# 2026 Palarong Pambansa

The 2026 Palarong Pambansa, officially known as the 66th Palarong Pambansa, is an upcoming multi-sport event held in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur in 2026. Student-athletes from unspecified number of athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines competed in different sporting events and disciplines.

## Hosting
### Bidding

There are 3 bidding provinces in Mindanao are: Agusan del Sur, Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga City. Davao City abandoned a bid in April 2024. On July 16, 2024, after the closing ceremony of 64th Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City, Agusan del Sur wins the bid, the first time that Agusan del Sur hosted that games, and also the first time they hosted in Caraga region since 1970 in Surigao City.
2026 Palarong Pambansa bids :
| City/Municipality | Province/Region |
| Prosperidad | Agusan del Sur |
| Zamboanga City | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Oroquieta, Tangub, Ozamiz | Misamis Occidental |
Winning bid

## Venues
### Possible sporting venues

| City/Municipality | Stadium/Gymnasium | Capacity |
| Patin-ay | Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex | 3,000 (Grandstand) 600 (Gymnasium) 1,500 (Aquatics Center) |
| Bayugan | Kim Lope A. Asis Memorial Gymnasium | 3,000 |
| Bunawan | Bunawan Gymnsasium | 2,000 |
| Esperanza | Esperanza Gymnsaium | 2,000 |
| La Paz | La Paz Gymnsaium | 2,000 |
| Loreto | Loreto Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Prosperidad | Prosperidad Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Rosario | Eutiquio O. Bade, Sr. Cultural Center | 2,000 |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| San Luis | San Luis Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Santa Josefa | Democrito O. Plaza Gymnsaium | 2,000 |
| Sibagat | Sibagat Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Talacogon | Talacogon Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Trento | Trento Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Veruela | Veruela Gymnasium | 1,500 |
Based on the 2024 edition of the Caraga Regional Athletic Games.
Prosperidad
* Patin-ay Sports Complex (Athletics, Baseball, Softball, Dance Sport, Swimming)
* Naliyagan Grounds (Boxing, Wrestling, Pencak Silat, Arnis, Wushu, Taekowndo)
* Provincial Learning Center Convention Hall (Table Tennis)
* SURE Multi-purpose Gym (Futsal)
* In front of Provincial Learning Center (Archery)
* Multi-purpose gymnasium, at the back of Provincial Tourism Office (Sepak Takraw)
* Provincial Learning Center (Chess)
San Francisco
* San Francisco Municipal Gymnasium (Gymnastics)
* Camp Madigun (Billiards)
Bayugan
* Lope A. Asis Gymnasium (Badminton)
Basketball venues
* Santa Cruz Evacuation Center, Rosario
* Eutiquio O. Bade, Sr. Cultural Center, Rosario
* Pasta Evacuation Center, San Francisco
* Patin-ay Sports Complex Covered Court, Prosperidad
Volleyball venues
* Barangay 5 Evacuation Center, San Francisco
* Mount Carmel College Covered Court, San Francisco
* Barangay 1 Evacuation Center, San Francisco
* Alegria Multi-purpose Gym, San Francisco
* Patin-ay Sports Complex Covered Court, Prosperidad
Football (Soccer) venues
* Patin-ay Sports Complex Athletics Stadium, Prosperidad
Tennis venues
* Bayugan City Dome, Bayugan
* Patin-ay Sports Complex Tennis Court, Prosperidad
Other possible sporting venues
* Los Arcos Covered Court
* Santa Irene Covered Court
* Santa Maria Covered Court
* Awa Covered Court
* Magsaysay Covered Court
* La Suerte Covered Court
* Prosperidad Municipal Covered Court
* Salvacion Covered Court
* Poblacion (Bahbah) Covered Court
* Patin-ay Barangay Covered Court
* Azpetia Covered Court
* San Jose Covered Court
* New Maug Covered Court
* Lucena Barangay Covered Court

### Possible billeting venues

* Philippine Normal University-Mindanao
* Patin-ay National High School
* Agusan del Sur National High School
* Alegria National High School
* San Isidro Elementary School
* Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades
* Prosperidad National High School
* East Prosperidad Central Elementary School
* Agusan del Sur National Science High School
* Patin-ay Central Elementary School
* Mount Carmel College
* Alegria Elementary School
* San Francisco Pilot Central Elementary School
* Bayugan National Comprehensive High School
* Bayugan Central Elementary School
* Agusan del Sur Pilot Laboratory Elementary School
* Bayugan West Central Elementary School
* Lapinigan National High School
* Lapinigan Central Elementary School
* Santa Irene Central Elementary School
* Santa Irene National High School
* West Prosperidad Central Elementary School
* West Prosperidad National High School
* Lucena Elementary School
* Lucena National High School
* Santa Irene Central Elementary School
* Santa Irene National High School
* San Jose Elementary School
* San Jose National High School

## The Games

The opening of the games will be held at Patin-ay Sports Complex in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

### Sports

Since 2023, there are total of 34 sports disciplines, including the para-games, demonstrations, and exhibition sports.
It also possible features the Indigenous Filipino (Traditional) Games, also known as "Laro ng Lahi", the DepEd will conduct Kadang-kadang, Tumbang Preso, and Patintero.
The Dancesport became a regular sport.
| Demonstration sports Pencak Silat Exhibition sports Cheerdancing Esports Obstacle course Traditional games Weightlifting Parasports Athletics Bocce Goalball Swimming | Regular sports Archery Arnis Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Billiards Boxing Chess Dancesport Football Futsal | Gymnastics Aerobics Artistic Rhythmic Sepak takraw Softball Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Wrestling Wushu |

## Participating regions

Host Region
Regions :
| Code | Name |
| BARMMAA | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| CARAA | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| NCRAA | National Capital Region |
| IRAA | Region I or Ilocos Region |
| CAVRAA | Region II or Cagayan Valley |
| CLRAA | Region III or Central Luzon |
| STCAA | Region IV-A or Southern Tagalog - Calabarzon |
| MRAA (MimaropaA) | Region IV-B or Southern Tagalog - Mimaropa |
| BRAA | Region V or Bicol Region |
| WVRAA | Region VI or Western Visayas |
| CVRAA | Region VII Central Visayas |
| EVRAA | Region VIII or Eastern Visayas |
| ZPRAA | Region IX or Zamboanga Peninsula |
| NMRAA | Region X or Northern Mindanao |
| DAVRAA | Region XI or Davao Region |
| SRAA | Region XII or Soccsksargen |
| CaragaRAA | Region XIII or Caraga |
| NIRAA | Negros Island Region |