2013 Palarong Pambansa

56th Palarong Pambansa

Host city| Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
Country| Philippines
Motto| "Sports: Road to Peace and Progress"
Athletes| estimated 10,000
Events| 399 events in 17 sports
Opening| April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
Closing| April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)
Ceremony venue| Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental

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The 2013 Palarong Pambansa, also known as the 2013 PALARO, was the 56th edition of the annual multi-sporting event, held in Dumaguete, Philippines, 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.

## Background

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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.[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

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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 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

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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)

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Archery | Ang Tay Golf Range
Arnis | Holy Cross High School Gym
Aquatics | LG Teves Aqua Center
Athletics | Mariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum Track & Field
Badminton | The Court - LP Hyper Mart
Baseball | Martinez Ball Park 1 & 2; Dr. Orbeta Ball Park Diamond 2 & 3; Siliman Heights Ball Park Diamond 1
Basketball | Lamberto L. Macias Sports Complex; Silliman University Gym; ABC Learning Center Gym
Boxing | Robinsons Place Atrium - Dumaguete
Chess | DCCO Function Hall
Football | SU Cimafranca Ball Field; Perdices Coliseum Football Field; Foundation University Ball Field; SU Ravelo Field
Gymnastics | Negros Oriental State University Cultural Center
Sepak takraw | SLS-Don Bosco HS Gym; Catherina Cittadini HS Gym
Softball | Cimafranca Ball Park Diamond 1,2,3,4
Table Tennis | NOCC Plenary
Taekwondo | St. Paul University Dumaguete Gym
Tennis | Praxevilla Tennis Court; SU Tennis Center; YMCA
Volleyball | ACSAT Gym; FU-IYSP Gym (Main Court); FU-IYSP Children Court 1 & 2

## Broadcasting and media

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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

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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]

* Archery
* Arnis
* Aquatics
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Billiards1
* Boxing
* Chess
* Football
* Futsal1
* Gymnastics
* Sepak Takraw
* Softball
* Swimming
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Wushu1

1demonstration sports

## Participating regions

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Regions  | No. of Participants

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Code  | Name  | Athletes  | Officials  | Total
ARMMAA | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 350 | 170 | 520
CAR | Cordillera Administrative Region | 300+ | 100+ | 400+
NCR | National Capital Region | 400+ | 100+ | 500+
IRAA | Region I or Ilocos Region | 350 | 170 | 520
CAVRAA | Region II or Cagayan Valley | 380 | 100+ | 500+
CLRAA | Region III or Central Luzon | 400+ | 100+ | 500+
STCAA | Region IV-A or Southern Tagalog \- Calabarzon | 400+ | 150 | 556
MimaropaA | Region IV-B or Southern Tagalog \- Mimaropa | 416 | 190+ | 606
BRAA | Region V or Bicol Region | 400+ | 100+ | 500+
WVRAA | Region VI or Western Visayas | 400+ | 100+ | 500+
CVRAA | Region VII Central Visayas | 493 | 150 | 643
EVRAA | Region VIII or Eastern Visayas | 300+ | 100+ | 500+
ZPRAA | Region IX or Zamboanga Peninsula | 339 | 183 | 522
NMRAA | Region X or Northern Mindanao | 393 | 140+ | 533
DAVRAA | Region XI or Davao Region | 300+ | 100+ | 500+
CRAA | Region XII or Soccsksargen | 485 | 115 | 600
Caraga | Region XIII or Caraga | 400+ | 100+ | 500+

Host Region

## Billeting locations

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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

