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DepEd Asec on Palarong Pambansa weather issues: ‘We have contingency plans’

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Athletes from different regions of the Philippines participate during the Palarong Pambansa 2023 opening parade amid heavy rains in Marikina City on Monday, July 31, 2023. Student athletes from 17 regions around the country will compete from July 29 until August 5 as Palarong Pambansa resumes after its three year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/31/20230731-palarong-pambansa.jpg"/><figcaption>Athletes from different regions of the Philippines participate during the Palarong Pambansa 2023 opening parade amid heavy rains in Marikina City on Monday, July 31, 2023. Student athletes from 17 regions around the country will compete from July 29 until August 5 as Palarong Pambansa resumes after its three year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — There are contingency plans in place in Marikina City as it hosts the Palarong Pambansa amidst inclement weather, the Department of Education assured on Monday.</p><p>“Ang pinaka-challenge talaga ay itong ulan natin ngayon,” said DepEd Assistant Secretary and Deputy Spokesperson Francis Bringas in an interview with DWPM’s Radyo 360.</p><p>This year marks the first time that the games will be played since it was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will feature the theme of ‘Batang Malakas, Bansang Matatag’.</p><p>But Typhoon Falcon and heavy rains in Luzon has raised concerns regarding the schedule of games and even possible cancellation of events in the &#x27;Shoe Capital of the Philippines.&#x27;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/23/falcon-further-intensifies-rains-in-western-luzon-for-3-days">Falcon further intensifies; rains in western Luzon for 3 days</a></li></ul><p>Still, Bringas maintained that they are already ahead of the situation.</p><p>“Karamihan naman ng mga activities natin ay indoors at sa covered court except lang sa track and field and yung mga batted games natin. ‘Yan yung maaapektuhan if ever this is going to go on until next week,” he said.</p><p>“We already have contingency plans for that, yung mga maaapektuhan sa ating schedules. Yung mga adjustments, ginawa na ng ating mga tournament directors,” he added.</p><p>The Palarong Pambansa will hold its opening ceremonies today, and the tournament is scheduled from August 1 until August 5, but the DepEd Asec said that there is still the possibility of some events being completely cancelled if the weather prohibits.</p><p>“Meron kasi tayong specific international rules na sinusundan. Kapag yung intensity ng downpour, if it reaches a certain level, that’s the time na magde-declare na ng cancellation of that event. Pero habang walang ulan na nakikita, yung rule of succession natin sa ating mga games, yan yung mga i-aapply natin.”</p><p>Aside from the venues of the games, Bringas also bared how prepared they are for the accommodation of the 9,172 delegates from the 17 regions of the county that include all the student-athletes, officials, and coaches.</p><p>“I had the chance to go around and napakaayos ng ating mga public schools and private schools na maging billeting area. Mga flood-free areas [ito], kasi pinili natin yung mga higher-elevated na mga area,” he explained. </p><p>“We are very confident na hindi sila maaapektuhan.”</p><p>Meanwhile, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) also extended its services to the delegates by offering them the ‘Libreng Sakay’ program in the LRT-2 which includes the Marikina Stations.</p><p>All athletes, coaches &amp; trainers, national and local committee members, volunteers, technical workers, officials, medical staff, and accredited media should only present their Palarong Pambansa Identification Card to avail of it.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2737348" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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DepEd Asec on Palarong Pambansa weather issues: ‘We have contingency plans’

Rom Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 31, 2023 03:20 PM PHT

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Updated July 31, 2023 05:48 PM PHT

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