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PALARONG BARMMAA
AbbreviationBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association
First eventUpi, Maguindanao del Norte, 2020
Occur everyAnnually
Last event2023 Palarong BARMMAA in Cotabato City
Next event2024 Palarong BARMMAA in Cotabato City
HeadquartersCotabato City
Organized byMBHTE (Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education)

The Palarong BARMMAA is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from the 11 Schools Division of Bangsamoro. The event started in 2020 since the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was replaced by Bangsamoro through Bangsamoro Organic Law and organized and governed by the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (Bangsamoro).

Student-athletes from elementary and secondary levels can compete, provided they qualified by winning at their Provincial meet. For young Bangsamoro student-athletes, Palarong BARMMAA is the culmination of school sports competition, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the congressional district and provincial meets.

History[edit]

The first edition of the games was held in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte[1] in 2020. Before it was called Palarong ARMMAA, it was dubbed as Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association (ARMMAA). It was cancelled in 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cotabato City[2] hosted the 2nd edition of the game.

Participating Schools Division[edit]

The Schools Division participating in the annual Palarong BARMMAA has become bigger as some Schools Division have Added in 2023. For instance, Cotabato City SDO and SGA SDO from Soccsksargen Region Athletics Association (SRAA)

A color coding system was introduced to uniquely identify each Schools Division based on their designated colors. Here are the participating Schools Division with their assigned colors.

Provinces/Cities
Code Name Colors
Basilan SDO Basilan   
Cotabato City SDO Cotabato City   
Lamitan City SDO Lamitan City   
LdS I SDO Lanao del Sur   
LdS II SDO Lanao del Sur   
Mag I SDO Maguindanao del Sur   
Mag II SDO Maguindanao del Norte   
Marawi City SDO Marawi City   
SGA SDO Special Geographic Area   
Sulu SDO Sulu   
Tawi-Tawi SDO Tawi-Tawi   

Sports[edit]

Currently, there are 23 sports disciplines and a special event being contested at the Palarong BARMMAA, competition at the events and disciplines are at the elementary and secondary levels.

Edition[edit]

PALARONG BARMMAA
EDITION YEAR HOST/VENUE OVERL-ALL CHAMPION 1ST RUNNER-UP 2ND RUNNER-UP
1st 2020 [1] Upi, Maguindanao del Norte MAG II SDO MAG I SDO SULU SDO
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
2nd 2023 Cotabato City COTABATO CITY SDO MAG II SDO MAG I SDO
3rd 2024 Cotabato City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iqbal declares 1st Palarong BARMMAA a success". ndbcnews.com.ph. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ "MBHTE Update". Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education - Bangsamoro. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2024-05-14.

Other Links:

  1. https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/barmms-1st-palaro-kicks-off-in-upi-maguindanao/
  2. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1091562
  3. https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/cotabato-city-school-division-emerges-overall-champion-in-barmmaa-2023/