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LIST: Philippine leagues suspended amid coronavirus outbreak
(UPDATED) Local sports leagues and events are put on hold due to the virus pandemic

Palarong Pambansa 2020 postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Marikina City is set to host the Palarong Pambansa in May, but Mayor Marcy Teodoro postpones the multi-sport event
NCR highlights dominant Palaro run with basketball gold
Bannered by reigning UAAP champions NU Bullpups, NCR makes easy work of Central Luzon to clinch the overall championship for the 15th straight year
NCR, Western Visayas nail Palaro volley title berths
National Capital Region and Western Visayas arrange a championship showdown in secondary boys volleyball

Davao swimmer Villanueva shatters own Palaro record
Juliana Marien Villanueva defends her crown in the secondary girls 800m freestyle

Central Luzon completes Palaro volleyball elims sweep
Defending champion Central Luzon caps its perfect 4-0 run with a thrilling triumph over host Davao

Tausug athletics standout pockets double gold
Rozikan Sali Balli hands the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association its first gold

Record shattered on 1st day of Palarong Pambansa
Bicol's Lheslie Delima cops the first gold medal of the annual meet while Cagayan Valley's Algin Gomez breaks the long jump record
Duterte tells Palarong Pambansa athletes to stay away from drugs
At the Palarong Pambansa 2019 opening ceremony, President Rodrigo Duterte repeats his claim that there are now around 7 million Filipinos supposedly hooked on shabu

Briones denies Duterte ordered bombing of Lumad schools
'You did not order the bombing of any school,' says Education Secretary Leonor Briones as she introduces President Rodrigo Duterte at Palarong Pambansa 2019

Palarong Pambansa 2019 opens in Davao City
More than 15,000 athletes from the Philippines' 17 regions will compete in this year's edition of the national sports event

Prioritize athletes so they don't get pirated, LGUs told
'By nurturing their local athletes, provinces would eventually reap honors,' says Filipina long-jump queen Elma Muros Posadas
HIGHLIGHTS and MEDAL TALLY: Palarong Pambansa 2019
Get all the updates on the Palarong Pambansa being held in Davao City on April 28 to May 5, 2019

After spate of food poisoning cases, Palaro sets safety measures
Palarong Pambansa host Davao City says it will implement strict food safety measures following recent food poisoning incidents in athletic meets

Going local: Buko juice is 2019 Palarong Pambansa's official sports drink
Athletes participating in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa will get their dose of natural electrolytes

DepEd official to file charges vs fake Palarong Pambansa page creator
Education Undersecretary Tonisito Umali denies shaming fat teachers after a fake Facebook page attributes a made-up remark to him

DepEd restricted Rappler's access to Palarong Pambansa 2018
The members of Rappler's field team deployed to cover the recently-concluded Palarong Pambansa 2018 in Ilocos Sur were not given accreditation IDs and were barred from covering several events at the games

DepEd vows to help improve ARMM Palarong Pambansa athletes
Following another dismal performance in Palarong Pambansa 2018, DepEd promises to bring trainers to help boost the region's future showing

DepEd creates child protection committee for Palarong Pambansa
The planned committee implements DepEd's anti-child harassment policy which will assure the safety of the young athletes in future Palarong Pambansa meets

Philippine athletics chief thumbs down Palarong Pambansa 2018 records
The national athletics federation nullifies the records set by Veruel Verdadero, Eliza Cuyom, and Ann Katherine Quitoy as DepEd fails to follow protocol

A cancer survivor, tearful bets, and perennial underdogs take Palaro spotlight
On and off the playing field, these young athletes continue to inspire

NCR lords over Palarong Pambansa field for 14th straight year
The Big City bets amass 100 gold medals as Southern Tagalog-Calabarzon and Western Visayas round out the top 3

Still untouchable, NCR set to bag overall Palaro crown yet again
The Metro Manila contingent continues to lord it over with a 91-gold total on the penultimate day

Tears, triumph mix as Palaro heartbreak kid turns champion
After years of trying, Erwin Mancao of Misamis Oriental finally bags a gold in athletics

From fourth to gold: Calabarzon softball team dominates Palarong Pambansa
The Region 4-A bets shut out powerhouse NCR in the title round, complete tournament sweep

NCR shores up gold-medal haul to seal top spot in Palarong Pambansa 2018
Calabarzon and Western Visayas figure in tight race for second spot

DepEd probes teacher who allegedly molested Palaro athlete
Family of the 14-year-old dance sport athlete vows to file charges

