletes from 20 athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines (including National Academy of Sports and Philippine Schools Overseas) will compete in different sporting events and disciplines.