2026 Palarong Pambansa

66th Palarong Pambansa

Host city	Agusan del Sur
Country	Philippines
Teams	TBA regional athletic associations
Athletes	TBA
Sport	TBA
Events	TBA
Opening	2026
Closing	2026
Opened by	Philippine President Bongbong Marcos (Possible)
Closed by	Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte (Possible)
Torch lighter	TBA
Main venue	Patin-ay Sports Complex
Ceremony venue	Patin-ay Sports Complex
Website	Palaro 2026
←  2025 2027  →

The 2026 Palarong Pambansa , officially known as the 66th Palarong Pambansa, is an upcoming multi-sport event held in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur in 2026. Student-athletes from unspecified number of athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines competed in different sporting events and disciplines.

Hosting

Bidding

There are 3 bidding provinces in Mindanao are: Agusan del Sur, ^[1] Misamis Occidental ^[2] and Zamboanga City. Davao City abandoned a bid in April 2024. ^[3] On July 16, 2024, after the closing ceremony of 64th Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City, Agusan del Sur wins the bid, the first time that Agusan del Sur hosted that games, ^{[4] [5]} and also the first time they hosted in Caraga region since 1970 in Surigao City.

2026 Palarong Pambansa bids
City/Municipality	Province/Region
Prosperidad	Agusan del Sur
Zamboanga City	Zamboanga Peninsula
Oroquieta, Tangub, Ozamiz	Misamis Occidental

  Winning bid

Development and preparations

Transportation

Transportation in Prosperidad will take 2 hours from Butuan's Bancasi Airport.

Budget

The Maharlika Highway in Agusan del Sur is currently under rehabilitation as of September 21, 2025. The rehabilitation efforts at cost of ₱3.19 billion, including a preventive maintenance, road widening, asphalt overlay, street lights, and installation of all road safety measures such as markings and signages. It will be completed before the Palarong Pambansa 2026 starts. ^[6]

Construction

DepEd and Agusan del Sur Provincial Government (PGAS) inspecting venues and billeting quarters in Agusan del Sur. Among of those sporting venues were areas designated for volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, and more to accommodate student-athletes and delegation members safe. ^[7]

Venues

Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Sports Complex (Pictured in 2022), the opening/closing ceremony of the games

Possible sporting venues

City/Municipality	Stadium/Gymnasium	Capacity	Event(s)
Patin-ay	Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex	3,000 (Grandstand) 600 (Gymnasium) 1,500 (Aquatics Center)
Bayugan	Kim Lope A. Asis Memorial Gymnasium	3,000
Bunawan	Bunawan Gymnsasium	2,000
Esperanza	Esperanza Gymnsaium	2,000
La Paz	La Paz Gymnsaium	2,000
Loreto	Loreto Gymnasium	2,000
Prosperidad	Prosperidad Gymnasium	2,000
Rosario	Eutiquio O. Bade, Sr. Cultural Center	2,000
San Francisco	San Francisco Gymnasium	2,000
San Luis	San Luis Gymnasium	2,000
Santa Josefa	Democrito O. Plaza Gymnsaium	2,000
Sibagat	Sibagat Gymnasium	2,000
Talacogon	Talacogon Gymnasium	2,000
Trento	Trento Gymnasium	2,000
Veruela	Veruela Gymnasium	1,500

Based on the 2024 edition of the Caraga Regional Athletic Games. ^[8]
Prosperidad

• Patin-ay Sports Complex (Athletics, Baseball, Softball, Dance Sport, Swimming)
• Naliyagan Grounds (Boxing, Wrestling, Pencak Silat, Arnis, Wushu, Taekowndo)
• Provincial Learning Center Convention Hall (Table Tennis)
• SURE Multi-purpose Gym (Futsal)
• In front of Provincial Learning Center (Archery)
• Multi-purpose gymnasium, at the back of Provincial Tourism Office (Sepak Takraw)
• Provincial Learning Center (Chess)

San Francisco

• San Francisco Municipal Gymnasium (Gymnastics)
• Camp Madigun (Billiards)

Bayugan

• Lope A. Asis Gymnasium (Badminton)

Basketball venues

• Santa Cruz Evacuation Center, Rosario
• Eutiquio O. Bade, Sr. Cultural Center, Rosario
• Pasta Evacuation Center, San Francisco
• Patin-ay Sports Complex Covered Court, Prosperidad

Volleyball venues

• Barangay 5 Evacuation Center, San Francisco
• Mount Carmel College Covered Court, San Francisco
• Barangay 1 Evacuation Center, San Francisco
• Alegria Multi-purpose Gym, San Francisco
• Patin-ay Sports Complex Covered Court, Prosperidad

