Matapos sang pag-usbong sang COVID-19 pandemic, gin-anunsyo sang Department of Education ang pagbalik sang Palarong Pambansa sini nga tuig.
Pagahiwaton ang nasambit nga kompetisyon sa Hulyo 29 tubtob Agosto 5 sa siudad sang Marikina.
Ang Palarong Pambansa ang isa ka multi-sport event kag imbolbado ang tanan nga estudyante nga atleta sa bug-os nga pungsod.
Nalakip sa mga isports nga paga-intrahan amo ang baseball, basketball, football, futsal, sepak takraw, volleyball kag iban pa.
May yara naman sang apat ka clusters ang makipagbahin sa kompetisyon:
Cluster 1: Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon kag Cordillera Administrative Region
Cluster 2: CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, NCR kag Bicol Region
Cluster 3: Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas kag Zamboanga Peninsula
Cluster 4: Northern Mindanao, Davao, SOCCKSARGEN, CARAGA kag BARMM
“The top two regional delegations per cluster will then advance to the actual Palarong Pambansa event aims to prevent the disruption of classes and to observe minimum public health and safety protocols.” suno sa DepEd.
Dugang pa sang DepEd, “Measurable sports such as athletics, swimming, and archery will adopt the qualifying distance, time, and points set by the Palarong Pambansa. Other sports that do not apply qualifying standards in the selection of athletes and are not identified as team sports will advance directly to the Palarong Pambansa culminating competitions.”*
