The 2026 Palarong Pambansa, officially known as the 66th Palarong Pambansa, billed as 2026 Palaro Tu Agsur (lit. Palaro in AgSur, stylized in all caps), was a multi-sport event held in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur from May 24 to 31, 2026. Student-athletes from 20 athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines, National Academy of Sports, and the Philippine Schools Overseas competed in different sporting events and disciplines.

The National Capital Region was the nineteenth straight general champion.

Hosting Bidding There were 3 bidding provinces in Mindanao: Agusan del Sur, Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga City. Davao City abandoned their bid in April 2024. On July 16, 2024, after the closing ceremony of 64th Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City, Agusan del Sur was declared the winner of the bid, marking the first time that Agusan del Sur will host the games, and also the second time the games will be hosted in the Caraga region since 1970 in Surigao City.

2026 Palarong Pambansa bids City/Municipality Province/RegionProsperidadAgusan del SurZamboanga CityZamboanga PeninsulaOroquieta, Tangub, OzamizMisamis Occidental

Development and preparations

Transportation On May 11, the Government of Agusan del Sur rolled out free rides for delegates and spectators during the games, in which the DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara on May 19, thanked the Provincial Government for the free rides and free tourist programs for delegates for the games.

Budget The Maharlika Highway in Agusan del Sur is currently under rehabilitation as of March 24, 2026. The rehabilitation efforts cost ₱3.19 billion, including preventive maintenance, road widening, asphalt overlay, street lights, and installation of all road safety measures such as markings and signages. It will be completed before the Palarong Pambansa 2026 starts.

The Datu Lipus Makapandong Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex cost ₱1.7 billion for construction and rehabilitation. After the games, it will intend to be used not just only for national games, but for any games hosted in that complex.

Construction DepEd and Agusan del Sur Provincial Government (PGAS) inspected venues and billeting quarters in Agusan del Sur. Among of those sporting venues were areas designated for volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, and more to accommodate student-athletes and delegation members.

Among these new sites to be constructed at Datu Lipus Makapandong - Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex were the 2,000 seating capacity EOC Evacuation Center, an additional 2,000 seating capacity second grandstand, a touchpad for the existing swimming pool, a multi-purpose covered courts, a renovated commissary building with modern kitchen facilities and function halls, and a Rhythmic Gymnastics-exclusive gym.

In Bayugan, the ACE Badminton Centre has been constructed for Badminton Tournament for that games, and the Bayugan City Convention Center, in Brgy. Maygatasan, for Taekwondo Tournament.

In Talacogon, the Barangay Del Monte Evacuation Center, with the capacity of 2,000 people for 5x5 Basketball Secondary Girls, has been constructed, and ready to use for that games.

Currently, Agusan del Sur is now 100% ready for the said games.

Medals The Palaro 2026 medal features handcrafted ribbons made by the Indigenous People of Loreto.

Security

Security will be handled by the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur, together with the 916 members of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401st IBde) of the Philippine Army, and 700 police personnel of the Police Regional Office 13 of the Philippine National Police of the estimated of 2,000 multi-agency task force personnel nationwide.

Impact on the games due to 2026 Iran war

Rumors circulated that the games will be possibly cancelled due to the economic impact of the 2026 Iran war including increasing oil prices and fare hikes as per declared by President Bongbong Marcos on March 24. The organization and its Provincial Government have not yet confirmed this cancellation. To solve this, Marcos signed the Republic Act 12316, known as to temporarily suspend or reduce excise taxes on petroleum products in response to surging global oil prices due to the ongoing conflict in Iran until December 31, 2028.

The National Secretariat of Palarong Pambansa and the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur clarified that the games will continue as planned.

Tickets On May 20, Governor Cane told PTV-8 that he opened all sporting events of the games without any tickets and free to watch, but they're going under security checks for the safety of all spectators during the games.

