The Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy or simply Batang Pinoy (lit. 'Filipino Youth') is the national youth sports competition of the Philippines for athletes under 15 years old. Unlike the Palarong Pambansa a competition for student athletes, the Batang Pinoy also includes the out-of-school youth.[2]
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| Abbreviation | PYG-Batang Pinoy |
|---|---|
| First event | Manila, Philippines[1] |
| Occur every | Annually |
| Last event | 2023 in Manila |
| Purpose | National games for athletes under 15 years old |
| Website | batangpinoy |
History
editThe Batang Pinoy was established through the Executive Order No. 44 which was signed by then President Joseph Estrada on December 2, 1998.[1] The first edition was held in Bacolod in 1999.[3] From then, the games were held annually with Santa Cruz, Laguna[4] (2000), Bacolod[5] (2001) Puerto Princesa[6] (2002) hosting the next three editions. The 2002 and prior editions, were for athletes of 12 years and below.[6]
In 2003, the Philippine Sports Commission decided to put the competition, along with its other national competitions, on hold so the sports body could reallocate funds to the national teams' stint at the Southeast Asian Games.[7] The Batang Pinoy was held again in 2011, and is held annually since then.[8][9]
In 2017, the prospects of ending the organization of Batang Pinoy was raised due to it being redundant to the Palarong Pambansa, another national games but for student-athletes below 18 years of age.[10]
In 2020, Batang Pinoy was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[11] Last held in 2019 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, the Batang Pinoy would be not held until 2022 in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.[12][13]
Editions
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Bacolod: 1st, 3rd, 7th, 8th
| Edition | Year | Main Host |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Bacolod |
| 2nd | 2000 | Santa Cruz, Laguna |
| 3rd | 2001 | Bacolod |
| 4th | 2002 | Puerto Princesa |
| – | 2003–2010 | Not held |
| 5th | 2011 | Naga, Camarines Sur |
| 6th | 2012 | Iloilo City |
| 7th | 2013* | Bacolod |
| 8th | 2014 | |
| 9th | 2015 | Cebu City |
| 10th[14] | 2016 | Tagum |
| 11th | 2018 | Baguio |
| 12th | 2019 | Puerto Princesa |
| – | 2020–2021 | Not held |
| 13th | 2022 | Vigan |
| 14th | 2023 | Manila |
(*) Hosting of the originally 2013 edition postponed to early 2014.[15] A second Batang Pinoy was hosted in the same year.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b Estrada, Joseph. "EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44" (PDF). Philippine Sports Commission. The President Of The Philippines. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Batang Pinoy! Yes!". Batang Pinoy 2011. Philippine Sports Commission. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (December 6, 1999). "Laguna Takes Overall Batang Pinoy Games Lead". Bacolod: Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Memorandum Circular 2000-108 - 2000 Philippine National Youth Games - Batang Pinoy Program" (PDF). Department of Interior and Local Government. August 23, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Over 4,000 athletes compete in Batang Pinoy Games". The Philippine Star. November 21, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Vanzi, Sol Jose (December 2, 2002). "'Batang Pinoy' Unfolds in Puerto Princesa". Philippine Headline News Online. Bacolod: The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Cruz, Agnes (August 15, 2003). "PSC Sacrifices Pet Projects for Vietnam SEA Games". Arab News. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "PSC revives Batang Pinoy competition". InterAKTV. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Navarro, June. "Batang Pinoy returns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (November 9, 2017). "Batang Pinoy faces possible cancellation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "PSC officially cancels PH National Games, Batang Pinoy". ABS-CBN News. May 11, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Batang Pinoy returns to Ilocos Sur". BusinessWorld. October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Batang Pinoy opens hostilities in Ilocos Sur". ABS-CBN News. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Nat'l Batang Pinoy kicks off in Tagum". The Visayan Daily Star. Philippine News Agency. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "PSC-POC Batang Pinoy National Finals tuloy na sa Bacolod sa Jan. 28 (Batang Pinoy to continue in Bacolod in January 28)" (in Filipino). Pang-Masa. January 21, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Mariano, Clyde (July 25, 2014). "Batang Pinoy finals in Bacolod". Tempo. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.