Stage set for IP Games

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippine Sports Commission and the Municipality of Salcedo in Ilocos Sur expressed their 100-percent readiness for the inaugural leg of the Indigenous People’s Games this year.

IP Games’ technical working group from the sports agency made a courtesy visit to Municipal Mayor Ninya Grazielle-Itchon to iron out the final details of the games.

The lady town leader informed the PSC team that all logistics needed are in place to achieve a safe staging of the games and give all the indigenous participants the excellent experience of engaging into sports.

The games will feature traditional sports namely patalunton match, kadang-kadang relay and individual race, pika (javelin), lippay battle, gabbo, sinangduan, binnurang-itan, bekang (archery), sunay spin challenge, and banga relay to be played out in Salcedo Central School.

“We are totally ready for this year’s IP Games. We thank the LGU of Salcedo for helping us spread the agenda of PSC for the sake of indigenous communities using sports,” IP Games project head Elias Samorin said.

Stage set for IP Games

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippine Sports Commission and the Municipality of Salcedo in Ilocos Sur expressed their 100-percent readiness for the inaugural leg of the Indigenous People’s Games this year.

IP Games’ technical working group from the sports agency made a courtesy visit to Municipal Mayor Ninya Grazielle-Itchon to iron out the final details of the games.

The lady town leader informed the PSC team that all logistics needed are in place to achieve a safe staging of the games and give all the indigenous participants the excellent experience of engaging into sports.

The games will feature traditional sports namely patalunton match, kadang-kadang relay and individual race, pika (javelin), lippay battle, gabbo, sinangduan, binnurang-itan, bekang (archery), sunay spin challenge, and banga relay to be played out in Salcedo Central School.

“We are totally ready for this year’s IP Games. We thank the LGU of Salcedo for helping us spread the agenda of PSC for the sake of indigenous communities using sports,” IP Games project head Elias Samorin said.