2017 Palarong Pambansa

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60th Palarong Pambansa
2017PalarongPambansa.jpg
Host city San Jose de Buenavista, Antique (main)
Country Philippines
MottoConverges Youth Power;
builds sustainable future.
Teams18 regional athletic associations
Athletes12,000+ athletes [1]
Opening23 April
Closing29 April
Opened byPresident Rodrigo Duterte [2]
Main venue Binirayan Sports Complex
Website www.antiquepalaro2017.com
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Palarong Pambansa was the 60th edition of the Palarong Pambansa and was held from April 23 to 29, 2017 in Antique. [3] Student athletes from 18 athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines competed in different sporting events and disciplines.

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Bidding

Two provinces remained after Negros Occidental, Cebu and Iloilo backed-out of the bid to host the annual multi-sports event in 2017 due to budget difficulties, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental showed interest in hosting the event and officially submitted their respective bids to the Palarong Pambansa bids and selection committee. On November 18, 2016, the Palarong Pambansa Selection Committee voted to choose the official host of the next Palarong Pambansa. San Jose de Buenavista, Antique won with 5 votes against 4 for Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and was officially declared the host of Palarong Pambansa 2017. [4]

Plan for the games

Antique's bid includes plans to renovate and upgrade the rubberized track oval and other facilities inside the Binirayan Sports Complex in San Jose de Buenavista, which will be the main venue of the games. Several indoor sporting events will be held at the University of Antique in the town of Sibalom, St. Anthony's College in San Jose de Buenavista, and other covered courts located within the 40-kilometer radius around the capital town.

The province of Antique was awarded the rights to host the games by the DepEd Palarong Pambansa Selection Committee after it outbid Dumaguete, Negros Oriental by a single vote. [5]

The Games was originally scheduled to be held from April 10 to 16, 2017 [6] but was moved to April 23 to 29, 2017 due to the original schedule coinciding with Holy Week observances. [5] This would be the first time for Antique to host the event.

Sports

Regular sports

Futsal is elevated from being a demonstration sport and will be played as a regular sports discipline for the first time. Dancesport, Pencak Silat, and Aerobic Gymnastics will be introduced as demonstration sports in the games. [7]

Demonstration Sports

These are the seven demonstration sports for this year's Palarong Pambansa. Futsal was elevated as a regular sports discipline starting this edition of the games. Dancesport, Pencak Silat, and Aerobic Gymnastics will be introduced as demonstration sports in the games. [8]

Special Para Games

These are the four sports with various events to be contested at this games:

Participating regions

A total of 18 athletic associations coming from 18 regions of the country will be participating in the athletic meet.

  Host Region

Regions
CodeNameColors
ARMMAA Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao   
CARAA Cordillera Administrative Region   
NCRAA National Capital Region   
IRAARegion I or Ilocos Region   
CAVRAARegion II or Cagayan Valley   
CLRAARegion III or Central Luzon   
STCAARegion IV-A or Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon   
MRAA (MimaropaA)Region IV-B or Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa   
BRAARegion V or Bicol Region   
WVRAARegion VI or Western Visayas   
CVRAARegion VII Central Visayas   
EVRAARegion VIII or Eastern Visayas   
ZPRAARegion IX or Zamboanga Peninsula   
NMRAARegion X or Northern Mindanao   
DAVRAARegion XI or Davao Region   
SRAARegion XII or Soccsksargen   
CaragaRegion XIII or Caraga   
NIRAA [9] [10] Region XVIII or Negros Island Region   

Playing Venues

At least 31 different locations were selected as the playing venues for the 26 sports discipline of the games.: [11]

