By CHRISTAN SALVAÑA What started as a way to earn some extra money became this student-athlete’s opportunity to seek glory. Long before he became a UAAP juniors tennis champion, Aser Laurence Delos Santos was just a “pulot boy” at a local tennis court in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur —...
Charles Nathan Boneo made his debut doubly special after becoming the first record-breaker in swimming at the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Tuesday, May 26, at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex. The CALABARZON bet proved too classy, clocking 4 minutes and 30.63...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Visayas bets conquered the opening day of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Monday, May 25, delivering gold medals with one in record-breaking fashion at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex. Chrisia Mae Tajarros of...
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur—For the first time in the storied history of the Palarong Pambansa, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has earmarked P10 million in cash incentives for medal winners, following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to revitalize the national grassroots...
BUTUAN CITY – The 2026 Palarong Pambansa opened Sunday night in Agusan del Sur, fulfilling a decades-long dream of provincial leaders and residents to bring the country 's biggest scholastic sports event to their home soil. Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. welcomed more than 14,000 athletes, coaches,...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 956 delegates are representing Negros Island Region (NIR) for the first time in the Palarong Pambansa in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur which kicked off on Sunday, May 24. Dr. Ramir Uytico, director of the Department of Education (DepEd)-NIR, and Anthony Hilagos Liobet,...
Athletes, who will bag medals at the Palarong Pambansa, will receive incentives from the Philippine Sports Commission, President Marcos announced. Marcos made the announcement in his video message during the opening ceremony of the Palarong Pambansa in Agusandel del Sur on Sunday, May 24. "Masaya...
By CHRISTAN SALVAÑA PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Action fires off at the 66th Palarong Pambansa on Monday, May 25, as the country’s finest young athletes chase their dreams at various fronts in this annual grassroots tournament. Athletics is expected to produce the first medalists at the Datu...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga region (PRO-13) is ready for the formal opening of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa. The National Games will formally open on Sunday afternoon at the Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen....
You are already winners. This, in a nutshell, was House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III 's message to all the participants of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa, which began Sunday, May 24 in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. The annual event gathers thousands of student-athletes...
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur – Athletes have started arriving for the Palarong Pambansa 2026 from May 24 to 31 here. Among those who arrived were Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), Region 4-B (Mimaropa), Region 1 (Ilocos), National Capital Region (NCR), Region 6 (Western Visayas), Region 7...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has extended P17.3 million in financial assistance to support the 286 delegates representing this city in this year 's Palarong Pambansa in Agusan del Sur from May 24 to 31. The send-off ceremony for the student-athletes, coaches, trainers, and...
