2. • Palarong Pambansa is the Philippines’ premier national sporting
event which showcases a multi-level scholastic competition involving
elementary and secondary student-athletes from the 17 regions
across the country.
• It provides in-school sports opportunities to improve the physical,
intellectual, and social well-being of the basic education learners.
• Institutionalized through Republic Act 10588, otherwise known as
Palarong Pambansa Act of 2013
• DepEd Order No. 43, series 2016, Implementing Rules and
Regulations of RA 10588.
THE PALARONG PAMBANSA PROGRAM
3. Republic Act 10588, “PALARONG PAMBANSA ACT OF 2013”
DepED Order No. 43, series 2016, “ IMPLEMENTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF R.A. No 10588”
Basic Education Development Program (BEDP)
• Pillar 4: Resiliency and Well-being
• Strategy 8: Promoting learner’s physical and emotional development
LEGAL BASES
4. Republic Act 10588, “PALARONG PAMBANSA ACT OF 2013”
SEC. 7. Secretary General. – A Secretary General shall be appointed by the Board
from among the members of the Board representing the DepEd.The Secretary
General shall recommend to the Board the composition of the Secretariat and all the
activities undertaken by the latter requiring the utilization of funds. The Secretariat,
which shall come from the existing personnel of the DepED, the PSC and the
DILG, shall manage the conduct of the Palarong Pambansa and other activities
leading to the Palarong Pambansa.
7. SALIENT FEATURES
OF THE MODIFIED PALARONG PAMBANSA
The current Palarong Pambansa Proposed Palarong Pambansa
Hosting and
conduct of the
competition
The hosting and conduct of the
Palarong Pambansa is a festival
type manner where all sports
events are competed in one
common venue.
Lower Meets – the hosting of the
lower meets is determined through
selection of the LGU based on its
capability to host the sporting
event.
National Palaro – guided by the
Luzon-Visayas- Luzon-Mindanao
cycle, the hosting of the Palarong
Pambansa is determined through
bidding by interested LGUs in
which the winning bidder will be
decided by the Palarong Pambansa
Board (RA 10588).
The competition can be conducted
through a staggered or clustered
basis.
Lower Meets – divisions and regions
are encouraged to identify several
LGUs to host the different sports
events to minimize mass or large
gatherings of people.
National Palaro – The determination
of the Palarong Pambansa host shall
follow the rotation cycle as provided
by the law (Luzon-Visayas- Luzon-
Mindanao) and to be decided by the
Palarong Pambansa Board.
8. The current Palarong
Pambansa
Proposed Palarong Pambansa
Tournament
Format
Structured multi-level
competition
• Selection from different
schools
• City/District Meet
• Division Meet
• Regional Meet
• Palarong Pambansa
Structured multi-level competition
• Selection from School Sports
Clubs
• City/District Meet
• Division Meet
• Regional Meet
• Qualifying Meet (Team Sports)
• Palarong Pambansa
Use of qualifying round for team
sports and qualifying standards for
measurable sports
SALIENT FEATURES
OF THE MODIFIED PALARONG PAMBANSA
9. The current Palarong
Pambansa
Proposed Palarong Pambansa
Team
Composition
Athletes are selected and
teams are formed from
those who have exhibited
exemplary performance
during competition/s.
For team sports, winner take-all policy
shall be applied. The winning team
(school) in the lower meet has the
privilege to compete in the next higher
competition level to represent the
school/ division/ region.
For Athletics, Swimming and Archery,
only those athletes who meet or surpass
the qualifying standards shall proceed to
the next level.
And for the remaining individual sports,
winners shall advance to the next level.
SALIENT FEATURES
OF THE MODIFIED PALARONG PAMBANSA
10. The current Palarong
Pambansa
Proposed Palarong
Pambansa
Number of
Participants
Estimated 12,000
participants (athletes,
coaches, technical officials
and delegation officials)
Participants will be
significantly reduced to 50%
to 70% at the national level
with the introduction of the
qualifying meet for team
sports and qualifying
standards for Athletics,
Swimming and Archery
11. The current Palarong Pambansa Proposed Palarong Pambansa
Sports to be
played
RA 10588
21 sports (Secondary Level)
15 sports (Elementary Level)
Palarong Pambansa Board
approval
3 Demonstration Sports
All Palarong Pambansa sports will be
played.
For school, division and regional
meets, the organizer shall determine
the sports to be played depending on
the following factors: availability of
venue; equipment, technical
officials, coaches, and participating
schools.
Divisions and Regions are
encouraged to identify and select
focus sports where they can
confidently compete and advance to
the next level.
12. The current Palarong
Pambansa
Proposed Palarong Pambansa
Budgetary
Requirement
The budgetary requirement
covers financial assistance
to the divisions and regions
for the conduct of the
competition, travelling
expenses, uniform, food and
other miscellaneous
expenses. It also includes
expenses for the conduct of
the National Palarong
Pambansa.
The budgetary requirement
includes the conduct of the
Palaro and financial
assistance on similar items
provided.
With the reduced number of
participants and the
identification of focus sports, a
significant reduction in the
budget can be expected.
13. The Palarong Pambansa
commences at the school level
through its Sports Club and
conduct of school sports activities
such as intramurals, clinics, fora,
etc.
14. • Schools Division Office (SDO)
through its Schools Division
Athletic Association shall have the
discretion to determine the
competition format to be adopted
and to develop the policies and
guidelines that will govern the
conduct of their competition
• SDOs are encouraged to identify
and select focus sports where they
are good at and can confidently
compete.
15. The Regional Athletic Associations
shall:
1. manage the conduct of their
respective Regional Meets.
