Pe 200 Reponte

PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
THE PHILIPPINES
•Name: Jaymar C. Reponte

•Subject: PE 200
•Day and time: Saturday (8:00-5:00)
•Date Reported: March 5, 2021
“By understanding the history of physical education and sport, a professional
can be better understand the nature of the profession , appreciate the
significant developments from the past to the present, and project trends for
the future” (Bucher and Wuest, 1995).
OBJECTIVES
- Identify the history of Physical
Education in the Philippines
- Enumerate the contribution of
different period to the history of
Physical Education in the Philippines,
and
- Recognize the importance of
understanding Physical Education
history as Physical Education
teachers.
Pre-Spanish Period
Pre-Spanish Period
Physical activities were necessary for existence.

Cockfighting, introduced by the Malays and
considered a favorite sport was popular. Dancing
was a religious activity with several purposes and
officiated by a priest or a priestess. War dances
were performed. Bathing and swimming were
important part in the lives of the natives.
Spanish Period
Spanish Period
Cockfighting continued to be a favorite sport and

found its way to the other places in the archipelago.
Dancing became a major activity enjoyed by the
people. The Fandango, the Jota, the Curacha of Spain;
the Polka, and Mazurka of Central Europe; and the
Lanceros and Rigodon of France were introduced by
the conquistadores to lure the Filipinos to be
converted to Christianity. Ceremonial dances were
performed during religious activities.
Spanish Period
Recreational games such as the juego de anillo, juego

de prenda, and the duplo (a poetic joust) were
introduced. Girls played sungka, siklot, piko, luksong
tinik, and hide and seek. Boys played patintero, sipa,
and kite-flying.
Spanish Period
Older women played card games. Higher order

recreational activities like horse races triggered the
founding of Manila Jockey Club in 1867 to supervise
the holding of races once a year, but were closed
down in 1880. In 1893, gymnastics was recorded to be
a required subject for all candidates for the
Elementary Teachers Certificate at the Superior
Normal School for Men Teachers.
American Period
American Period
1901 – Physical exercise was one of the subjects

introduced in the public schools, and regular
program of athletics was developed.
1905 – Baseball and track and field were introduced
and taught to young boys.
1909 – Athletic program for the schools emphasized
the playing of western sports and coaching
of tennis.
American Period
1910 – Basketball was first introduced as a game for young

girls at the Carnival Meet held in Manila but was later
discontinued in 1914 because it was found very strenuous for
the girls. Later, indoor baseball, tennis, and volleyball were
introduced.
1911 – The “Athletic Handbook” was published by the Bureau
of Education where the first part prescribed few simple games
and relays; the second part contained the rules for baseball,
basketball for girls, volleyball, indoor baseball, track and field,
and lawn tennis.
American Period
January, 1911 - the Philippine Amateur Athletic

Federation (PAAF) was organized to control amateur
sports in the Philippines.
American Period
1914 – In cognizant to the implementation of the

“play for everybody” policy of the Bureau of
Education, the Teacher’s Vacation Assembly started in
Manila to give special training to Filipino teachers to
be able to conduct various physical activities, and in
turn recipients of the special training taught at the
provincial normal schools
American Period
March 5, 1919 – A syllabus entitled “Physical

education: A Manual for Teachers” was published
as a result of the plan in 1918 for a definite
course of study in Physical Education, submitted
by a special committee of superintendents.
American Period
1920 – Physical Education was made a

required subject in all public schools. A rating of
75% which was based on attendance in the
required exercises is necessary for promotion
every year from grade four to fourth year high
school. However, the grade was not included in
the computation of the general average.
American Period
1928 – A Summer School for Coaching was

opened by the Office of the National Physical
Education Director in cooperation with the
Bureau of Education to help the public school
teachers who are in- charge of athletics to
improve their coaching methods.
American Period
1937 – Physical Education was made a curricular

subject in the secondary schools where the grade was
not only based on attendance but in proficiency in
skills as well. The grade was included in the
computation of the general average.
1939 – Women’s track and field was added in the
program of the National Inter-Scholastics.
Japanese Period
Japanese Period
The Japanese Military Administration obliged all

public schools to perform daily calisthenics on air
called the Radio Taiso, where Japanese instructors
were provided. The demonstration of the exercise was
held in Luneta.
Post-War to Present
Post-War to Present
1948 to 1952 – Under the joint sponsorship of

the PAAF and Department of Education, The
National College of Physical Education
conducted a Summer school of Physical
Education held at the Rizal Memorial Field. In
1953, PAAF took the sponsorship alone.
Post-War to Present
The Schools Physical education and Sports Act of

