PSC Plans to Scrap Batang Pinoy
Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician
October 13, 2017
PSC Plans to Scrap Batang Pinoy Next Year, Is this Good for the Country?
While It came to my attention few weeks from a tip-off that the PSC was planning to scrap
the Batang Pinoy. So I found this hard to believe but was advised to not post anything until
information became available after October 3.
Consequently, no further information was provided. So after 10 days it now safe to post,
while in the future this grace period seems a bit too long. So Now I read in Balita that the
plans to Scrap Batang Pinoy next year will push through.
My sources told me weeks ago a meeting was held between PSC and DEPED. That the fund
for BP will be diverted to coaches’ technical training and education. While the PSC also feels
that BP is just a duplication of Palaro. Hence nothing is cast in stone, but this could be the
last staging of the BP.
Now it seems like it will be based on the recent quote from Balita.
In my own opinion, I do not think the Batang Pinoy is similar or intended to be too similar to
the Palarong Pambansa. I’m not saying the Batang Pinoy instead of Palaro. But both are
equally beneficial.
- From 2011-2015 the Batang Pinoy saw exponential growth showing it was a Successful Program.
- 2011 2250 participants
- 2012 4397 participants (195% increase)
- 2013 7546 participants (171% increase)
- The Batang Pinoy is supposed to be for kids 13-15 to prepare them for the Palarong Pambansa which is 13-18. The PSC admin changed the age limit to 13-17 in 2016 which in turn made it more similar to the age range at the Palaro. Is a 13-year-old physically able to compete with an 18-year-old?
- There were a lot more clinics and seminars available for anyone to join. Whereas with the DEPED usually teachers are front lined or prioritized in these clinics and seminars at Palaro.
- Sports not played at the Palaro were available at Batang Pinoy. All of the below except Dance Sport, Rugby, and Pencak Silat are Olympic Sports. However, 7s Rugby and Pencat are played frequently at SEA Games. So its important we also give these sports the chance to become part of our national syllabus of events.
- Weight Lifting
- DanceSport instead of Gymnastics
- Karatedo
- Pencat Silat
- Cycling
- Judo
- Rugby
- Triathlon
- Wrestling
- Anyone can Join the Batang Pinoy even kids who are ‘Homeschooled’ or not going to school.
- Palaro is a school knock out competition where only 2 athletes per region can represent each event and teams are limited to 12 in elementary or 15 in secondary per region. In some regions, the top 3 in an event may come from that event. So it encourages more participation and bigger numbers at Batang Pinoy
- The power was put in the hands of the LGU for selection. With athletes representing the LGU, they come from. Giving more pride to local sports. A lot of the time athletes from provinces end up competing for NCR or Calabarzon who come from Mindanao. But in Batang Pinoy, they compete for their home LGU from which they originally come from.
I could go on all day about the benefits and opportunities this program brings to Philippine
Sport having frequently been invited as a Researcher and Analyst for this said event during
my stint with the Philippine Sports PSC (Philippine Sports). In the sense, it engages learning
and knowledge sharing in a more sports carnival-like atmosphere.
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Article Translated From http://balita.net.ph/2017/10/12/palaro-sentro-ng-psc-program-ramirez/
Source: https://t.co/xJVp3PrXWd
Better to get Rid of Milo
To Chairman Ramirez,
What doesn’t make any sense is removing an event such as Batang Pinoy which has high
attendance and more room for growth. Palaro has a lot of attendance also. However, we do
have 3 multi-events targetted for kids. Palaro, Batang Pinoy, and Milo. And if you include the
Children’s Games there is now 4.
The event that is the weakest link here is the Milo Little Olympics. Which is now nothing
more than a glorified exhibition/ barangay games. Numbers are dwindling. In Mindanao
Cagayan De Oro always insists on hosting this event despite providing a substandard track
oval which has no rubber surface. Despite there being an 8 lane standard rubberized track
oval at Xavier University 10 minutes away. The organizer hasn’t taken the initiative to use the
better facility.
Milo this year due to the Marawi incident made many teams stay clear of Milo event and saw
numbers plummet. If Milo is to survive in Mindanao other cities must be given the
opportunities to host. It’s not fair the Cagayan De Oro always hosts the event when other
places are willing to.
Suggestions
- Milo should be removed if one children’s meet has to go
- Batang Pinoy should go back to 15 and below age grade to make it less similar to Palaro and to reduce numbers making it easier to manage
- The Children’s Games and Batang Pinoy can be merged and incorporated to make it more manageable and benefit more kids.
More make of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) the palarong Pambansa in the power
of the agency the pagorganisa and conducting a regional elimination for the annual
tournaments for the student’s athletes.
After the united statement of commission on bayani education (ched) and department of
education (Deped) which nagkaklaro in the power of PSC TO ADMINISTER THE
COLLEGIATE Sports, also the participation of the students athletes in the international
competition, said by PSC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM ‘Butch’ Ramirez which more agency the
program at the grassroots level.
“It’s timely. Right now, we’re planning to scrap the Batang Pinoy next year and
focus on the Palarong Pambansa.
Institutions that are the games, it is set up its organization, so it’s easier for us to
strengthen it with the aspects of technical, started and training,” said Ramirez.
As Introduction said Ramirez the practice of national consultative meeting for Collegiate
Sports on October 17-18 to philsports multi-Purpose Arena in pasig city.
Meeting of the meeting of the expected lalahukan of 140 Representative of universities,
colleges and school, as well as the school leagues, raising the quality of the kompetsiyon in
school level.
“Remember that no less than the President has instructed us to make sports accessible to all,
to involve the youth more,” pahayagt ni Ramirez.
Ramirez assertion that the stability of the Elite Sports is mapagtatagumpayan if the training’s
training at the grassroots level.
“University sports has always played a big role in elite sports. It has been a rich ground of
sports talent and we want to continue to support them,” aniya.
“PSC is very serious in strengthening grassroots sports. School sports is a pertinent
component of that effort,” sambit ni Ramirez, isang educator at book author bago na-appoint
sa PSC sa ikalawang pagkakataon.
Scheduled to perform the palarong palarong next year in ilocos sur. The Province will also
stand a host on the PSC-sponsored Batang Pinoy next week.
