This document present a team-building activity using sports as a platform; specifically, using the Traditional Filipino Street Games as activities. The program is organized by Magna Kultura Foundation, the National Organizer of the Filipino Games in the Philippines. The Palarong Pinoy events are conducted in a Mini-Olympics sports format with referees, marshals, and a tournament system that organizes adults into teams with Team Captains and Coaches. Adults are immersed into fun games like: Patintero, Tumbang Preso, Piko, Luksong Lubid, Luksong Tinik, Chinese Garter, Sipang Bilangan, and various Pinoy relay race games. Larong Pinoy Games are equally fun and challenging. It’s an unforgettable experience that each and everyone will cherish, as it will bring out the child in every participant. It will bring back the good ‘ol days when they all use to play it. The program is organized to make the Traditional Filipino Street Games available for adults. Organizing Larong Pinoy Sports Fest for Private companies is among the cultural entrepreneurship approaches of Magna Kultura to revive the Games of our Heritage (Laro ng Lahi) among Filipino adults who use to play the games; so that they too can teach their children how to play the games. Thus, bring back the Filipino games back in the mainstream of Philippine society, among children and adults. For more information, email Magna Kultura at: kulturapilipinas@gmail.com Or call Tel. No.(632) 8514-5868

1. MAGNA KULTURA FOUNDATION, INC. San Juan City, Metro-Manila, Philippines TELEPHONE NO. 514-5868 o EMAIL: kulturapilipinas@gmail.com WEBPAGES: http://magnakulturafoundation.webs.com / http://kulturapilipinas.webs.com
ORGANIZED BY
A FUN TEAM BONDING EVENT ACTIVITY WITH A FILIPINO TOUCH
LARONG PINOY MINI-OLYMPICS

2. The following presents a proposal for the company to launch a Sports Fest that will engage staff/employees in a team building activity using Traditional Filipino Street Games as platform.
Team building is more than just dragging employees to the usual basketball intramurals or having someone give them a lecture on why it’s important to work together. People learn best when they’re moving around, interacting, and working together on fun challenges. There's more than one way to improve the level of employee engagement in a company. Using Larong Pinoy is a unique platform to engage employees, creating youthful energy and fun community atmosphere at the workplace. It triggers sharing of personal experiences and insights that leads to intimate bonding.
TEAM BUILDING DYNAMICS
PINOY OLYMPICS
Since the 1980’s there have been many new ideas and innovative games. Since Y2008, many companies have opted to launch sports fest using the Traditional Filipino Street Games. With Larong Pinoy, we make employees THINK FILIPINO.
A Larong Pinoy teambuilding will challenge employees & staff to re-learn the Filipino Street Games blended with team building values and activities in the office.
The selection of Larong Pinoy as a Sports Fest Activity is intended to involve employees into doing an alternative event instead of the usual western sports, to make the company affair fun and truly Filipino. It is a fact that only a few employees get to play in the usual sports like basketball, volleyball, or other western sports; with Larong Pinoy everybody can play --- from executives, to staff, to clerks, to general service employees. It’s a game everybody knows. It’s a game everyone can enjoy --- even the non-sporty type.

4. With Larong Pinoy as sports fest platform, the team bonding goals will flow naturally among employees and staff, internally at the office even before the day of the event.
Internally at the Office
It will get each and every employee talking about the games, reviewing what they know, and definitely remembering their childhood memories. It will “bring-out the child” in everyone when they relate to one another, making the office alive.
It will trigger individual exploration, making young people consult elderly employees who are knowledgeable about the games. It is a light and fun bridge for office bonding.
And, it will trigger CommuniTeam bonding as they practice the games together.
Playing at the Field
Larong Pinoy is definitely out-of-the-ordinary (than the usual basketball or track racing). Even non-players will have the fun of watching co-employees execute compete in the games.
Total team bonding, cooperation and fun-filled discipline will naturally flow amongst all participants.
Larong Pinoy will leave no physical hurt or emotional feelings (unlike rough sports like basketball), because it’s all child-like fun games and thrills that are so Pinoy.
The Larong Pinoy sports fest will impart a youthful and unforgettable experience among employees. The youthful atmosphere that it creates will make them feel as if they all grew up together. Aside from CommuniTeam Building, it builds employee relationships .
With Larong Pinoy
Everything Old Is New Again.

