PSC Grassroots Sports Programs - Comm Charles Maxey

Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC)’s
Grassroots Sports
Programs
Republic Act (RA) 6847...
PSC’s Mandate:
• (a) To provide the leadership, formulate the policies and set the priorities and
direction of all national amateur sports promotion and development,
particularly giving emphasis on grass-roots participation;
• (b) To encourage wide participation of all sectors, government and private, in
amateur sports promotion and development; and
• (c) To supplement government appropriations for sports promotion and
development.
“ The success of the elite athletes program
depends largely on grassroots development.
If we strengthen grassroots sports, we
strengthen the prospects of elite sport ”
HON. WILLIAM I. RAMIREZ, PSC CHAIRMAN
CORE GRASSROOTS SPORTS PROGRAMS
LARO’T SAYA SA PARKE
(SAT – SUN SPORTS-FOR-ALL)
• Laro’t Saya Sa Parke is a park-based and family-oriented sports-for-all program

designed as a national campaign to draw the Filipino Family into playing and learning
sports together. The project is a partnership between PSC and host LGU
GOALS:
1. Sport appreciation for 5 – 20 years old;
2. Lifelong healthy habits for adults and Senior Citizens;
3. Support system from family and peers; and
4. Involvement of the community, GOs and NGOs
INVOLVED LGUS:
1. ILOILO
2. DAVAO CITY
3. QUEZON CITY
4. PARANAQUE CITY
5. MANILA CITY
6. BACOLOD CITY
7. LUNETA
8. TAGUM CITY
9. SAN JUAN CITY
10. BAGUIO CITY
11. AKLAN
12. CEBU CITY
LARO’T SAYA PHOTOS
Free clinic for chess enthusiasts in Laro’t

Saya sa Parke.
LARO’T SAYA PHOTOS
Free taekwondo clinic for jins in Laro’t Saya

sa Parke.
Laro’t Saya Photos
Free arnis training for arnisadors in Laro’t

Saya sa Parke.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL GAMES
• Centerpiece program for Elite athletes.
• Created by virtue of Executive Order 163, 3 March 1994 signed by former
President Fidel V. Ramos.
• Served as an avenue to scout athletes to be included in pools of national teams that
will compete in international competitions including SEA Games, Asian Games, and
Olympics.
• Local government units (LGU)-based competition.
• Age group: 16-years-old and above.
Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy
• National Sports Development Program for Children

• Created by virtue of Executive Order 44, 2 December 1988 signed by former
President Joseph Estrada.
• Annual national multi – sport competition for the youth in the Philippines.
• Local government units (LGU) – based format.
• Out – of – school youth (OSY) and Indigenous Peoples are allowed to compete.
• Age Group: (1) 13 – 15 years old and (2) Under 13.
BATANG PINOY PHOTOS
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)

Commissioner Charles Raymond A. Maxey
leads the awarding ceremony of the 2018
Batang Pinoy National Championships held
in Baguio City on September 15 – 21, 2018.
BATANG PINOY PHOTOS
Tracksters in action during the 2018 Batang

Pinoy National Championships held in
Baguio City on September 15 – 21, 2018.
BATANG PINOY PHOTOS
A young cyclist celebrates during the 2018

Batang Pinoy National Championships held
in Baguio City on September 15 – 21, 2018.
WOMEN IN SPORTS
• Enhancement of gender equity in sports as mandated under Republic Act

(RA) 9710, or the Magna Carta of Women.
• Budget Allocation under the Gender and Development (GAD) for the
gender in sports.
• Creation of model sports programs for women.
WOMEN IN SPORTS
Notable projects include:
1. Women’s Martial Arts Festival
2. Women’s Sports Congress
3. Women’s Indigenous Peoples Games
4. Women’s Aquatlon, Canoe – Kayak, and Zumba.
WOMEN IN SPORTS PHOTOS
Women in action in a basketball game

organized by PSC and City of Ilagan in
celebration of the Women’s Month.
Women in action in athletics event organized

by PSC and City of Ilagan in celebration of
the Women’s Month.
Even women members of the uniformed

units of Philippine National Police (PNP)
and Philippine Army join sports events
organized by PSC and City of Ilagan.
CHILDREN’S GAMES
• The centerpiece program of PSC in grassroots sports development for kids
aged 12 years old and below.
• Recognized and cited by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2017.
• The Children’s Games - Sports For Peace program became an integral and
powerful tool for values formation and strong vehicle for development and
peace.
Games Concept
Activities: (Teach children about culture, character, and sports)
* Basketball for boys * Story – telling session
* Volleyball for girls
Larong Pinoy: (Instill coordination, team – spirit, and discipline)
* Sack race
* Maria went to town
* Bukong – bukong
* Kadang - Kadang
In 2017…
• Some 10,000 children from 12 cities and provinces in the country
participated in the Children’s Games, including internally displaced kids from
war-torn Marawi City.
• Implemented in key areas such as Davao City, Baguio City, Benguet, Laoag,
Ilocos Norte, Bontoc, Naga, Cebu, Carcar, and Iligan City.
Children’s Games Photos
PSC Chairman William I. Ramirez leads the