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Code  | Name  | Billeting Quarters
ARMMAA | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | Silliman University, Hibbard Ave., Dumaguete
CAR | Cordillera Administrative Region | Dauin CS/NHSPoblacion, Dauin, Negros Oriental
NCR | National Capital Region | Dumaguete City HS, Brgy. Calindagan, Dumaguete
IRAA | Region I or Ilocos Region | Negros Oriental State University-Bajumpandan Campus, Brgy. Bajumpandan, Dumaguete
CAVRAA | Region II or Cagayan Valley | St. Paul University Dumaguete, Nat’l. Highway, Dumaguete
CLRAA | Region III or Central Luzon | Junob ES/HS, Brgy. Junob, Dumaguete
STCAA | Region IV-A or Southern Tagalog \- Calabarzon | Amlan ES/HS, Nat’l. Highway, Amlan, Negros Oriental
MimaropaA | Region IV-B or Southern Tagalog \- Mimaropa | South City ES / SLS-Don Bosco, Brgy. Mangnao-Canal, Dumaguete
BRAA | Region V or Bicol Region | Sibulan CS/NHS, Poblacion, Sibulan, Negros Oriental
WVRAA | Region VI or Western Visayas | West City ES, Cervantes St., Dumaguete
CVRAA | Region VII Central Visayas | Negros Oriental HS, Capitol Area, Dumaguete
EVRAA | Region VIII or Eastern Visayas | Colegio de Sta. Catalina de Alejandria, Bishop Epifanio Surban St., Dumaguete
ZPRAA | Region IX or Zamboanga Peninsula | Valencia CS / San Pedro Academy, Poblacion, Valencia, Negros Oriental
NMRAA | Region X or Northern Mindanao | Bacong CS / ATI, Poblacion, Bacong, Negros Oriental
DAVRAA | Region XI or Davao Region | Valencia NHS / Bong-ao ESBrgy., Bong-ao, Valencia, Negros Oriental
CRAA | Region XII or Soccsksargen | San Jose CS/HS, Poblacion, San Jose, Negros Oriental
Caraga | Region XIII or Caraga | North City ES / Piapi NHS, E.J. Blanco St., Brgy. Piapi, Dumaguete

Host Region

## Medal tally

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

* Host nation (Central Visayas (Region VII))

Rank| Region| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1| National Capital Region (NCR)| 114| 111| 54| 279
2| Western Visayas (Region VI)| 78| 38| 53| 169
3| Northern Mindanao (Region X)| 38| 30| 46| 114
4| Central Visayas (Region VII)*| 29| 46| 39| 114
5| Mimaropa (Region IV-B)| 28| 14| 26| 68
6| Calabarzon / STCAA (Region IV-A)| 27| 26| 67| 120
7| Central Luzon (Region III)| 23| 31| 35| 89
8| Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)| 16| 8| 19| 43
9| Ilocos Region (Region I)| 13| 12| 37| 62
10| Davao Region (Region XI)| 12| 11| 20| 43
11| Soccsksargen / CRAA (Region XII)| 7| 15| 30| 52
12| Cagayan Valley (Region II)| 6| 6| 10| 22
13| Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)| 4| 1| 10| 15
14| Caraga (Region XIII)| 3| 9| 12| 24
15| Bicol Region (Region V)| 1| 17| 21| 39
16| Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)| 0| 14| 2| 16
17| Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)| 0| 6| 8| 14
Totals (17 entries)| 399| 395| 489| 1,283

Host Region

## Point system by DepEd

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Rank  | Region  | Elementary (Pts)  | Secondary (Pts)  | Total Points

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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

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Before the 2013 Palarong Pambansa began, an estimate of 170 student athletes was reported to be affected by diarrhea. In fact, the 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, 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.[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 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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1. ^ "Expect a cleaner, greener 2013 Palarong Pambansa" Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. DepEd. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
2. ^ "Dumaguete to host '13 Palarong Pambansa". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. ^ "Palarong Pambansa 2013 Finals Results Medal Standings (Video)". Philnews. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
4. ^ "Palaro incentives". April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
5. ^ "Palaro incentives" Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Tempo. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
6. ^ "Negros Oriental wins bid to host 2013 Palarong Pambansa". November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
7. ^ "DepEd, Rappler partner anew for Palaro 2013". March 26, 2013.
8. ^ "Palarong Pambansa 2013 official page". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
9. ^ "DepEd official page". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
10. ^ "Futsal debuts as demo sport in Palaro 2013". April 15, 2013.
11. ^ "Palarong Pambansa 2013 – Billeting Quarters". April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
12. ^ "Diarrhea downs 169 Eastern Visayas athletes, officials". April 20, 2013.
13. ^ "Palaro, walang photo finish cam; Cotabato, nagprotesta sa 100m dash". April 20, 2013.
14. ^ "NCR cops Palaro crown". April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

## External links

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* 2013 Palarong Pambansa official website
* 2013 Palarong Pambansa Special Coverage by Rappler.com
* Department of Education