Palarong Pambansa
Logos of the Palarong Pambansa | |
| Motto | Discipline, Teamwork, Excellence |
|---|---|
| First event | 1948 as the BPISAA Games in Manila, Philippines |
| Occur every | Annually |
| Last event | 2025 in Ilocos Norte |
| Next event | 2026 in Agusan del Sur |
| Purpose | National multi-sporting event for Filipino student-athletes |
| Organized by | Department of Education |
| Website | palarongpambansa |
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;
- Promote and achieve peace by means of sports;
- Widen the base for talent identification, selection, recruitment, training, and exposure of elementary pupils and secondary students to serve as a feeder to the National Sports Association (NSA) for international competitions; and
- Provide a database for a valid and universal basis to further improve the school sports development programs.
The legal basis of the Palarong Pambansa is stipulated in the provision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article XIV, Section 19.