launching of the Children’s Games – Sports
for Peace in Davao City in April 2017.
Children’s Games Photos
Kids in action during the football mini –

clinic during the Children’s Games in
Benguet.
“ We aim for the real “gold” here, our children. Sports is a
teaching tool. We teach our kids discipline, team work, and
determination in the hope of molding a future of good
leaders and solid citizens in a society of peace and
brotherhood. ”
HON. WILLIAM I. RAMIREZ, PSC CHAIRMAN
On Children’s Games as centerpiece of PSC’s Grassroots Sports Program
Indigenous Peoples Games (IPG)
• Republic Act (RA) 8371 or Indigenous Peoples Right Act of 1997.
(PSC institutionalized the conduct of IP Games in order to preserve, promote,
and propagate the rich cultural heritage of the IPs as mandated in the IPRA
Law.)
• Partnership with National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP), National Commission on Culture and Arts (NCCA),
Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG), Department of Tourism (DOT).
Indigenous Peoples Games
Core Activities:
1. IP Traditional Sports and Games Demonstration (Awareness)
2. IP Traditional Sports and Games Competition (Sustainability and
Preservation)
3. IP Traditional Sports and Games Forum (Education)
4. IP Sports and Games Photo – Exhibit Contest
(Promotion/Documentation)
2018 IPG:
Davao del Norte – 380 IPs from 7 major tribes
Lake Sebu, South Cotabato – 350 IPs from 3 major tribes
Lagawe, Ifugao – 420 Igorots
Age Group: 18 years old and below and 19 years – old and above.
Traditional Sports and Games
1. Pana (Archery)
11. Sudul (Pulling)
2. Bangkaw (Javelin)
12. Sedeyol be Klifak Bliboy
3. Tug-of-war
13. Meyon Kuda Law
4. Sfut (Blowdart)
14. Bultong (Wrestling)
5. Munbayo (Traditional Rice Pounding)
15. Labba Race
6. Kadang – Kadang
16. Pakkidan
7. Lechon Race
17. Munparti Munlagim hi
8. Dagan (Track and Field)
manuk
9. Basket sa Likod
18.Dopap di baboy
10. Setanggung (Lechon Race)
Indigenous Peoples Games Photos
Lake Sebu’s version of Kadang – Kadang, a
traditional game usually practiced by the IP
communities to cross rivers or high rivers or
even floods. The bamboo poles are usually 5
-6 feet in height.
Hemanak or Achery is one of the traditional

sports and games played during the IP
Games in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
Hemanak, since time immemorial, is used
for hunting for food or weapon during tribal
war.
One of the traditional sports and games

demonstrated by the elders during the IP
Games in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. This
is Hemanak or Archery while riding a horse.
It tests the precision and ability of the
archery to hit moving target, particularly
animals.
Sudul or Stulud Lu is a traditional sports and

games in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato where
it tests the agility and energy of each player
and opponent.
Sfut or Defut is a traditional sports and

games played by using bamboo species
(seben) and a grass seed (subong bo). The
player puts the sulong bo inside his or her
mouth and release it to the hole of seben
with air pressure pushing the sulong bo to
hit the target.
Meyon Kuda Law is usually plaed by young

boys and girls for fun and recreation. This
traditional sports and games shows how IPs
perform horse racing.
“ABOVE GROUND. Inadvertently uplifting

indigenous colors, indigenous culture, and
UPLIFTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.”
Log race relay is one of the traditional sports

and games in Ifugao. Log race highlights the
daily struggle of the Igorots of bringing logs
and other farm materials to their community.
A participant of the Dopap di Baboy firmly

holds possession of the native pig during the
Indigenous Peoples Games Wednesday
morning here in Lagawe, Ifugao.
Balance and Precision, a young participant

demonstrates her abilities in the Munbayu
Event of the PSC - IP Games in Lagawe,
Ifugao.
Philippine Sports Institute (PSI)
• Grassroots arm of the Commission.
• Driving force of PSC in terms of grassroots sports and elite sports.
• Re-launched in 2017.
• Provide high-level training program, bordering on sports science.
Philippine Sports Institute (PSI)
Notable Projects:
• SMART – ID
• Train the Trainers
• Children’s Games
• Sports Science Seminars Series
• USSC Partnership

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Philippine Sports

• Laro’t Saya Sa Parke is a park-based and family-oriented sports-for-all program

Free clinic for chess enthusiasts in Laro’t

Free taekwondo clinic for jins in Laro’t Saya

Free arnis training for arnisadors in Laro’t

• National Sports Development Program for Children

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)

Tracksters in action during the 2018 Batang

A young cyclist celebrates during the 2018

• Enhancement of gender equity in sports as mandated under Republic Act

Women in action in a basketball game

Women in action in athletics event organized

Even women members of the uniformed

PSC Chairman William I. Ramirez leads the

Kids in action during the football mini –

Hemanak or Achery is one of the traditional

One of the traditional sports and games

Sudul or Stulud Lu is a traditional sports and

Sfut or Defut is a traditional sports and

Meyon Kuda Law is usually plaed by young

“ABOVE GROUND. Inadvertently uplifting

Log race relay is one of the traditional sports

A participant of the Dopap di Baboy firmly

Balance and Precision, a young participant

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