5. Adults re-discovered the fun of playing
Larong Pinoy during Company Sports Fests,
bonding with fellow-employees, and building
relationships like real “kababata’s” --- and
breathing youthful energy in the organization.
It is a game everybody knows. It is a game that
anyone can play with a youthful spirit.
The experience reverberates within the organization even weeks after the event ---- making each and every feel as if they “grew up and played with each other when they were young”.
This is the spirit that games of our heritage
bring into an organization.
And a well-organized event even makes it more memorable.

6. 1. TEAMS SIZE & ORGANIZATION
1.1. 4 to 8 Teams may be organized, and can be distinguished by coloed uniforms or arm bands.
1.2. Each team may comprise of mixed males/females.
1.3. Each team must assign a 1 Team Captain and 8 co-captains. The Team Captain will be the sole
coordinator with the tournament officials.
2. GAMES ACTIVITIES
There will be eight (8) game activities unique tournament mechanics.
TEAMS MAY BE REPRESENTED BY TEAM COLORS
RED YELLOW BLUE GREEN or any distinguishing color
Patintero 10
Hilahang Lubid 20
Sipang Bilangan 10
Karerang Takbo 15 to 25
Karerang Talon 15 to 25
GAME PLAYERS
PER TEAM
GAME PLAYERS
PER TEAM
Touch Ball 10
Suot Lusot 30
Luksong Lubid 10
GAME PLAYERS
PER TEAM
LARONG PINOY EVENT ACTIVITIES FLOW
(Teams may wear colored T-Shirt, or head bands or arm-bands)
1st Portion 2nd Portion 3rd Portion 4th Portion
Karerang Takbo Touch Ball Suot Lusot Hilahang Lubid
Sipang Bilangan Luksong Lubid Patintero Karerang Talon

7. Employees will be divided into teams, and each team will rotate through a sequence of activities where they will accumulate points. The team with the most points will win and the individual with the breaking record will be recognized.
Employees will be divided into teams. Each member will rotate through a sequence of activities.
All games are scored with points for each team. A main tally board records team points for each game. All points per game contribute to the overall team standing.
The team with the highest overall points will be the champion.
PINOY RELAY GAMES
All teams compete in a timed relay race compsed of three (3) Pinoy game per match.
Karerang Takbo Piko (Step No style ) + Limbo Rock + Karera ng Sako
Karerang Talon Chinese Garter + Luksong Tinik + Luksong Baka
GAMES SET-UP
TEAM GAMES
Two teams compete at a time per game
Patintero. Played by 10 players from each team. Single knock-out match between groups.
Hilahang Lubid. 20 players per team in a timed match.
Touch Ball. 10 players per team competing in a single knock- out match versus other teams.
Suot Lusot. 30 players band together in a long line, slip the hula hoop thru each player with breaking band of hands.
Luksong Lubid. Group Jumping Rope performed by 4 members, plus two others swinging the rope; members may jump one-at-a-time or skip rope all at the same time for double or triple points.
Sipang Bilangan. Traditional Sipa played by 10 members from each team, each member hitting the object 10 times.
THE PINOY OLYMPICS WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING GAMES:
PROFESSIONAL OFFICIATION OF GAMES.
All games are TIMED, and officiated by Referees & Game Marshals. Scores are tabulated. Demerits are counted for errors & offenses.
It’s a Mini Olympics that even has Olympic music scoring!
The experience makes the event a one-of-a-kind experience.
Each Team has a Captain.
Members are assigned to
play in specific games.

