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Philippine National Games
The Philippine National Games (PNG) officially known as the POC- PSC Games is a national multi-sport tournament in the Philippines. It was created as a means to determine the possible composition of national pool athletes that will compete in international tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games and the Olympics. History The Philippine National Games (PNG) was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 163 dated March 3, 1994, during the term of former President Fidel V. Ramos. The first edition was held in Manila in 1994, then the next edition was held two years later in the same venue. Cebu City hosted the third edition in 1997. However, the games were scrapped in 1998 due to lack of funds to organize the event. The holding of games were halted until its revival in 2011. Since then the games were held annually. Starting from the 2011 edition, the Philippine Sports Committee has been co-organizing the games with the Philippine Olympic Committee. The 2015 editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Philippine National Games
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