00:00 Marikina City is all set to host the return of the Palarumpang Pambansa after a long hiatus during the pandemic.
00:06 The national sports meet will start on Monday next week as student-athletes from different parts of the country converge for the event.
00:14 Kay Asuncion has more of the story.
00:16 It looks like there's no stopping Marikina City from hosting the 2023 Palarumpang Pambansa
00:24 which will start on July 31 and will run until August 5.
00:27 Despite another typhoon looming in the horizon, the organizing committee assured that everything has been planned out from the building area to the playing venue.
00:36 Especially the city disaster risk reduction management office is coming up with a contingency plan.
00:42 If ever there's going to be rains, it's too hot or whatever weather disturbance we may be having during the handoff of the Palarumpang Pambansa.
00:49 And they are instituting precautionary measures as well as contingencies in the event that the games will be disrupted by weather disturbance.
01:00 Each region has its own assigned schools for the accommodations.
01:05 In the latest press release of the host city Marikina, Mayor Marcio Chiodoro thanked the Department of Education for trusting their city.
01:12 The city may have a limited capacity but it is up for the challenge to host the national games.
01:17 There will be 34 sports where the young athletes would compete in the five-day tournament,
01:22 including paddle sports for the differently abled student athletes as well as demonstration sports, totaling 1,573 events.
01:31 KSM Sion for The Nation.