Venues

Sporting venues The following are the official playing venues for the games. MunicipalityVenueEvent Prosperidad Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Main Stadium AthleticsOpening CeremonyFootball Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Aquatic Center Swimming Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Multi-purpose Basketball Court DancesportKaratedo Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Tennis Court TennisSoft Tennis Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Football Field Football Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Open Field Football Agusan del Sur National Science High School Covered Court Basketball 3x3 EOC Evacuation Center Basketball 5x5 Secondary BoysVolleyball D.O. Plaza Government Center Provincial Engineering Office Compound BilliardsVolleyball ASSAT Compound FootballSepak Takraw Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex Gymnastics Gym (Back of 2nd Grandstand) Rhythmic Gymnastics Naliyagan Open Field Softball D.O. Plaza Government Center (Back of the Provincial Satellite Auditing Office) Softball Gov. D.O. Plaza Tennis Court Tennis D.O. Plaza Government Center Provincial Evacuation Center Weightlifting Datu Lipus Makapandong Cultural Center Kickboxing SURE Covered Court Table Tennis (Paragames) Talacogon Labnig Open Space (now New Talacogon Public Cemetery on June 24) Archery Del Monte Evacuation Center Basketball 5x5 Secondary Girls Talacogon Municipal Gym Table Tennis Bayugan ACE Sports Centre Badminton Kim Lope A. Asis Gymnasium Basketball 5x5 Elementary San Lorenzo Ruiz Function Hall Chess Bayugan City Convention Center Taekwondo Bayugan City Dome Wrestling Salvacion Evacuation Center Wushu San Francisco ASELCO Function Hall Arnis PERA-MPC Open Field (Temporary venue) Baseball San Francisco Municipal Gymnasium Futsal Alegria Covered Court Futsal Esperanza Deo Manpatilan, Jr. Datu Mancumbate Cultural Arts Centre BoxingMuay Thai Rosario Eutiqio O. Bade Sr. Sports and Cultural Center Pencak Silat Bunawan ASSCAT Socio-Cultural Gym Gymnastics

The Games

Opening ceremony The soft opening ceremony of the games will be first held at the Narra Avenue, Bayugan on May 23, 2026. The part one of the program will be held at Bayugan City Park and features a Parade & Presentation of Participating Delegations, Opening Ceremonies, and a spectacular Opening Salvo featuring a Cultural & Pyromusical Show, while part two will be held at Bayugan City Convention Center that features a welcome dinner and "Flavors of Bayugan: A Culinary Showcase".

Then, the grand opening will be held at Patin-ay Sports Complex in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on May 24. At 1:00pm, the regional delegates will be assembled at Naliyagan Grounds.

At 3:00pm, The Philippine Air Force's Black Hawk helicopter flies towards the venue carrying Philippine Army's Parachute team, then they land in the main stadium.

The Grand Opening Salvo and parade of colors has been presented, and the Grand Opening Spectacle features the delegates from Paragames athletes to the host, Caraga Regional Athletic Delegation.

Governor Cane gave a welcome message to all athletes. The oath of sportsmanship was presented by Precious Hope Sumile Maghyuis of Pencak Silat, and the oath of officiating officials to be presented by Hidilyn Diaz.

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara will be giving his speech on the introduction of keynote speaker. President Bongbong Marcos will give his message via online. Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. will give an address and its declaration of the games instead.

And finally, the ceremonial passing of the torch by the Agusan del Sur athletes, when Elias Tabac flames the torch, to be followed by the drone presentation.

The grand opening show featuring BGYO, Bayang Barrios, and Carmelle Collado will be the last to present the opening ceremony.

Sports There are a total of 35 sports disciplines, including the para-games, demonstration sports, and exhibition sports.

Dancesport, Pencak Silat, and Weightlifting became regular sports.

Demonstration sports Karatedo Kickboxing Soft Tennis

Exhibition sports Arnis Muay Thai Sitting Volleyball Table Tennis

Parasports Athletics Bocce Goalball SwimmingRegular sports Archery Arnis Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Billiards Boxing Chess Dancesport Football Futsal Gymnastics Aerobics Artistic Rhythmic Pencak Silat Sepak takraw Softball Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held at Naliyagan Grounds at Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on May 31, 2026.

Agusan del Sur Governor Cane hands over the Palarong Pambansa flag to the Mayor of Quezon City, Joy Belmonte.

Participating teams

RegionsCodeNameColorsBARMMBangsamoroCARAACordillera NCRAANational Capital RegionNIRAANegros IslandR1AAIlocosCAVRAACagayan ValleyCLRAACentral LuzonSTCAACalabarzonMRAAMimaropaBRAABicolWVRAAWestern Visayas CVIRAACentral VisayasEVRAAEastern VisayasZPRAAZamboangaNMRAANorthern MindanaoDAVRAADavaoSRAASoccsksargenCARAGACaragaOther teamsCodeNameColorsNASNational Academy of SportsPSOAssociation of Philippine Schools Overseas

Calendar OCOpening ceremony ● Event competitionsF/MFinals/Medal eventsCCClosing ceremony

May 202622ndFriday23rdSaturday24thSunday25thMonday26thTuesday27thWednesday28thThursday29thFriday30thSaturday31stSundayEvents Ceremonies OC CC Regular, Demonstration1, and Para2 Sports Archery

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