Davao Region eyes first gold in softball vs Western Visayas in Palarong Pabansa 2018
The Davao Eagles enter for the first time the softball elementary finals of Palarong Pambansa

Western Visayas, Calabarzon battle for 2nd spot as NCR pulls away in Palaro medal race
Powerhouse Metro Manila virtually seals No. 1 with 42 gold medals heading into the final stretch

Accident that amputated swimmer’s leg led to his Palaro 2018 journey
Mark Salazar, 12-year-old ortho-amputee swimmer at the Palarong Pambansa 2018 Special Games, hopes his story will inspire others like him to keep on dreaming

Olympian son Edward Josh Buenavista proves winning runs in family
Describing himself as ‘laking oval,’ the son of long-distance runner Eduardo Buenavista shines in Palarong Pambansa 2018

Veruel Verdadero, Jessel Lumapas rule as sprint teen champs
After sweeping the century meter event, Cavite’s top athletics bets dash to more victories

NCR breaches 30-gold mark, keeps top spot in Palarong Pambansa 2018
Region 6 Western Visayas climbs to second, Region 4-A Southern Tagalog slips

Record-smashers hit 17 as Palaro 2018 nears final stretch
NCR swimmers lead pack, Kasandra Alcantara erases 26-year-old shot put mark

NCR's Kasandra Alcantara shatters 26-year-old record in Palarong Pambansa 2018
The University of the East high school student sets new mark in shot put for secondary girls

Still no stopping NCR in the Palarong Pambansa 2018 medal chase
After the third day of action, Metro Manila gets a firm hold of the lead with 26 gold medals

Cebu teacher nabbed for allegedly molesting Palaro athlete
A 14-year-old male dance sport athlete filed a complaint vs 28-year-old special education teacher

Powerhouse NCR tightens grip of top spot in Palarong Pambansa 2018
Traditional favorite NCR stays on top with a 25-gold, 16-silver, 12-bronze medal haul

CARAGA, Eastern Visayas wrestling cadets dominate Palarong Pambansa 2018
With 3 golds, a silver, and a bronze, CARAGA positions itself as the country's newest source of wrestling hopefuls
From being ‘pulot’ boy, young Badjao now a Palaro 2018 tennis player
Tennis players in Lamion, Tawi-Tawi pooled their money together to help send 11-year-old Badjao boy Ignohassan Mustagid to the Palarong Pambansa 2018

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, April 18, 2018
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Cagayan Valley champ aims to break personal record in Palarong Pambansa 2018
Algin Gomez of Aparri, Cagayan Valley wants to highlight his Palaro 2018 campaign with two gold medals, and personal records
Vigan manages logistical nightmare that is Palarong Pambansa 2018
Vigan Mayor Juan Carlo Medina said that his city has only 47 hotels with 1,015 rooms or a maximum capacity of 4,738. There are 17,000 athletes in Palaro 2018.
Vigan Central School hosts special grad for Palaro athletes from Zamboanga Peninsula
(UPDATED) Among the Zamboangueños who graduated in Vigan Central School are the twin sons of Pagadian City Mayor Romeo Pulmones

Arnis prodigies propel Soccsksargen to early lead in Palarong Pambansa 2018
Arnis players Princess Sheryl Valdez and Andrei Alcarioto from Tacurong City shine on the second day of this year's Palarong Pambansa

Family inspires Palarong Pambansa 2018 arnis gold medalists from Tacurong City
Both Princes Sheryl Valdez and Andrei Fritz Justine Alcarioto dedicate their multi-gold medal feats to their ailing fathers

Palaro junks protest vs Calabarzon’s ‘inter-purok’ basketball jerseys
A basketball official explains it is 'too much' to forfeit the young athletes' victory against Zamboanga over improper uniform

Mimaropa’s SPED athlete joins Palaro 2018 against all odds
Puerto Princesa's Leo Lee Cornel, a SPED athlete, plans to dedicate his future victory in the games to his older brother

Soccsksargen rides on arnis golds to jump ahead in Palaro Pambansa 2018 medal tally
A rich harvest of 5 gold medals in arnis sends Soccsksargen to the top of the medal standings at noon of Day 2 of the Palaro

Western Visayas’ Quitoy sets stunning record in Palarong Pambansa 2018
News of the overwhelming way Ann Katherine Quitoy smashed the Palaro record in the javelin throw attracts lots of scholarship offers