16. • Only team sports Basketball,
Baseball, Softball, Football, Futsal,
Sepaktakraw, and Volleyball shall
be played. Eight (8) regional
teams shall advance to the
National Palarong Pambansa.
• Winner-take-all policy where
teams are discouraged to select
from other competing teams.
• Winners of other individual sports
shall advance directly to the
national Palaro while Athletics,
Swimming and Archery shall have
qualifying standards/ time to
meet or surpass before advancing
to the next level.
17. 1. Regional delegations will be
significantly reduced through
the:
• Pre-national qualifying meets
for team sports
• Established qualifying
standards (time, distance, or
targets) for measurable sports
such as Athletics, Swimming,
and Archery
18. PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Activity Tentative Schedule
Office
In-Charge
Conduct of Division Meets Dec. 2022 – Feb. 2023
Schools Division
Offices
Conduct of Regional Meets
Feb.-Mar. 2023
(Team Sports)
Regional Offices
Feb.-Apr. 2023
(Measurable/
Individual Sports)
Conduct of Pre-National Qualifying
Meets
April 2023
Central Office
Regional Offices
Conduct of the Palarong Pambansa July 2023 Central Office
19. OPTIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE 2023
CARAA MEET
A. ALL (26) SPORTS EVENTS TO PARTICIPATE BUT SELECT ONLY MEDAL
PROSPECT SPORTS EVENTS FOR THE PALARONG PAMBANSA
Activity Participants Need Amount
Planning
Conferences/Meetings
48-CARAA BOARD
Members/TWGs/Team
Managers
Board and Lodging 80,000.00
Conduct of CARAA
Meet
448-Officiating Officials
80-TWGs
Meal Allowance @ 600
for 4 days
1,267,200.00
448-Officiating Officials 448-Transportation
Allowance @50 from
Billeting Area to Venue
112,000.00
448-Officiating Officials
80-TWG
LGU Officials
Uniform @ 950.00 570,000.00
20. A. ALL (26) SPORTS EVENTS TO PARTICIPATE
Activity Participants Need Amount
Athletes incentives 50,000.00
Sports
Equipment
300,000.00
Transportation
(Hire of Vehicle)
50,000.00
Contingency
Fund
30,000.00
TOTAL 2,459,200.00
21. Activity Participants Need Amount
Participation
to the
PALARONG
PAMBANSA
750 Participants-
Tech Officials,
Coaches, TWGs
and Athletes
*To be reduced
to 246
participants if
we opt to select
Potential medal
hopefuls
Allowance,
Sports
Equipment,
Incentives,
Medical
Supplies,
Transportatio
n and others
2,000,000.00
As our share
to the funds
to be
downloaded
by CO
23. MEDAL TALLY FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS
REGULAR SPORTS (OVER ALL)
YEAR GOLD SILVER BRONZE RANK
2016 12 19 15 9
2017 26 21 21 6
2018 25 22 23 5
2019 14 13 24 10
24. MEDAL COUNT BREAKDOWN PER EVENT FOR THE
PAST 3 YEARS (2017-2019)
Regular Sports-Elementary
EVENT CATEGORY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
ARNIS BOYS and GIRLS 1 2 1 4
ATHLETICS BOYS and GIRLS 5 4 0 9
GYMNASTICS BOYS and GIRLS 2 2
TAEKWONDO BOYS and GIRLS 18 8 11 37
TENNIS GIRLS 1 1
TOTAL 24 14 15 53
25. EVENT CATEGORY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
ARCHERY BOYS and GIRLS 7 11 4 22
ARNIS BOYS and GIRLS 4 10 13 27
BILLIARDS BOYS 2 2
BOXING BOYS 1 3 4
CHESS GIRLS 6 1 1 8
FUTSAL GIRLS 1 1
TAEKWONDO BOYS and GIRLS 10 12 11 33
WRESTLING BOYS and GIRLS 4 9 9 22
WUSHU BOYS and GIRLS 8 3 6 17
TOTAL 39 47 50 136
MEDAL COUNT BREAKDOWN PER EVENT FOR THE
PAST 3 YEARS (2017-2019)
Regular Sports - Secondary
26. MEDAL COUNT BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION FOR THE
PAST 3 YEARS
DIVISION GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
ABRA 1 1
APAYAO 1 4 9 14
BAGUIO CITY 77 64 61 202
BENGUET 8 5 15 28
IFUGAO 1 4 3 8
KALINGA 1 1 2
MT. PROVINCE 2 1 6 9
TABUK CITY 1 1 2
TOTAL 91 80 95 266
27. CARAA COMPETITION WITH SELECT SPORTS EVENTS
Activity Participants Need Amount
Planning
Conferences/Meetings
48-CARAA BOARD
Members/TWGs/Tea
m Managers
Board and Lodging 144,000.00
Conduct of CARAA
Meet
166-Officiating
Officials
40-TWGs
Meal Allowance @ 600
for 4 days
494,000.00
Officiating Officials 166-Transportation
Allowance @ 50.00
33,200.00
166-Officiating
Officials
40-TWG
90 LGU Officials
Uniform @ 950.00 281,000.00
28. Activity Participants Need Amount
Athletes Incentives 50,000.00
Sports
Equipment
150,000.00
Transportation
(Hire of Vehicle)
25,000.00
Contingency
Fund
15,000.00
TOTAL 1,192,200.00
29. Activity Participants Need Amount
Participation
to the
PALARONG
PAMBANSA
246
Participants
- Technical
Officials,
Coaches,
TWGs and
Athletes
Allowance,
Sports
Equipment,
Incentives,
Medical
Supplies,
Transportation,
meals and
others
The usual share
of RO in the
amount of
about 2 million
pesos will be
reduced
significantly.
