Host city | Legazpi, Albay (main) |
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Country | Philippines |
Motto | Transforming Communities, Transcending through K to 12 |
Teams | 18 regional athletic associations |
Athletes | 14,000+ athletes[1] |
Opening | 10 April |
Closing | 16 April |
Opened by | Secretary of Education Armin Luistro |
Torch lighter | Terrence Romeo Francis Everisto |
Main venue | Bicol University Sports Complex |
Broadcast partners | ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD |
Website | albaypalaro2016.com |
The 2016 Palarong Pambansa was the 59th edition of the annual multi-sporting event for Filipino student-athletes. Athletic associations from the country's 18 regions were competed in different sporting events and discipline. The games were held at the Bicol University Sports Complex, in Albay Province,[2] from April 10–16, 2016.[3]
Negros Island Region which was created in 2015, participated for the first time in the Palarong Pambansa as a region.[4]