BATANG PINOY NATIONAL FINALS OPENS IN BACOLOD CITY
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
BACOLOD CITY - Batang Pinoy, the national championships of the centerpiece sports program for children 15 years and below opened here Tuesday. The Philippine Sports Commission? Philippine Olympic Committee Batang Pinoy National Finals was originally set on November 14 ? 25, 2013 but was postponed to January 28? February 1, 2014 due to typhoon Yolanda that destroyed much of the Visayas region resulting in a national calamity.
A total of 21 sports will be played including arnis, athletics, cycling, swimming, triathlon, badminton, basketball 3-on-3, boxing, chess, dancesport, gymnastics, volleyball, futsal, karatedo, lawn tennis, sepak takraw, taekwondo, softball, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.
The opening ceremony started with a parade of delegations through the major commercial districts of the city followed by a program attended by PSC chairman Ricardo Garcia, Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevilla and Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the public plaza.
Mayor Puentevella, a former PSC Commissioner, coincidentally is the Father of Batang Pinoy Masskara dance presentations added color and gaeity to the opening. The culmination was the lighting of the Friendship Flame. Boodle fight dinner of athletes and officials followed at the gymnasium.
Prior to the national finals, regional qualifying legs were held. Davao City delegation topped the Mindanao Qualifying leg held in Tagum City, Cebu City and Pangasinan finished first place in the Visayas Qualifying leg in Maasin City and the Luzon leg in Zambales, respectively.
Luzon sent the biggest delegation with 824, Visayas with 647, Mindanao with 569, and host Bacolod and Negros Occidental with 500 for a total of 2,540 athletes joining the week-long competition.
This writer together with four city councilors led the 50 athletes and officials of Maasin City delegation.
Some 30 athletes from Leyte Sports Academy from typhoon-struck Tacloban City will see action in athletics, swimming and boxing. They transferred their training at the PSC in Pasig and they are expected to win some medals in the Batang Pinoy national finals.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Round 12 with Mauricio Sulaimán: A Grand Week for Boxing in NY
By Mauricio Sulaimán, Wed, 04 Feb 2026Boxlab Promotions Euri Cedeno and Carlos De Leon Castro Shine in San Juan Victories
Wed, 04 Feb 2026National Boxing Hall of Fame 2026 is set to April 26 in Montebello, California
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Wed, 04 Feb 2026Vito Mielnicki Jr. Returns Home to Defend WBC USA, IBF USBA and WBO Global Middleweight Championships Against Omar Ulises Huerta
Wed, 04 Feb 2026Noah Lucas Palcis sees action in Bangkok chess meet
By Marlon Bernardino, Wed, 04 Feb 2026Reymond Yanong Edges Out Hayato Ono for Split Decision Win in Japan
By Carlos Costa, Tue, 03 Feb 2026“I’m gonna smoke whoever is in front of me, Anthony Wright- Hearn makes his pro debut March 13 at Thunderdome 53
Tue, 03 Feb 2026Pacman's Cue Club Hosts J&P 10 Ball Cup from Feb. 4 to 7
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 03 Feb 2026Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge is back
By Lito delos Reyes, Tue, 03 Feb 2026WILDER AND CHISORA FACE OFF IN ICONIC TIMES SQUARE TO ANNOUNCE APRIL 4 HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AT THE O2 LONDON
Tue, 03 Feb 2026World Boxing appoints Tom Dielen as new Secretary General
Tue, 03 Feb 2026Sullivan Management signs 19-1 power-punching Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga
Tue, 03 Feb 2026Another Grandeza in MMA is coming
By Lito delos Reyes, Tue, 03 Feb 2026Gracie meets Zubiri in PH
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 02 Feb 2026International Master Eric Labog Jr. rules FIDE rapid chess tourney
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 02 Feb 2026