LARO NG LAHI

Have you heard of the traditional games your grandfathers and grandmothers played when they
were young? These games are part of your cultural heritage so they should be handed down to you by
your elders.
This module speaks of the fun and enjoyment Filipinos get from their traditional games commonly
known as “LARO”. These indigenous games are usually played during wakes, festivals and town fiestas.
Awareness and knowledge of these “Mga Laro ng Lahi” helps every Filipino develop a sense of
nationalism and the recognition of national identity as a Philippine culture.

“LARO” is the Pilipino generic term for all forms of recreational play. Filipinos say “Laro tayo”
meaning “Let’s play whether they wish to play for fun without concern for consequence or engage in a
highly competitive contest.

Indigenous games widely known as “Laro ng Lahi” are Hispanic in origin. It is not only played by
youngsters but also by anybody who love childish humor. While these games are recreational in nature,
they are also used to test an individual or group’s strength, endurance and dexterity.

Different Types of Larong lahi:

- PIKO
 Piko is a popular game played in yards or alleys. A geometric figure is drawn on the ground
and provided with divisions or compartments.
 Make available flat pieces of stones which may be used as “pamato” A brick chips, the
bottom piece of a clay pot or a smooth chunk of window glass maybe used, too.

- CULLIOT
 This game is similar to tug of war in principle. It is sometimes called “Hatakang Lubid”. The
purpose of a team is to pull the other team over the borderline.
 How to Play the Game
 Have equal number of players for each team. The head player is the team’s
captain.
 Separate the two teams who should be facing each other about five meters apart
with the centreline in the middle of both teams.
 Let each member of each team hold on the rope. The end of the rope should be
tied on the waist of the last player.
 Tie a piece of ribbon or handkerchiefs on the center of the rope which should fall on
the centerline.
 On signal, each team pulls each other until one’s team captain crosses the middle
line.
 The team that pulls the other over the borderline is declared as the winner.
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- PATINTERO
 Patintero or “Harang Taga” is the most popular among the Philippine games. It is played
everywhere, anytime of the day most especially at night during full moon.
 A team is composed of five (5) players and a coach. The officials of the game are the
referee, scorer, timekeeper and five (5) linesmen. Two teams compete (the offensive and
the defensive teams) to accumulate as many points by passing the lines without being
tagged. The defensive team is called the line guards while the offensive team is called the
“passers”. The objective of a team is to accumulate as many points by passing the lines
without being tagged.

- SANGKAYAW/ SAMBUNOT
 Sangkayaw is popularly known as coconut shell race. It is commonly played in the Tagalog
and Central Luzon provinces. This game makes use of a coconut shell tied to a string under
each foot. The string is placed between the toe and thenext one. The loose end of the string
is being held by the hands.

- TIYAKAD/ KADANGKADANG
 This is a Philippine game with the use of bamboo stilts. Two bamboo poles of equal length
are used with a foot size tongue in each pole to serve as platform for the player’s feet. The
principle of the game is to walk on stilt from a starting line to the finish line. The length to be
traveled is 100 meters.
 Rules of the Game
 Have four players in each team.
 Arrange the players in such a way that the first player stands behind the starting
line, the second player behind the 25th mark, the third player behind the 50th
mark and the fourth and last player behind the 75th mark.
 On the signal “G0” the first player mounts on his stilts and starts walking to the
25th mark. He gets off from the stilts, hand then down to the second player who
does the same while going to the 50th mark.
  The third and fourth players repeat the pattern until all players have experienced
the bamboo stilt race.
 The first team that reaches the finish line without getting off the stilts, wins.
 A team will be disqualified if:
a. a player falls twice from the bamboo stilts.
b. a player walks for more than two steps after a fall

- TUMBANG PRESO (Knock the Can Down)

 This is a very common game played in the backyard or even in streets with less vehicular
traffic. It started during the Spanish regime in the Tagalog region. It was handed down in
the different parts of the country and was given different names. The equipment needed
are empty milk can, slipper or a piece of flat stone used as “pamato”.
 Any number of players may participate although it is recommended that players should
not be more than nine (9).
 The object of the game is to hit and knock down the milk can with the pamato and for the
“It” to put back the can inside a small circle, a few meters away from the toe-line. When a
player is tag while recovering his pamato, he becomes the new “It”.
 How to play the game
 Select an “It”. From the small circle where the empty milk can is standing, throw
your “pamato” to the starting line. Whoever has the farthest pamato from the toe-
line becomes the “It”.
 Let the “It” guard the empty milk can in the small circle
 Line up at the back of the starting line. When the “It” shouts “Game”, each of you
should hit the can trying to topple it down.
 The toe-line serves as your home base. You are safe once you stay in the home
base with your slippers or stones with you.

