Negros Occidental will know on August 5 if it won its bid to host the 2024 Palarong Pambansa, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Saturday, July 15.
Vice President Sara Duterte will make the announcement at the closing ceremonies of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina on August 5, he said.
Lacson presented Negros Occidental’s bid to host the 2024 Palarong Pambansa before the Palarong Pambansa Board at the DepEd Central Office on Friday.
Also bidding to host the 2024 Palarong Pambansa are Cebu City and Antique.
The governor, in his speech at the presentation Friday, said that the 2024 Palarong Pambansa is more than just a resumption of the hosting which Negros Occidental was compelled to abandon during the pandemic.
“The 2024 Palarong Pambansa is a testament to our enduring belief in the ideals of unity, sportsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence,” he said.
“Given our strict adherence to the requirements on playing venues, billeting areas, security, peace and order, health and rescue, accessibility, the cooperation of all socio-economic-political groups, and the willingness to shoulder necessary expenses for hosting, we are bent on making the 2024 Palarong Pambansa an extraordinary experience for everyone”, he also said.*