The 2013

Palarong Pambansa The Palarong Pambansa ( Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines. The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education. Student- ...

, also known as the 2013 PALARO, was the 56th edition of the annual multi-sporting event held in

Dumaguete City Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; fil, Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a 3rd income class component city and the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...

Negros Oriental Negros Oriental ( ceb, Sidlakang Negros; tl, Silangang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Dumaguete. It occupies the southeaste ...

from April 21 to 27, 2013. Around 10,000 student athletes from 17 regions of the

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competed for the tournament, while the announced gold medalists and record breakers of this year received cash prizes for the first time. The

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for this edition was Sports: Road to Peace and Progress, promoting education, health, development and peace.

Background

In its 56 years, it was the first time for the biggest

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for student athletes in the

to be held and hosted by

. 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. Furthermore, some

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and

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sport officials and coaches were scouting for their future athletes during the event.

Bidding

On October 13, the officials of

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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

officially gave the rights of hosting the 2013

after winning 11-7 votes for the province and a one-tied vote. There were 19

Board Members who cast their votes.

Venues

The opening and closing ceremonies of the 56th

were held at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium,

Dumaguete Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; fil, Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a 3rd income class component city and the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...

. Other venues are listed below:

Broadcasting and media

The 56th edition of

became more known as it was partnered with the media for coverage and live updates of the sports events.

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signed an agreement with the

to provide airtime as well as to telecast the daily events of the 2013

highlights and updates. At the same time, the

teamed up with Rappler as its official

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partner for 2013. This is the second consecutive year for both

and Rappler to cover the yearly sporting event after the first in

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, Pangasinan in 2012. On the other hand, the event's official

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and

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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

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and Foundation University were the ones to manage. Aside from the

fanpage ("Palarong Pambansa 2013") and the

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account (@DepEd_PH), which were updated every second, there was also the live streaming, courtesy of

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, 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

featured 17

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in the 368 events. The 56th edition of the games was historical because of its demonstration sports, which includes

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, and Wushu. ¹demonstration sports

Participating regions

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:

Medal tally

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

Point system by DepEd

Criticisms and concerns

Before the 2013 Palarong Pambansa began, an estimate of 170 student athletes was reported to be affected by

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. In fact, the majority of the victims were

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students from Region 8.

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and

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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, an 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. Moreover,

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became intense when Region 12 (or CRAA/SOCCKSARGEN) made a protest in the "Secondary Boys - 100m" running event. A

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was requested to determine the winner of the race more accurately, but there was only one recorded video available for the edition that was not able to capture the finish of the said race. Thus, Christopher Lirazan of Region 6 (or

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) and Romnick Nor of Region 12/CRAA were in dispute for the gold medal. At the end of the competition, the only region that failed to maintain its perennial top three finish at the medal tally and the

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point system was Region 4A (or STCAA -

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). 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.

References

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External links

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