- SUNGKA
 For as long as anyone can remember, there has always been a sungka board in the
Filipino homes. The sungka board is a small treasure-the older it is, the more precious, it
sits on a side table or a top a bench, waiting to be played.
Sungka Board
 A shallow boat made of solid wood at both ends of, which are large deep bowls carved out
of the wood. The whole length of the boat is lined with seven smaller bowls carved in
pairs.
 PROPS Pebbles, "Sigay" or shells seeds
 MECHANICS
 Sungka is always played by two people.
 Each players fills up his seven smaller bowls with 7 "Sigay" each.
 Both players start at the same time.
 The object of the game is to put as many "Sigay" as possible in the large bowl as
to cause the opponent to lose one or two of his smaller bowls in the succeeding
games which means he losses.
 If at the end of 15 minutes, nobody has been declared as winner, the game will
be called off. Each player counts the number of "Sigay" in the opponent's large
bowl.
 The player with the most number of "Sigay" wins.

- SACK RACE
 Very popular indigenous game in the Philippines where in the players used sack as the
main material/equipment in the game.
 Mechanic
 Each teams should compose of five players.
 Player must be able to reach in the turning point and go back to the starting line
for the next player join the race, until all the 5 players enter the sack and turn
around to the starting line.
 The first team who will finish the race will be the winner.
MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES

MOUNTAINEERING
- Mountaineering or mountain climbing is considered as a sport.
- An outdoor activity that aims to attain the highest point in mountainous regions.
- Technically anybody could walk to the top of a mountain but this would not make them a mountaineer.
Mountaineering can best be described

Ascent of any hill or mountain

- Requires some form of climbing
- Use of technical equipment.

Three Basic Form of Climbing

1. Rock Climbing
Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations.
2. Snow/Ice Climbing
Ice climbing is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations. 
3. Mixed Climbing
Type of climbing which is combination of rocky and ice routes.

Hiking
- Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural or man made environments,
often on hiking trails.
- Man made rode or well made trails
- Shorter distance

Trekking
- More rigorous such as it is done over a variety of terrain
- More rigorous
- Done over variety of terrain
- Longer distance

BOTH: Walking backpacking

Outdoor Recreational activity

Romeo Roberto Garduce - The first Filipino to reach the seven summit
- Pito para sa Pilipino

MOUNTAINEERING SPORT
- shows discipline
- Athlete demonstrate focus and passion
- Rules

YOSEMITE DECIMAL SYSTEM

- One of the commonly used rating system for rock climbing routes.
- Describe mountains terrain according to the technique and physical difficulties encountered
during the climb

 CLASS 1
- Routes are just slightly elevated
- Using of ropes are not necessary

 CLASS 2
- Simple scrambling is already evident by hopping from boulder to boulder steps to slippery slope.
- Still ropes is NOT necessary

 CLASS 3
- take 2nd class to a little bit higher
- still ropes are NOT necessary
- start thinking about the consequence of falling

 CLASS 4
- ropes are now essential
 - not 100% vertical but clipping or tying yourself into a rope in this point is a good idea

 CLASS 5
- completely vertical
- ropes and bilayer is very important to move upward.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONING

Exercise
- 3 – 4 times a week
- At least 30 – 60 minutes
- Include aerobic activities
- Strengthen our lungs and heart
- Muscle strengthening and endurance training
- Help the legs for long walk and back carrying

Nutrition
- Fuelling
- The need energy
- Increasing the amount of glycogen/glucose in the muscle
Carbohydrates -> Glucoes ->Energy

Example Table 1

Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Aerobic Trai Strength Trai Aerobic Trai Interval Trai Aerobic Trai Strength Or Inter Rest

ning ning ning ning ning val Training

Example Table 2

Week  Warm Up Aerobic Strength Notes

1
Mond 10 min stretch an 30 min Cardio @ 60% Avg MHR Run,     
ay d warm up Bike, Swim, or other.

Tues Warm Up Aerobic Strength Notes

day
  5 min stretch and    1 Set of 10 reps of   
warm up the following:

  Step ups front

Step ups side

Step downs

Push Ups

Crunches

Plank

Mountain climber
s