PALARONG

PAMBANSA
PROGRAM
 THE PALARONG PAMBANSA PROGRAM
• 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.
PALARO BOARD MEMBERS

SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice-President-Secretary
Chairman
 Four (4) Undersecretaries

ATTY. MICHEL
EPIMACO V. DENSING III ATTY. REVSEE A. ESCOBEDO ANALYN M. SEVILLA
Undersecretary Undersecretary for Operations Undersecretary for Finance KRISTIAN R. ABLAN
for School Infrastructure and Facilities Undersecretary for Administration
 Three (3) Assistant Secretaries

Atty. AMANDA MARIE FRANCIS CESAR B. BRINGAS G.H. S. AMBAT

NOGRALES Assistant Secretary for Operations Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Teaching
Assistant Secretary Secretary General, Palarong Pambansa Education Assessment and Alternative Learning System
for Legal and Legislative Affairs
 PALARO BOARD MEMBERS

ATTY. BENJAMIN ABALOS Jr. MR. RICHARD BACHMANN

Secretary Chairman
Department of Interior and Local Government Philippine Sports Commission
 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.
 2023 PALARONG PAMBANSA (63rd Edition)
• The Palarong Pambansa Board and the Secretariat were
reconstituted through Board Resolution No. 2022-004.
• The Board approved the conduct of the 2023 Palarong
Pambansa and the Modified Competition Format through
Board Resolution Nos. 2022-005; and 2022-006.
• The City of Marikina, NCR was declared as the host of the
2023 Palarong Pambansa, Board Resolution 2022-007.
 Approved by the Palarong
Pambansa Board during the 2nd
PP Board Meeting last November
25, 2022 through
Board Resolution No. 2022-007,
DECLARING THE CITY OF
MARIKINA AS THE HOST OF
THE 2023 PALARONG
PAMBANSA
 PROPOSED PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
No. Event/Activity Date Venue
1 July 26, 2023
Arrival of Delegation/s
2 c/o Marikina City
Welcome Ceremonies & Orientation
3
Earthquake Drill  
4 July 28, 2023  
Registration of Technical Officiating  
Officials  
5 July 29-30, 2023 To be
Refresher Course determined
6 July 30, 2023
Solidarity Meeting
7 July 31, 2023
Opening Program
Morning
8 July 31, 2023
Larong Pinoy and Exhibition (Karatedo,
Afternoon
Weightlifting and Obstacle Course)
9 August 1-5, 2023
Competition Proper
10 August 5, 2023
Closing Program
11 August 6, 2023  
Departure of Delegation
 Sports Events
MEASURABLE TEAM SPORTS RACKET SPORTS Individual
SPORTS Sports
Athletics Basketball Table Tennis Billiard

Swimming Volleyball Tennis Chess

Archery Softball Badminton Dancesports

COMBATIVE Baseball PARAGAMES Gymnastics

Boxing Football Bocce Arnis

Wrestling Futsal Goal Ball

Taekwondo
Wushu Sepak Takraw Para Athletics &
Pencak Silat Para Swimming
 RECOMMENDATION ON THE HOSTING
OF THE PP
1.Green PALARO
2.Theme: SPORTS FOR PEACE
3.E-Games
4.Doping Seminar
5.Experience Metro Manila/ Marikina
 MRT/LRT
 Marikina Shoe Making Industry
 Ocean Park Adventure
 Enchanted Kingdom
6.Side events
 Concert
 Required Number of Billeting School/s
No Regional Delegations Minimum Required Number
(Minimum) of Schools
1 Ilocos Region Regional Athletic Association 1
2 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association 1
3 Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association 1
4 CALABARZON Regional Athletic Association 1
5 MIMAROPA Regional Athletic Association 1
6 Bicol Regional Athletic Association 1
7 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association 1
8 Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association 1
9 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association 1
10 Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association 1
11 Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association 1
12 Davao Regional Athletic Association 1
13 SOCKSARGEN Regional Athletic Association 1
14 CARAGA Regional Athletic Association 1
15 BARMM Regional Athletic Association 1
16 Cordillera Administrative Regional Athletic Association 1
17 National Capital Regional Athletic Association 1
18 Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs) 1
19 NTWG and Technical Officials 2
Total 20
 Schedule of Conferences and Technical
Inspections
Events Date

Coordination Meeting January 18, 2023

Organizational Planning
February 2023
Conference
Technical Conference April 2023
Final Technical Conference June 2023
Post Palaro Conference September 2023
 Updates on Demonstration Sports

1. Aerobic Gymnastics is a REGULAR

SPORTS pursuant to BR in 2019

2. Dancesports and Pencak Silat, the

regularization shall be based on the
guidelines/ criteria to be drafted by the PPS
 Schedule of Downloading of Funds

Particulars Target Schedule

FS for the Conduct of Division Meet Feb, 2023

FS for the Conduct of Regl Meet Mar, 2023

FS for the Regl Participation to the

May. 2023
Qualifying Meet and National Palaro
FS for the Conduct of the Qualifying
May/Jun, 2023
Meet
FS for the Conduct of the Natl Palaro May/Jun, 2023
Other matters
• Recommended Technical Officials
• Request for Accreditation of Technical
Officials
• Hosting of Refresher Course
• Hosting of Technical Officiating Training
• SAC Conference