Regular Events
EventVenueMunicipality
Archery pictogram.svg Archery Pis-anan National High School Track Oval Sibalom
Arnis pictogram.svg Arnis Patnongon Municipal Gym Patnongon
Swimming pictogram.svg Aquatics Binirayan Swimming Pool San Jose de Buenavista
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Binirayan Sports Complex San Jose de Buenavista
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton St. Anthony's College De Wit Hall San Jose de Buenavista
Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball Camp Gen. Leandro FullonSan Jose de Buenavista
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball Binirayan Sports Complex
Binirayan Sports Complex Covered Gym
Brgy. San Pedro Gym
San Jose de Buenavista
San Remigio Municipal Gym
St. Vincent's High School Gym
San Remigio
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing EBJ Freedom ParkSan Jose de Buenavista
Chess pictogram.svg Chess University of Antique LibrarySan Jose de Buenavista
Football pictogram.svg Football Belison Football Field Belison
Binirayan Sports Complex
Saint Anthony's College Grounds
San Remigio
Gov. Julian Fullon Pacificador National HS Hamtic
University of Antique Grounds Sibalom
Futsal pictogram.svg Futsal Binirayan Sports Complex (Indoor)
San Jose de Buenavista
Hamtic Basketball CourtHamtic
Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics Binirayan Sports ComplexSan Jose de Buenavista
Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak takraw Angel Salazar Jr. School Covered Court
Diosdado Macapagal Trade Center Gym
Brgy. San Fernando Gym
San Jose de Buenavista
Malandog Elementary School Hamtic
Softball pictogram.svg Softball Camp Gen. Leandro FullonSan Jose de Buenavista
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis Antique Electric Cooperative Covered GymSan Jose de Buenavista
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Belison Municipal GymBelison
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis Binirayan Sports Complex
Brgy. San Pedro Sports Plaza
San Jose de Buenavista
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball St. Anthony's College Bishop Martirez HallSan Jose de Buenavista
Brgy. Egaña Gym
Sta. Rita Academy Gym
Sibalom Municipal Gym
University of Antique Gym
Sibalom
Demonstration Sports
EventVenueMunicipality
* Cue sports pictogram.svg Billiards Robinson's Place Mall AntiqueSan Jose de Buenavista
Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu Villavert-Jimenez GymHamtic
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Hamtic Central Elementary School Covered GymHamtic
DanceSport pictogram.svg Dancesport Antique National High School Covered GymSan Jose de Buenavista
Pencak Silat Binirayan Sports Complex Covered GymSan Jose de Buenavista
Special Para Events
EventVenueMunicipality
Swimming pictogram.svg Aquatics
Bocce pictogram.svg Bocce
Goalball pictogram.svg Goalball
Athletics pictogram.svg Track Events
Antique SPED Center
Binirayan Sports Complex
San Jose de Buenavista

Billeting Areas

Several public and private elementary, secondary and tertiary schools, colleges and university situated from the towns near the provincial capital San Jose de Buenavista were selected as the billeting areas for delegates and officials of the games. [12]

  Host Region

Billeting Areas
Athletic Association CodeRegionBilleting AreaLocation
  ARMMAA Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Angel Salazar Jr. Memorial School San Jose de Buenavista
  CARAA Cordillera Administrative Region Saint Anthony's College - Grade SchoolSan Jose de Buenavista
  NCRAA National Capital Region Antique Vocational School Bugasong
  IRAA Region I - Ilocos Region Sibalom Elementary School Sibalom
Sibalom National High School
  CAVRAA Region II - Cagayan Valley Bugasong Central SchoolBugasong
  CLRAA Region III - Central Luzon Moscoso Rios Elementary School Hamtic
Moscoso Rios National High School
  STCAA Region IV-A - Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon Pis-anan Elementary SchoolSibalom
Pis-anan National High School
  MRAA (MimaropaA) Region IV-B - Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa Belison Central Elementary School Belison
Belison National High School
  BRAA Region V - Bicol Region Assemblyman Segundo Moscoso Memorial Elementary SchoolSan Jose de Buenavista
San Pedro National High School
  WVRAA Region VI - Western Visayas Saint Anthony's College - High School Department San Jose de Buenavista
Saint Anthony's College
  CVRAA Region VII - Central Visayas University of Antique - Sibalom Campus Sibalom
  EVRAA Region VIII - Eastern Visayas Aureliana Elementary School Patnongon
Aureliana National High School
  ZPRAA Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula University of Antique - Sibalom Campus Sibalom
  NMRAA Region X - Northern Mindanao Col. Abellon Memorial Elementary SchoolPatnongon
St. Augustine's Academy
  DAVRAA Region XI - Davao Region Gov. Julian Pacificador National High SchoolSibalom
  SRAA Region XII - Soccsksargen Egaña Elementary School
Egaña National High School
Sibalom
Buhang Elementary School
Buhang National High School
Hamtic
  Caraga Region XIII - Caraga Carit-an Central Elementary SchoolPatnongon
Lerio Escaño Memorial National High School
  NIRAA Region XVIII - Negros Island Region Tobias Fornier Central Elementary School Tobias Fornier
Dao Catholic School
Technical OfficialsAntique National High SchoolSan Jose de Buenavista

