The House committee on Children and Sports Development has passed a consolidated measure to conserve and promote the country's indigenous games.
Based on a committee report signed by panel chair and Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino Dy III and committee on appropriations chair and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co, the measure shall promote nine indigenous Philippine games.
These includes bunong braso, ginnuyudan, hilahang lubid, kadang-kadang, karera sa sako, luksong-tinik, patintero, syato, and unggoy-unggoyan.
The bill directs the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to organize annual regional and national indigenous sports competitions in collaboration with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and local government units (LGUs) to promote the games.
Indigenous games shall be included in the curriculum and other suitable school activities in basic and higher education, as well as in the creation of documentaries and other materials by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The bill also calls for indigenous games to be included as regular demonstration sports in the Palarong Pambansa and other national sporting events.
