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• Larong Pinoy


  Cultural treasure cherished and favorite past-time that is close to hearts of Filipinos encompassing generations to generations
• Laro ng lahi


  Games of our heritage
• Some games are played or held during town fiestas in the provinces
• Agawan Base


  • Two teams have self-claimed bases, goal is to tag the other team's base without getting tagged
  • Several variations like connecting items on the base
  • First to tag 5 times wins, can tag people who have touched their base
• Agawang Sulok


  • Catch and own a corner
  • The "it" stands in the middle, players try to exchange places by running from one base to another
  • The "it" tries to secure a vacant corner or base
• Bahay-bahayan


  Role playing game where children act as members of an imaginary family
• Bahay-kubo


  • Hand clapping game involving 4 people split into 2 pairs, each pair does a hand clapping "routine" while singing the "bahay-kubo"
• Bati-cobra


  • Hitting and catching game played by 2 or more players outdoors
  • Requires 2 bamboo sticks (1 long, 1 short)
  • The batter strikes the shorter stick with the longer one, other players try to catch the flying shorter stick
• Chinese Garter


  • Two people hold a stretched garter horizontally, others attempt to cross over it without tripping
  • The garter's height is made higher with each round
• Langit-lupa


  • One "It" chases after players who are allowed to run on level ground (lupa) and clamber over objects (langit)
  • The "It" can tag players on the ground but not those in the "langit"
• Lawin At Sisiw


  • One player is the 'hawk', another is the 'hen', the rest are the 'chickens'
  • The hawk tries to 'buy' and catch a chicken from the hen while the hen and other chickens try to prevent it
• Luksong Baka


  • Variation of Luksong Tinik, one player crouches while others jump over, the crouching player gradually stands up
• Luksong Tinik


  • Two players serve as the base of the "tinik" (thorn) by putting their feet together, players jump over the tinik
• Palosebo


  • Greased bamboo pole climbing game, players attempt to climb to the top to get the prize
• Patintero


  • Players try to cross the water lines without being touched or caught by the "it" players standing on the lines
• Piko


  • Hopscotch game, players throw a cue ball and take turns hopping through the boxes
• Pitik-bulag


  • Two players, one covers their eyes while the other flicks a finger over the hand, they both call out a number and if they match they exchange roles
• Sepak Takraw


  Foot volleyball game where players use only their feet, knee, chest and head to touch and handle the ball
• Swimming


  Is an individual or team sport that involves using arms and legs to move the body through water
• Sipa


  Game of kick, the object called "sipa" is tossed upwards and players must kick it without letting it touch the ground
• Sungka


  • Game played on a wooden block with two rows of seven holes, players distribute and move pieces around the holes to accumulate in their "head"
• 4 Competitive types of strokes

  • Freestyle
  • Breaststroke
  • Backstroke
  • Butterfly
• Freestyle


  • Freestyle swimming implies the freedom to choose any stroke style for competitive swimming. This style is generally the fastest
• Backstroke


  • A swimming style swum on the BACK. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going
• Sipa


  Filipino variant of Sepak Takraw
• Breaststroke


  • Is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and torso does not rotate. It is the most popular swimming style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of time, and that it can be swum comfortably at slow speeds
• Butterfly


  • Is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by dolphin kick
• Pambansang laro


  Term used for the Filipino variant of Sepak Takraw
• Swimming Officials


  • Referee
  • Starter
  • Clerk of Course
  • Inspector of Turns
  • Judges of Stroke
  • Finish Judge
• Sipa


  • Player kicks the sipa with their foot and counts the number of kicks
  • The player with the most kicks wins
• Referee


  The Referee has full control and authority over all officials. The Referee will enforce all rules
• Sungka


  A game played on a solid wooden block with two rows of seven circular holes and two large holes at both ends called "head"
• Starter


  The starter has full control of the swimmers from time the referee turns the swimmers over him/her until the race commence
• Sungka gameplay


  1. Player removes all pieces from the hole on the extreme left of their side

  2. Distributes them anti-clockwise, one in each hole to the right of that hole, omitting an opponent's "head" but not a player's own "head"

  3. If the last piece falls into an occupied hole, all the pieces are removed from that hole and distributed in the same way

  4. Player's turn ends when the last piece falls into an empty hole on the opponent's side
• Clerk of Course


  The clerk of course (also called BULLPEN) assembles swimmers prior to each event, and is responsible for organizing swimmers into heats based on their times
• Sungka - additional rules


  • If the last piece distributed falls into a player's own "head", the player earns another turn
  • If the last piece distributed falls into an empty hole on his side, the player captures all the pieces in the hole directly across from this one, on the opponent's side and puts them (plus the last piece distributed) in his own "head"
• Timekeepers


  Each timekeeper takes the time of the swimmers in the lane assigned to him/her
• Inspector of Turns


  Each inspector of turns ensures that swimmers comply with the relevant rules for turning as well as the relevant rules for start and finish of the race
• Taguan


  Hide and seek game played at sunset or at night
• Judges of Stroke


  They follow the swimmers during their swim back and forth across the pool. They ensure that the rules related to the styles of swimming designated for the event are being observed