Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Palarong Pambansa 05/24/2025

Описание: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. officially opens the 65th Palarong Pambansa — the Philippines' largest and most prestigious youth sports competition — at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on 24 May 2025.

With the theme, 'Nagkakaisang Kapuluan (United Archipelago),' the annual national scholastic multi-sport competition aims to promote physical education, discover emerging athletic talent, and foster camaraderie and national pride among student-athletes from diverse backgrounds.

This year’s Palaro features 24 regular sports, including athletics, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, taekwondo and swimming. Weightlifting will be introduced as a demonstration sport while kickboxing, girls' football and girls' futsal will be held as exhibition events. A special category for athletes with disabilities also highlights events in para-athletics, para-swimming, bocce and goalball, reinforcing the Competition's commitment to inclusivity.

Around 15,000 delegates from 20 athletic associations, including the country’s 18 regions, the National Academy of Sports and Philippine Overseas Schools, are expected to participate in the weeklong competition which runs from May 24 to 31.

The Palarong Pambansa returns to Ilocos Norte for the first time since 1968 when it was last hosted during the Administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Its official logo commemorates the historic homecoming with inabel-inspired patterns and a stylized image of Teófilo Yldefonso, the ‘Ilocano Shark’ and the country’s first Olympic medalist, born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.

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