1969 provided program of activities that included
among others a program of health education and
nutrition, a program of physical fitness for all pupils, a
program of competitive athletics, a program of
intramural and inter-unit athletic competition within
schools, districts, and provinces, and an annual
competition within and among regions.
Post-War to Present
In the 70’s and early 80’s, physical education was

incorporated in the subject Youth Development
Training or YDT in the high school. The subjects
included Physical Education, Scouting, Health, and
Music.
Post-War to Present
The Physical education Program in the

Elementary was revised in 1971 to comprise the
activities such as the Testing Program,
rhythmic activities, games, relays and athletic
team games, swimming, and physical
education for children needing attention.
Post-War to Present
The Revised Secondary School Program is

contained in the Department Order No. 20, s.
1973. Two aspects of the program were Youth
Development Training (YDT) for first year to
third year and Citizen Army Training (CAT) for
fourth year high school.
Post-War to Present
In MEC Order No. 6, s. 1982, the New Elementary

School Curriculum (NESC) reflected directions for
change based on the Program for Decentralized
Educational Development (PRODED). PE in Grades I and
II is integrated with the subject Sibika at Kultura
(Civics and Culture) No specific time block is allotted
to this subject but is taught as the need arises. Grades
III to VI PE is clustered with Art and Music in a subject
entitled Music, Art and Physical Education (MAPE).
Post-War to Present
The 1989 Secondary Education Development Program

(SEDP) is a response to continue pupil development
started by the Program for Decentralized Educational
Development in 1982. Based on DECS Order No. 11, s.
1989, the New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC)
of SEDP is cognitive-affective-manipulative-based and
is student-centered and community-oriented. One of
the 8 subject areas in the NSEC is Physical Education,
Health and Music (PEHM).
Post-War to Present
In the elementary, based on DECS Order No. 53, s.

1994, states that Physical Education in Grades I and II
shall be listed as a separate additional subject and will
be taught daily for 20 minutes beginning school year
1994 – 1995 in public elementary schools. It shall
continue to be taught as a component of MAPE in
Grades III to VI.
PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) was created through Republic Act
No. 6847 in 1990 to serve as the “sole policy-making and coordinating
body of all amateur sports development programs and instructions in the
Philippines”. It was mandated to provide the leadership, formulate the
policies and set the priorities and directions of all national sports
promotion and development, particularly giving emphasis on grassroots
participation. Increased participation in sports by Filipinos (Grassroots
Sports); excellence in sports performance by Filipinos (Elite Sports); and
national unity and solidity through physical fitness and sports are among
its objectives.
CONCLUSION
In contemporary history, physical education in the

Philippines developed into the Bureau of Physical Education
and School Sports. ... Referred to as DECS, the department
began as the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports
under the country's Education Act of 1982.
SYNTHESIS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
THE PHILIPPINES HAPPENED IN THE FOLLOWING
DATES:
• 1. 1901 – PHYSICAL EXERCISES WAS ONE OF
THE SUBJECT INTRODUCED IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND REGULAR PROGRAM OF
ATHLETICS WAS DEVELOPED.
• 2. 1905 – BASEBALL AND TRACK AND FIELD
WERE INTRODUCED AND TAUGHT TO THE
YOUNG BOYS IN SCHOOL.
Physical education started gaining attention in
American in the 1800s.
Gradually, it started becoming part of the
regular curriculum as the importance of human
body development was realized.
It was not until the early 1900s that states
passed legislation to have it as part of the core
curriculum at schools.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN

•Name: Jaymar C. Reponte

Physical activities were necessary for existence.

Cockfighting continued to be a favorite sport and

Recreational games such as the juego de anillo, juego

Older women played card games. Higher order

1901 – Physical exercise was one of the subjects

1910 – Basketball was first introduced as a game for young

January, 1911 - the Philippine Amateur Athletic

1914 – In cognizant to the implementation of the

March 5, 1919 – A syllabus entitled “Physical

1920 – Physical Education was made a

1928 – A Summer School for Coaching was

1937 – Physical Education was made a curricular

The Japanese Military Administration obliged all

1948 to 1952 – Under the joint sponsorship of

The Schools Physical education and Sports Act of

In the 70’s and early 80’s, physical education was

The Physical education Program in the

The Revised Secondary School Program is

In MEC Order No. 6, s. 1982, the New Elementary

The 1989 Secondary Education Development Program

In the elementary, based on DECS Order No. 53, s.

In contemporary history, physical education in the

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