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Palarong Pambansa
The Palarong Pambansa ( Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from the different regions of the Philippines. The event which was known as the BPISAA Games from its inception in 1948 until 1973, is organized and governed by the Department of Education. Student-athletes from public and private schools at elementary and secondary levels can compete, provided they qualified by winning at their regional meet. For young Filipino student-athletes, Palarong Pambansa is the culmination of school sports competition, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the congressional district, provincial, and regional athletic meets. The objectives of Palaro are: * To promote physical education and sports as an integral part of the basic education curriculum for holistic development of the youth; * Inculcate the spirit of discipline, teamwork, excellence, fair play, solidarity, sportsmanship, and other values inherent in sports; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Palarong Pambansa
The 2023 Palarong Pambansa, officially known as the 63rd Palarong Pambansa, also known as Palaro 2023 and Marikina 2023, was a multi-sport event held in Marikina, Metro Manila, from July 29 to August 5, 2023. Student-athletes from 17 athletic associations representing the 17 regions of the Philippines competed in different sporting events and disciplines. Prior to that, the Games were originally scheduled in the city for 2020 Palarong Pambansa, 2020 but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 pandemic. Hosting Preparations Nearly three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation, the local government of Marikina, Department of Education (Philippines), DepEd-NCR, and the Schools Division Office of Marikina are set to host the 63rd edition of Palarong Pambansa. An additional tier called the Pre-National Qualifying Meet will be introduced to lessen the number of delegations, shorten the duration of the event, and lower th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
