2013 Palarong Pambansa

The 2013 Palarong Pambansa, also known as the 2013 PALARO, was the 56th edition of the annual multi-sporting event held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental from April 21 to 27, 2013.[1] Around 10,000 student athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines competed for the tournament, while the announced gold medalists and record breakers of this year received cash prizes for the first time.[2] The motto for this edition was Sports: Road to Peace and Progress, promoting education, health, development and peace.

56th Palarong Pambansa
Host cityDumaguete, Negros Oriental
CountryPhilippines
Motto"Sports: Road to Peace and Progress"
Athletes participatingestimated 10,000
Events399 events in 17 sports
Opening ceremonyApril 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
Closing ceremonyApril 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)
Ceremony venueGov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental

Background

In its 56 years, it was the first time for the biggest sporting event for student athletes in the Philippines to be held and hosted by Dumaguete City.[3] In addition, it was also the first time in its history that the private sector offered financial rewards and scholarships to those who performed exceptionally.[4][5] Furthermore, some college and university sport officials and coaches were scouting for their future athletes during the event.

Bidding

On October 13, the officials of Department of Education and the Philippine Sports Commission have had a tedious selection and deliberation process of deciding where to host the 2013 event, taking into consideration the presentations made and the reports provided by the technical committee. The next month, the Department of Education officially gave the rights of hosting the 2013 Palarong Pambansa to Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental after winning 11-7 votes for the province and a one-tied vote. There were 19 Palarong Pambansa Board Members who cast their votes.[6]

Venues

The opening and closing ceremonies of the 56th Palarong Pambansa were held at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. Other venues are listed below:

Sport Venue(s)
ArcheryAng Tay Golf Range
ArnisHoly Cross High School Gym
AquaticsLG Teves Aqua Center
AthleticsMariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum Track & Field
BadmintonThe Court - LP Hyper Mart
BaseballMartinez Ball Park 1 & 2; Dr. Orbeta Ball Park Diamond 2 & 3; Siliman Heights Ball Park Diamond 1
BasketballLamberto L. Macias Sports Complex; Silliman University Gym; ABC Learning Center Gym
BoxingRobinsons Place Atrium - Dumaguete
ChessDCCO Function Hall
FootballSU Cimafranca Ball Field; Perdices Coliseum Football Field; Foundation University Ball Field; SU Ravelo Field
GymnasticsNegros Oriental State University Cultural Center
Sepak takrawSLS-Don Bosco HS Gym; Catherina Cittadini HS Gym
SoftballCimafranca Ball Park Diamond 1,2,3,4
Table TennisNOCC Plenary
TaekwondoSt. Paul University Dumaguete Gym
TennisPraxevilla Tennis Court; SU Tennis Center; YMCA
VolleyballACSAT Gym; FU-IYSP Gym (Main Court); FU-IYSP Children Court 1 & 2

Broadcasting and media

The 56th edition of Palarong Pambansa became more known as it was partnered with the media for coverage and live updates of the sports events. PTV-4 or People's Television Network signed an agreement with the Department of Education to provide airtime as well as to telecast the daily events of the 2013 Palarong Pambansa highlights and updates. At the same time, the Department of Education teamed up with Rappler[7] as its official social media partner for 2013. This is the second consecutive year for both PTV-4 and Rappler to cover the yearly sporting event after the first in Lingayen, Pangasinan in 2012.

On the other hand, the event's official website and Facebook pages were managed by the local events Secretariat headed by Mr. Adolf P. Aguilar, the general events coordinator of the Palarong Pambansa. For the media bureau, the student volunteers from Silliman University and Foundation University were the ones to manage. Aside from the Facebook fanpage ("Palarong Pambansa 2013")[8] and the Twitter account (@DepEd_PH),[9] which were updated every second, there was also the live streaming, courtesy of Ustream, to provide more coverage of the games.

A total of 200 ICT teachers in Negros Oriental were tapped to cover the various sporting events, making it the most photographed and most interactive Palarong Pambansa in history to date.

Sports

The 2013 Palarong Pambansa featured 17 sports in the 368 events. The 56th edition of the games was historical because of its demonstration sports, which includes Futsal, billiards, and Wushu.[10]

1demonstration sports

Participating regions

Regions No. of Participants
Code Name Athletes Officials Total
ARMMAAAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 350170520
CARCordillera Administrative Region 300+100+400+
NCRNational Capital Region 400+100+500+
IRAARegion I or Ilocos Region 350170520
CAVRAARegion II or Cagayan Valley 380100+500+
CLRAARegion III or Central Luzon 400+100+500+
STCAARegion IV-A or Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon 400+150556
MimaropaARegion IV-B or Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa 416190+606
BRAARegion V or Bicol Region 400+100+500+
WVRAARegion VI or Western Visayas 400+100+500+
CVRAARegion VII Central Visayas 493150643
EVRAARegion VIII or Eastern Visayas 300+100+500+
ZPRAARegion IX or Zamboanga Peninsula 339183522
NMRAARegion X or Northern Mindanao 393140+533
DAVRAARegion XI or Davao Region 300+100+500+
CRAARegion XII or Soccsksargen 485115600
CaragaRegion XIII or Caraga 400+100+500+

  Host Region

Billeting locations

The seventeen participating regions of the 2013 Palarong Pambansa were housed in different billeting locations around Dumaguete city. Public and private schools served as the billeting areas for athletes and coaches including medical staff and teachers. Below are the billeting quarters during the game:[11]

