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Traditional Filipino Games or Indigenous

Currently there are 20 sports disciplines and


games in the Philippines are games
a special event being contested at the
commonly played by children, usually using
Palarong Pambansa. With the exception of
native materials or instruments. In the
archery (which is not played at the
Philippines, due to limited resources of toys
elementary level), competition at the events
of Filipino children, they usually come up on
and disciplines are at the elementary and
inventing games without the need of
secondary levels.
anything but the players themselves. Their
flexibility to think and act makes their games
Archery
interesting and challenging.
Arnis
Aquatics Multiplayer games
Athletics
o Agawang Sulok
Badminton
Sekyu Base
Baseball o Araw-Lilim
Boxing o Bahay-Bahayan
Chess o Bati-Cobra
o Bulong-Pari
Football o Calahoyo
Futsal o Chinese Garter
Gymnastics o Declan Ruki
o Hand clapping games
Sepak Takraw
o Holen
Softball o Iring-Iring
Table tennis o Jack 'n' Poy
Taekwondo o Hwego de Anilyo
o Juego de Prenda
Tennis o Kapitang bakod
Volleyball o Langit-Lupa
o Lagundi
Demonstration Sports o Lawin at Sisiw
o Luksong-tinik
Billiards o Luksong-Baka
o Palosebo
Wushu o Guess the Killer (Patay Patayan)
Wrestling o Pitik-Bulag
Aerobic Gymnastics o Patintero
o Piko
Dancesport
o Presohan
Pencak Silat o Sambunot
o Sawsaw-Suka
Special events o Sipa
o Syatong
Aquatics o Taguan
o Takip-Silim
Bocce
o Teks
Goalball o Ten-Twenty
Track Events o Tinikling
o Tsato / Siyato
o Tumbang Preso
o Ubusan Lahi

Board games

o Dama
o Lusalos

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