THE Philippine Sports Commission and the Municipality of Salcedo in Ilocos Sur will hold today, Friday, the inaugural leg of the Indigenous People’s Games this year.
The PSC’s IP Games’ technical working group paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Ninya Grazielle-Itchon recently to iron out the final details for the staging of the games intended to promote traditional practices and establish harmony among indigenous communities.
The lady town leader informed the PSC team that all the needed logistics are in place to ensure the safe staging of the games and give all the indigenous participants the 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 at the Salcedo Central School where 269 participants are already registered.
“We are ready for this year’s IP Games. We thank the LGU of Salcedo for helping us spread the agenda of the PSC for the sake of indigenous communities using sports,” IP Games project head Elias Samorin said.
A total of 14 towns from Ilocos Sur will participate in the games, namely, Cervantes, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Suyo, Banayoyo, Burgos, Galimuyod, Nagbukel, Quirino, Salcedo, Sugpon, Alilem, San Emilio, and Sigay.
The venue is just a walk away from the Salcedo Municipal Hall, and beside the St. Joseph Parish Church that enjoys the backdrop of the portion of a scenic view from the Cordillera Central Mountain Range.
