Philippine National Games
The Philippine
National Games is a multi-sporting event organized by the Philippine Sports Commission
(PSC) aimed to find possible composition of the national team which will
represent the country in international sports events such as the Southeast
Asian Games, Asian Games, and the Olympic Games. By virtue of Executive Order
No. 163, creating the Philippine National Games (PNG) as “the centerpiece
program of the government’s national physical fitness and sports development.”
signed by former President Fidel V. Ramos on March 3, 1994.
The EO envisioned
the PNG to effectively address the country’s need for a truly comprehensive
grassroots sports development program, generating sports activities in the
countryside and harnessing the full potential of our people towards athletic
excellence. Through this program, local government units (LGUs) and
non-governmental organizations such as; the Philippine Olympic Committee, the
National Sports Associations and the private sectors were united in support of
the games.
PSC Chairman
William "Butch" Ramirez envisions that in the next years, the games
will serve as a unified sports development program, bringing together all
sectors of the community in sports. Discussions on House Bill No. 4594 are now
being made in line with the institutionalizing “a truly comprehensive national
grassroots sports program, centered on the Philippine National Games, that will
harness the vast potentials of the citizenry in discovering and developing
champion athletes.” Through these expansions, the PSC working hand-in-hand with
the Philippine government, is one step closer in linking grassroots sports
promotion to elite sports development.
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