2 demo sports added to 2014 Palarong Pambansa

Two more sports will be played as demonstration sports in the 2014 edition of the Palarong Pambansa.

They are wushu and billiards. The Department of Education (DepEd) earlier approved the inclusion of wrestling in the Palarong Pambansa which will be held in Laguna.

The three demonstration sports will be staged along with archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, chess, football, gymnastics, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis and volleyball.

The province of Laguna won the hosting rights of the annual multi-sporting event after passing the criteria set by the DepEd and the Philippine Sports Commission.

Batangas City, Puerto Princesa City, Mindoro and Marikina City also expressed their intention to host the 2014 Palarong Pambansa.

Laguna owns a track oval, Recreational, Education, Cultural and Sports Stadium, a world-class archery range, football field and dormitories for delegates.

More than 5,000 athletes, officials and coaches are expected to attend the 2014 Palarong Pambansa led by powerhouse National Capital Region—the defending the overall champions in the elementary and secondary divisions.

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About

The Palarong Pambansa (dubbed as "National Games) is an annual multi-sporting event involving student-athletes from seventeen (17) regions of the Philippines organized and governed by the Department of Education or DepEd.

Student-athletes from private and non-private schools from elementary and secondary levels are legitimately can joined the national event as long as they are qualified and they are regional champions.

Started in 1948, the Palarong Pambansa Program is an annual multi-level national scholastic athletic competition conducted by the DepEd and participated in by elementary and secondary students from both public and private schools. It is the culmination of sports activities in Philippines schools, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the district, division, and regional athletic meets.

The objectives of the Palaro are: (1)to promote Physical Education and sports as an integral part of the Basic Education curriculum for holistic development of the youth; (2) inculcate the spirit of discipline, teamwork, excellence, fair play, solidarity, sportsmanship, and other values inherent in sports; (3) promote and achieve peace by means of sports; (4) 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.