Negros Occidental lost its bid to host the 2024 Palarong Pambansa.
Cebu City will host next year’s Palarong Pambansa, Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte announced at the closing ceremony of the 2023 games at the Marikina City Sports Center on Saturday, August 5.
“Congratulations to Cebu City and we wish them a successful 2024 Palarong Pambansa”, Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Sunday.
Lacson, who made a pitch for Negros Occidental to host the 2024 Palaro before Department of Education officials, said there was no time to be disappointed.
After 2024 the next turn for the Visayas to host the Palaro would be in 2028.
Meanwhile, the National Capital Region (NCR) was the overall champion again in this year’s Palarong Pambansa, winning 85 gold, 74 silver and 55 bronze medals.
Western Visayas (Region 6) finished second with 60 golds, 45 silvers and 44 bronzes to improve on its third-place performances from 2017 to 2019.
Southern Tagalog (Region 4A) ranked third with 52 golds, 52 silvers and 57 bronzes while Central Luzon (Region 3) was fourth with 28 golds, 33 silvers and 46 bronzes.*