Official Medal Tally

Regular Games

As of 29 April 2017, 12:38 (UTC+8) [13]

  *   Host nation ( Western Visayas (WVRAA))

RankRegionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1NCRAA team colors.svg National Capital Region (NCRAA)986645209
2STCAA team colors.svg Calabarzon/Southern Tagalog (STCAA)415757155
3WVRAA team colors.svg Western Visayas (WVRAA)*382940107
4NIRAA team colors.svg Negros Island Region (NIRAA)26273689
5SRAA team colors.svg Soccsksargen (SRAA)26223583
6CARAA team colors.svg Cordillera Administrative Region (CARAA)26212168
7DavRAA team colors.svg Davao Region (DavRAA)22252471
8NMRAA team colors.svg Northern Mindanao (NMRAA)20204282
9CVRAA team colors.svg Central Visayas (CVIRAA)20182967
10CLRAA team colors.svg Central Luzon (CLRAA)15182861
11BRAA team colors.svg Bicol Region (BRAA)9183461
12CaVRAA team colors.svg Cagayan Valley (CaVRAA)7151436
13RIAA team colors.svg Ilocos Region (IRAA)7123150
14CARAGARAA team colors.svg Caraga (CARAGARAA)7121534
15EVRAA team colors.svg Eastern Visayas (EVRAA)751830
16ZPRAA team colors.svg Zamboanga Peninsula (ZPRAA)501722
17MRAA team colors.svg Mimaropa (MRAA)28717
18ARMMAA team colors.svg Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMMAA)1449
Totals (18 entries)3773774971251

Demo Sports

  *   Host nation ( Western Visayas (WVRAA))

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1CVRAA team colors.svg Central Visayas (CVIRAA)16161042
2DavRAA team colors.svg Davao Region (DavRAA)102921
3NCRAA team colors.svg National Capital Region (NCRAA)912425
4WVRAA team colors.svg Western Visayas (WVRAA)*52310
5NIRAA team colors.svg Negros Island Region (NIRAA)2024
6ZPRAA team colors.svg Zamboanga Peninsula (ZPRAA)1113
7STCAA team colors.svg Calabarzon/Southern Tagalog (STCAA)0448
8SRAA team colors.svg Soccsksargen (SRAA)03811
9CaVRAA team colors.svg Cagayan Valley (CaVRAA)0112
10CARAA team colors.svg Cordillera Administrative Region (CARAA)0101
11ARMMAA team colors.svg Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMMAA)0022
RIAA team colors.svg Ilocos Region (IRAA)0022
13EVRAA team colors.svg Eastern Visayas (EVRAA)0011
14BRAA team colors.svg Bicol Region (BRAA)0000
CARAGARAA team colors.svg Caraga (CARAGARAA)0000
CLRAA team colors.svg Central Luzon (CLRAA)0000
MRAA team colors.svg Mimaropa (MRAA)0000
NMRAA team colors.svg Northern Mindanao (NMRAA)0000
Totals (18 entries)434247132

Para Games

  *   Host nation ( Western Visayas (WVRAA))

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1STCAA team colors.svg Calabarzon/Southern Tagalog (STCAA)245938
2WVRAA team colors.svg Western Visayas (WVRAA)*19101241
3DavRAA team colors.svg Davao Region (DavRAA)761124
4NMRAA team colors.svg Northern Mindanao (NMRAA)72211
5NCRAA team colors.svg National Capital Region (NCRAA)66820
6ZPRAA team colors.svg Zamboanga Peninsula (ZPRAA)66012
7RIAA team colors.svg Ilocos Region (IRAA)29617
8BRAA team colors.svg Bicol Region (BRAA)2529
9NIRAA team colors.svg Negros Island Region (NIRAA)18514
10MRAA team colors.svg Mimaropa (MRAA)1337
11CARAGARAA team colors.svg Caraga (CARAGARAA)0224
12CARAA team colors.svg Cordillera Administrative Region (CARAA)0202
SRAA team colors.svg Soccsksargen (SRAA)0202
14CLRAA team colors.svg Central Luzon (CLRAA)0011
15ARMMAA team colors.svg Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMMAA)0000
CaVRAA team colors.svg Cagayan Valley (CaVRAA)0000
CVRAA team colors.svg Central Visayas (CVIRAA)0000
EVRAA team colors.svg Eastern Visayas (EVRAA)0000
Totals (18 entries)756661202

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