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The stage is set for the biggest sporting event in the country. Dumaguete City gears up to welcome 10,000 athletes from all over the country for the Palarong Pambansa 2013.
Palarong Pambansa, now on its 56th year, is the largest sports gathering in the Philippines and also the biggest grassroots events in the nation. It is the culmination of the year-long athletic events student-athletes from public and private elementary and high schools go through. Through the years, the games have produced well-known names in sports. Among them are Azkals co-captain Chieffy Caligdong, athletics legends Elma Muros and Lydia de Vega, then-tennis star and now prominent sportscaster Dianne Castillejo, actor and swimmer Enchong Dee, and PBA stars Danny Ildefonso, Willie Miller and Samboy Lim. In an interview with Rappler, Chieffy says he owes his career in football to the games. He says the Palaro gathers all the best young talents to compete and elevate the level of sports in the Philippines. Asked about his message to the young athletes, Chieffy says: “Always push and challenge yourself everyday… Just do your best and people will notice.”
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