Quezon City has officially been named host of the 67th Palarong Pambansa, marking the return of the country’s premier national sporting event to the National Capital Region. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte formally accepted the hosting duties from Agusan del Sur Governor Santiago Cane Jr. during...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Calabarzon dethroned Davao Region, 79-62, to capture the 2026 Palarong Pambansa boys high school basketball crown at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex here on Saturday, May 30. Powered by Dairick Duterte’s...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — With torrential rains finally easing, it was Patricia Mae Santor 's moment to take the field by storm after sweeping her seven swimming events and become the most bemedalled athlete so far in the final stretch of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa at...
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur – The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday successfully facilitated the return of a lost wallet containing P20,932 to its owner through the Lost and Found Assistance (LFA) program during the Palarong Pambansa 2026 here. The wallet, found...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Soaked and completely cold, sprinters from the Big City punched through the unforgiving conditions to give the National Capital Region the highest of honors in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Wednesday, May 27. The Metro Stars braved the torrential...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Central Visayas runner Jhul Ian Cañalita shattered another Palaro record after breaking his own mark as he dominated the secondary boys’ 3,000-meter steeplechase event in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Wednesday, May 27, at the Datu Lipus...
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,...
