PSC Delivers IP Games in Bago City, Promotes IP Community’s Rights and Wellness via Sports

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) organized the IP Games Visayas leg this year in Bago City, Negros Occidental, on September 28 and 29.

The two-day competition highlighted the rights and wellness of the indigenous peoples (IP), showcasing 10 traditional games as sports: bangkaw (spear), pana (bow and arrow), fire-making, trompo (spinning top), panit lubi (peeling of coconut husk), kadang (bamboo stilt race), palo sebo (greasy pole), tumba patis (tumbang preso), bayo gisig (pounding of palay) and giling mais (grinding of corn).

About 300 members from various IP communities across 17 local government units in the province participated in the event.

“Delivering the value of sports through a genuine cause for the IP communities is among the top priorities of the PSC. This is the PSC’s way of taking good care of the welfare of our aspiring athletes coming from the minorities,” said Richard Bachmann, PSC Chair.

In a separate statement, NCIP-Western Visayas shared that the “IP Games Visayas” emphasizes the need to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage and traditional sports of the indigenous community.