Rappler's latest stories on special games
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

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

SPED coach: 'Understand, be patient with special athletes'
A number of unsung heroes will be working behind the scenes in the Palarong Pambansa 2017 They are the SPED athletes’ coaches and mentors like Stephanie Cedanio

WATCH: Special games NCR swimmer tries his best to be 'like everyone else'
From the day Edmar Mamaclay started swimming he makes it a point to do everything a person with two legs could – even if he only has one leg

Palaro special games athlete electrocuted, rushed to hospital
4th UPDATE The athlete only suffered mild numbness says an official while the Legazpi City Fire Station is investigating the incident

DepEd eyes adding chess for the blind at next Palaro
Aside from chess there are plans to add more events in the Palarong Pambansa special games

IN PHOTOS: #Palaro2014 Day 3 swimming, Special Games track
Relive Day 3 Tuesday May 6 of Palarong Pambansa s swimming and Special Games track competitions in photos

IN PHOTOS: Athletes rise above physical limitations
The Palaro is an avenue where athletes with physical limitations rise above physical hindrances and show the world that they can excel in the sporting arena
Special Games: Western Visayas finishes on top
Western Visayas win special games overall followed by Ilocos and Davao
Special athletes play bocce, go beyond expectations
For Region 1 the field of special games has been a forte in Palarong Pambansa
Palaro, sports and the physically challenged
Rappler intern Benise Balaoing blogs about visually impaired athletes who play in Palarong Pambansa 2012 and her own struggles in sports
Special games in Palaro gather standout athletes
The special games in Palarong Pambansa is 5 years old gathers differently abled athletes across the country