00:00 The Department of Education once again gave the Marikina City's readiness to host the 63rd Palarong Pambansa
00:07 despite the concerns of the delegates due to the possibility of a flood in the area brought by the typhoon.
00:13 They also divided the chance of a game extension since the weather condition there is getting worse.
00:19 Let's find out the details in the story of KSN Son.
00:23 In the ongoing weather brought by the typhoon Falcon, there is a constant concern among some delegates from 17 regions in the country that are in Marikina for the upcoming 2023 Palarong Pambansa.
00:36 Marikina is one of the catch basins from the high places surrounding the city.
00:40 So whenever it rains, it is one of the flood-prone areas in Metro Manila.
00:45 That's why the discussions were opened for the extension of the 5-day multi-sporting event in case the situation there is dangerous.
00:53 Well, that will have to depend on how long the rain is going to be.
00:59 But there are certain adjustments in the schedules of the different sports.
01:02 But for the indoor sports, I don't think there is going to be any extension in the number of days.
01:08 But for the outdoor events, we will be looking at adjustments of schedules based on the rules of the specific games.
01:16 If we can shorten some innings or the batted games, something like that.
01:20 But there is going to be an alternative schedule for the outdoor games particularly so that we will not be extending that long.
01:28 Because an extension of more than one day would be costly for the city as well as the delegations.
01:34 The Department of Education's Assistant Secretary for Operations, Francis Cesar Bringas,
01:40 also agreed that the residents of Marikina City should be covered if they are sick and need to be hospitalized.
01:46 For one, in the delegation and the village schools, the city has stationed a medical team there.
01:54 And even the delegations themselves brought their own medical teams.
01:57 If there are going to be hospitalizations, the city has covered hospitalization fees in the 10 public and private hospitals in the city of Marikina.
02:07 That's why Bringas is covering the games, there is no change in the day-to-day schedule of the games.
02:13 We are going ahead with the August 5 because the Vice President is confirmed to be attending the August 5 closing ceremonies in his city.
02:21 7,200 athletes, coaches and trainers and 11,000 in total are included in the delegation that is gathered in Marikina City
02:33 for the return of the national games after 3 years due to the pandemic.
02:38 While in the official first day of action, the Central Zone Regional Athletic Association is leading with 5 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronze medals at 5pm that day.
02:49 KS Nishant with TV Sports.
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