DepEd all set for Palarong Pambansa in Dapitan City

To celebrate the 150th delivery anniversary of National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, his four years in exile and the 115th year of his death, the Department of Education will certainly stage this year’s Palarong Pambansa in Dapitan City.

A yearly showing off event participated in by the country's top fundamental and high school athletes, approximately 600 athletes and school officials per area (10, 200 members nationwide) are expected to get familiar with the May 8-10 to 14 week-long occasion.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro stressed that the Palaro will be run based on Filipino core values such as honesty and fair play.

Additionally, this year’s Palaro will place equal emphasis on environment concern, thus the Secretary’s call to make it any "green Palaro."



“All participants tend to be urged to adhere to the actual clean, green and eco-friendly actions that DepEd intends to implement during the conduct of the 2011 Palarong Pambansa to ensure the protection regarding public health and environment,” Luistro extra.



This year, the Palaro panel plans to include specific awards such as the Most Green for environmental friendly athletes and the Most Regimented Athlete and/or Region.



Luistro expectations that despite the large number of people attending the nation's sports event, garbage problem could be reduced. He likewise expects that there will be possibly none or limited use of plastic and expanded polystyrene, urging students to take their own utensils and reusable plastic containers regarding food.



DepEd issued the overall Technical Guidelines and Competitors Formats to ensure that the Palaro upholds sportsmanship and that the annual sports event will run smoothly.



Luistro appealed to all Palaro individuals to adhere to fair enjoy and honesty, especially with respect to the fielding of overaged athletes and identity switching.



Per month before the staging of the occasion, Palaro executive committee chairman Romeo Jalosjos certain DepEd that Dapitan City is ready to host the 2011 Palarong Pambansa. “I’m positive that we will meet the due date. All of the big locations will be operational through that time. We are able to receive them in Dapitan," Jalosjos guaranteed.



The DepEd inspection team direct by Secretary Luistro lately visited the construction of the grandstand, the particular swimming pool, one of the colleges to billet the delegation and the actual convention center. “I has been assured by the service provider that the different facilities will be completed on time for the holding of the function,” the education chief added.



Recently, Palarong Pambansa venue planner Mr. Eugenio Penales reported the conclusion of the grandstand, the swimming pool and refurbishments in 10-hectare Jose Rizal Memorial Express University athletic complex, the key venue of the Palaro.



On the other hand, building contractors are currently finishing the actual renovations of the track area lanes. “It will be operational by May Five,” Penales added.



The Palarong Pambansa is actually DepEd’s way of promoting phys . ed . and sports as an integral part of the Basic Education Curriculum and as an affirmation to its persistence for develop the possibilities of the youth to become resposible and internationally competitive citizens.



Any office of the Assistant Secretary regarding Legal and Legislative Extramarital relationships, headed by Helper Secretary Tonisito Umali, assisted from the Task Force on School Sports (TFSS) should spearhead the event. The TFSS should provide technical administration, secretariat/staff and operational services.