8. THE SPORTS FEST MAY BE CONDUCTED EITHER WHOLE DAY OR HALF DAY
(including meal breaks and awarding ceremonies ). Whole day events starts at 8:30 a.m. up to 3:30 p.m. Half-day activities may be conducted during the entire MORNING; or the entire AFTERNOON. Best venues are covered/wooden courts.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Program Script and Emcee (EVENT HOSTING)
Game Referees, Marshals, Score Tabulators
Game Mechanics Manual for Team Captains
Game Materials & Ground Equipments
Tournament Rules & Regulations
Team Registration Forms & Scoresheets
MAGNA KULTURA WILL PREPARE THE MATERIALS & LOGISTICS FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
Team/Players Log-In
Team Captains Briefing
Opening Ceremony / Team Parade
Invocation & Mgmt Welcome Address
Oath of Sportsmanship / Torch Relay
Start Games: Relay Race 1 Karerang Takbo
1st Game Portion
2nd Game Portion
3rd Game Portion
4th Game Portion
Awarding & Closing Ceremonies

10. PHOTOS OF LARONG PINOY SPORTSFEST
Inter- Hospital Patintero Matches
Luksong Tinik, a hurdle that’s part of the Relay Race
Chinese Garter, another hurdle that’s part of the Relay Race
Patintero Tight Defense
Luksong Lubid, with Two Players Jumping at a Time
THE GAMES CAN BE HELD IN OPEN ARENAS OR ANY OPEN FIELD.
MAGNA KULTURA CAN MANAGE 100 UP TO A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS
JOINING IN ALL GAMES, WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS.

11. EVENTS CAN BE HELD IN OPEN FIELDS, OR COVERED COURTS.
PARTICIPANTS CAN WEAR ANY ATTIRE THAT IS COMFORTABLE FOR PLAYING GAMES:
SPORTY OUTFIT OR JEANS, WITH RUBBER SHOES, SLIPPERS, OR EVEN ON FOOT.

12. Palarong Pinoy Mini-Olympics is a one-of-a-kind event activity that will surely be the “talk-of- the-office” ; everyone will re-live their childhood memories and discuss with fellow-employees. It’s one-of-a-kind. It breathes youthfulness among employees. It bonds the young and old.
Unlike the usual sports (like basketball or volleyball), with Larong Pinoy almost everyone could play; even non-players could cheerfully participate, actively cheering & jeering at the sidelines.
 It takes less days and organizing expense than conducting a basketball tournament, considering that honoraria for basketball referees is P500.00 per game --- not to mention that there are two referees and two more table officials --- so officiating cost per game averages P2,000.00, excluding venue fee per hour --- multiplied by the number of games in Round Robin matches that could take many days (weeks) of games. Sometimes other employees don’t attend games. Larong Pinoy is the Game of our Heritage. A truly Filipino company can make a difference among their employees and in the business community
THE ADVANTAGES OF A LARONG PINOY SPORTSFEST
Outsourcing the Sports Fest for A Hassle-Free Company Event
Organizing a company event could be a tedious task for internal organizers. While it will be fun for employees playing in the event, it can be exhausting for the HRD and/or Sport fest Committee, “robbing” them of the fun that they to should be enjoying. It’s all about CREATING IMPACT in the lives of employees and letting them feel the Value of the company they work for. The advantage of having a professionally organized corporate event are:
It takes away from employees the hassle of organizing and coordinating everything. It will let the staff just do more productive work for the company while the event gets organized properly.
It ensures for a more professional conduct of an event with an “Olympic”-like atmosphere, letting employees partake in an event that is professionally organized. The conduct of the program is more professional --- it’s like a real “Olympics”! And employees would definitely feel like being a part of what seems like a “big” event. And every employee would credit the company’s effort for giving them the best that they deserve.
Employees would see the difference of a professionally organized event: with all the tournament system and format; with the all the game marshals, materials and ground set-up.
 The impact that it creates will surely be credited to the company’s image of putting value in the corporate team bonding activity. Instead of having criticism for a poorly organized affair, it makes each and every employee value the presence of the company in their lives.
IT’S AN EVENT THAT HAPPENS ONLY ONCE-A-YEAR. A WELL ORGANIZED COMPANY EVENT WILL GIVE MORE LASTING MEMORIES THAT WILL IMPACT COMPANY LOYALTY OF EVERY EMPLOYEE. IT’S ALL ABOUT GIVING THE STAFF & EMPLOYEES THE BREAK THAT THEY DESERVE.