Football (Soccer) venues

• Patin-ay Sports Complex Athletics Stadium, Prosperidad

Tennis venues

• Bayugan City Dome, Bayugan
• Patin-ay Sports Complex Tennis Court, Prosperidad

Other possible sporting venues

• Los Arcos Covered Court
• Santa Irene Covered Court
• Santa Maria Covered Court
• Awa Covered Court
• Magsaysay Covered Court
• La Suerte Covered Court
• Prosperidad Municipal Covered Court
• Salvacion Covered Court
• Poblacion (Bahbah) Covered Court
• Patin-ay Barangay Covered Court
• Azpetia Covered Court
• San Jose Covered Court
• New Maug Covered Court
• Lucena Barangay Covered Court

Possible billeting venues

• Philippine Normal University-Mindanao
• Patin-ay National High School
• Agusan del Sur National High School
• Alegria National High School
• San Isidro Elementary School
• Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades
• Prosperidad National High School
• East Prosperidad Central Elementary School
• Agusan del Sur National Science High School
• Patin-ay Central Elementary School
• Mount Carmel College
• Alegria Elementary School
• San Francisco Pilot Central Elementary School
• Bayugan National Comprehensive High School
• Bayugan Central Elementary School
• Agusan del Sur Pilot Laboratory Elementary School
• Bayugan West Central Elementary School
• Lapinigan National High School
• Lapinigan Central Elementary School
• Santa Irene Central Elementary School
• Santa Irene National High School
• West Prosperidad Central Elementary School
• West Prosperidad National High School
• Lucena Elementary School
• Lucena National High School
• Santa Irene Central Elementary School
• Santa Irene National High School
• San Jose Elementary School
• San Jose National High School

The Games

The opening of the games will be held at Patin-ay Sports Complex in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Sports

Since 2023, there are total of 34 sports disciplines, including the para-games, demonstrations, and exhibition sports. ^[9]

It also possible features the Indigenous Filipino (Traditional) Games, also known as "Laro ng Lahi", the DepEd will conduct Kadang-kadang , Tumbang Preso , and Patintero .

The Dancesport became a regular sport.

Demonstration sports Pencak Silat Exhibition sports Cheerdancing Esports Obstacle course Traditional games Weightlifting Parasports Athletics Bocce Goalball Swimming

Regular sports Archery Arnis Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Billiards Boxing Chess Dancesport Football Futsal

Gymnastics Aerobics Artistic Rhythmic Sepak takraw Softball Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Wrestling Wushu

Participating teams

  Host Region

Regions
Code	Name	Colors
BARMMAA	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
CARAA	Cordillera Administrative Region
NCRAA	National Capital Region
NIRAA	Negros Island Region
R1AA	Region I or Ilocos Region
CAVRAA	Region II or Cagayan Valley
CLRAA	Region III or Central Luzon
STCAA	Region IV-A or Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon
MRAA	Region IV-B or Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa
BRAA	Region V or Bicol Region
WVRAA	Region VI or Western Visayas
CVRAA	Region VII Central Visayas
EVRAA	Region VIII or Eastern Visayas
ZPRAA	Region IX or Zamboanga Peninsula
NMRAA	Region X or Northern Mindanao
DAVRAA	Region XI or Davao Region
SRAA	Region XII or Soccsksargen
CARAGA	Region XIII or Caraga Region
Other teams
Code	Name	Colors
NAS	National Academy of Sports
PSO	Association of Philippine Schools Overseas

References

1. Mindanao, Chris V. Panganiban Inquirer (March 15, 2024). "Agusan del Sur bids to host Palarong Pambansa in 2026". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
2. Balce, Ben (March 9, 2024). "Misocc bids to host Palarong Pambansa 2026". Mindanao Gold Star Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
3. "Davao City drops Palarong Pambansa 2026". SunStar. April 3, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
4. Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (July 19, 2024). "Agusan del Sur to host Palaro in 2026". The Manila Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
5. "Hosting Of Palaro 2026 Is 'dream Come True' For Agusan Sur, Governor Says". July 17, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
6. Panganiban, Chris (September 21, 2025). "Maharlika Highway rehab to be finished before Palarong Pambansa 2026". MindaNews. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
7. "𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐄𝐝, 𝐏𝐆𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫". DepEd Caraga Region on Facebook. September 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
8. https://www.facebook.com/CaRAGa2024/posts/pfbid0PkLSAiveSXgWFeZNPoCZTVK1XV37vXTDmNT1dFGaK5UCWXJKZC7VzVKcW2aRvPDml
9. Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart; Philippine News Agency (July 22, 2023). "Esports to be played in Palaro '23". Philippine Canadian Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 23, 2023.