Regions Locations
Code Name Billeting Quarters
ARMMAAAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Silliman University, Hibbard Ave., Dumaguete City
CARCordillera Administrative Region Dauin CS/NHSPoblacion, Dauin, Negros Oriental
NCRNational Capital Region Dumaguete City HS, Brgy. Calindagan, Dumaguete City
IRAARegion I or Ilocos Region Negros Oriental State University-Main Campus, Brgy. Bajumpandan, Dumaguete City
CAVRAARegion II or Cagayan Valley St. Paul University Dumaguete, Nat’l. Highway, Dumaguete City
CLRAARegion III or Central Luzon Junob ES/HS, Brgy. Junob, Dumaguete City
STCAARegion IV-A or Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon Amlan ES/HS, Nat’l. Highway, Amlan, Negros Oriental
MimaropaARegion IV-B or Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa South City ES / SLS-Don Bosco, Brgy. Mangnao-Canal, Dumaguete City
BRAARegion V or Bicol Region Sibulan CS/NHS, Poblacion, Sibulan, Negros Oriental
WVRAARegion VI or Western Visayas West City ES, Cervantes St., Dumaguete City
CVRAARegion VII Central Visayas Negros Oriental HS, Capitol Area, Dumaguete City
EVRAARegion VIII or Eastern Visayas Colegio de Sta. Catalina de Alejandria, Bishop Epifanio Surban St., Dumaguete City
ZPRAARegion IX or Zamboanga Peninsula Valencia CS / San Pedro Academy, Poblacion, Valencia, Negros Oriental
NMRAARegion X or Northern Mindanao Bacong CS / ATI, Poblacion, Bacong, Negros Oriental
DAVRAARegion XI or Davao Region Valencia NHS / Bong-ao ESBrgy., Bong-ao, Valencia, Negros Oriental
CRAARegion XII or Soccsksargen San Jose CS/HS, Poblacion, San Jose, Negros Oriental
CaragaRegion XIII or Caraga North City ES / Piapi NHS, E.J. Blanco St., Brgy. Piapi, Dumaguete City

  Host Region

Medal tally

The following list is the final medal tally as of April 27, 2013.

  *   Host nation (Central Visayas (Region VII))

RankRegionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1National Capital Region (NCR)11411154279
2Western Visayas (Region VI)783853169
3Northern Mindanao (Region X)383046114
4Central Visayas (Region VII)*294639114
5Mimaropa (Region IV-B)28142668
6Calabarzon / STCAA (Region IV-A)272667120
7Central Luzon (Region III)23313589
8Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)1681943
9Ilocos Region (Region I)13123762
10Davao Region (Region XI)12112043
11Soccsksargen / CRAA (Region XII)7153052
12Cagayan Valley (Region II)661022
13Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)411015
14Caraga (Region XIII)391224
15Bicol Region (Region V)1172139
16Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)014216
17Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)06814
Totals (17 regions)3993954891283

  Host Region

Point system by DepEd

Rank Region Elementary (Pts) Secondary (Pts) Total Points
1 National Capital Region (NCRAA) 227.5 369 596.5
2 Region VI - WVRAA 189.67 256.67 446.34
3 Region VII - CVRAA 151 182 333
4 Region X - NMRAA 182 106 288
5 Region 4A - STCAA / Calabarzon 57 193 250
6 Region III - CLRAA 100 55 155
7 Region XII - CRAA / SOCCKSARGEN 73 56.5 129.5
8 Region I - IRAA 76.67 34 110.67
9 Region 4B - Mimaropa 57.17 50.5 107.67
10 Region CAR - CARRAA 48.67 55.5 104.17
11 Region XI - DAVRAA 43 41.5 84.5
12 Region V - BRAA 35.17 33.17 68.34
13 Caraga - CARAGAA 32 19 51
14 Region IX - ZPRAA 19.17 10 29.17
15 ARMM - ARMRAA 27 0 27
16 Region II - CAVRAA 11 12.5 23.5
17 Region VIII - EVRAA 3 7.67 10.67

Criticisms and concerns

Before the 2013 Palarong Pambansa began, an estimate of 170 student athletes were reported to be affected by diarrhea. In fact, majority of the victims were high school students from Region 8. Headaches and vomiting were observed and some affected athletes and officials were immediately brought to a nearby hospital in Dumaguete city. Apparently, food poisoning and drinking unclean water were the possible causes of the incident. In response, investigation has been done and results were likely to come out. Food preparation is not the responsibility of the host province but of the visiting regions themselves.[12]

Moreover, Athletics became intense when Region 12 (or CRAA/SOCCKSARGEN) made a protest in the "Secondary Boys - 100m" running event. A photo finish was requested to determine the winner of the race more accurately, but there was only one recorded video available for the edition that it was not able to capture the finish of the said race. Thus, Christopher Lirazan of Region 6 (or Western Visayas) and Romnick Nor of Region 12/CRAA were in dispute for the gold medal.[13]

At the end of the competition, the only region that failed to maintain its perennial top three finish at the medal tally and the DepEd point system was Region 4A (or STCAA - Calabarzon). On the other hand, regional powerhouse NCR (or NCRAA) and Region 6 (or WVRAA) were able to keep their positions as the number one and two teams of 2013 respectively. The host (Region VII - CVRAA) claimed the third spot in the point system, while Region 10 (or NMRAA) was third place in the medal tally.[14]

References

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  11. "Palarong Pambansa 2013 – Billeting Quarters". April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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