13. PACKAGE 1For Less Than 50 Players27,000.00 PACKAGE 250 to 90 Attendees30,500.00 PACKAGE 3100 to 140 Attendees34,500.00 PACKAGE 4150 to 190 Attendees37,300.00 PACKAGE 5200 to 240 Attendees40,200.00 PACKAGE 6250 to 280 Attendees44,800.00 PACKAGE 7300 to 340 Attendees48,500.00 PACKAGE 8350 to 400 Attendees52,700.00 PACKAGE 9420 to 450 Attendees56,900.00 PACKAGE 10460 to 500 Attendees61,100.00 PACKAGE 11520 to 550 Attendees65,300.00 PACKAGE 12560 to 600 Attendees69,500.00 PACKAGE 13620 to 650 Attendees73,700.00 PACKAGE 14660 to 700 Attendees77,900.00 PACKAGE 15720 to 750 Attendees82,100.00 PACKAGE 16760 to 800 Attendees86,300.00 PACKAGE 17820 to 850 Attendees90,500.00 PACKAGE 18860 to 900 Attendees94,700.00 PACKAGE 19920 to 950 Attendees98,900.00 PACKAGE 20960 to 1,000 Attendees103,100.00 EVENT ORGANIZING PACKAGEFOR LARONG PINOY GAMESALL PACKAGES include Game Materials, Referees & Game Marshalls, Program Management with Program Script preparation and Emcee- Hosting, with Program Management during the entire activity. PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE: PRIZES, FOOD CATERING, & VENUE RENTAL

14. SINCE THE MID-1980s TO THE 1990’S, THE PIONEERS OF MAGNA KULTURA HAS CONDUCTED LEGENDARY GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS FOR THE COUNTRY.
LEGENDARY PROGRAMS ORGANIZED WERE ORIGINAL & INSTITUTIONAL.
The MILO Summer Sports Clinics
The MILO B.E.S.T Basketball Tournaments
The Nationwide Bear Brand Kite-Flying Festival
The Annual Milo Marathon
The MILO Club
1998 June 12 Grand Centennial Parade (at the Luneta Grandstand & Roxas Boulevard)
TODAY, MAGNA KULTURA IS THE CHIEF ADVOCATE IN THE COUNTRY REVIVING LARONG PINOY, THE GAMES OF HERITAGE. TO BRING BACK THE GAMES IN SOCIETY’S MAINSTREAM, IN THE YEAR 2000, MAGNA KULTURA ESTABLISHED THE 1ST EVER LARONG PINOY SPORTS TRATINING SCHOOL CLINIC IN THE PHILIPPINES. MAGNA KULTURA CONDUCT LARONG PINOY SPORTS CLINICS & TOURNAMENTS IN VILLAGE-BARANGAYS, SCHOOLS, AND FOR LOCAL COMPANIESAS WELL. IT HAS A WELL-0RGANIZED TOURNAMENT SYSTEM & RULES THAT MAKES THE GAMES COMPETITIVE AND ENJOYABLE.
Magna Kultura Foundation is a socio-civic NGO implementing educational and cultural programs at the grassroots of society.
Magna Kultura conducts art-based and cultural programs in communities, and building the capacity of local citizens to
sustain the same projects. The engages communities to
create advocates and build an ecosystem for transformation.

15. HEAD OFFICE
MAGNA KULTURA FOUNDATION, INC.
San Juan City, Metro-Manila, Philippines
CONTACT PERSON
DICKIE AGUADO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mobile Cellular Nos. 0917-8990025 (Globe) / 0922-8990026 (Sun)
Telephone No. (632) 514-5868
Email Address: kulturapilipinas@gmail.com
VISIT OUR INFORMATION SITES ON THE INTERNET
MAGNA KULTURA HOMEPAGE: http://magnakulturafoundation.webs.com
FILIPINO GAMES HOMEPAGE: http://kulturapilipinas.webs.com
CHECK OUT MAGNA KULTURA AT THE WIKIPAGES
WikiPedia on Traditional Games in the Philippines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_games_in_the_Philippines#Reference
WikiPilipinas on Filipino Traditional Games
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Filipino_Traditional_Games
Magna Kultura Foundation is an education‐for‐development NGO implementing educational, cultural, and socio‐civic programs at the grassroots of society; supporting civic groups and organizations with social entrepreneurial skills and capabilities to improve the well‐being of citizens and communities. Magna Kultura conducts art‐based and cultural programs in communities, and building the capacity of local citizens to sustain the same projects. The Foundation engages communities to create advocates and build an ecosystem for transformation.