CEBU EASTERN COLLEGE
Midterm 2025
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
Prepared
By:
Mr. Glendyl D.
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Physical Education 4
PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL GAMES
- Traditional Filipino games or indigenous games in the Philippines
(Tagalog: Laro ng Lahi) are games that have been played across
multiple generations, usually using native materials or instruments. In the
Philippines, due to limited resources for toys, children usually invent games
without needing anything but players. There are different kinds of
Philippine Traditional Games that are suited for kids, and the games also
stand as one of the different cultures and/or traditional games of the
Philippines. These games are not only fun to play, but these games are also
good for you. This is because different games require different skills. These
games are also an important part in Filipino culture.
- Laro ng Lahi was coined and popularized by the Samahang
Makasining (commonly known "Makasining") with the help of the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippine Local Government Units,
other organizations and other institutions. Imparting these Filipino games
to young Filipinos is one of the organization's main activities. The
Makasining also created time-based scoring for patintero, syatong, dama,
lusalos and holen butas.
- Traditional Philippine games, such as luksong baka, patintero, piko, and
tumbang preso are played primarily as children's games. The yo-yo, a
popular toy in the Philippines, was introduced in its modern form by Pedro
Flores with its name coming from the Ilocano language.
Traditional Filipino Games
1. Patintero
Patintero requires a combination of agility and diskarte from both the two
teams. Each team takes turns to be guards and runners. The objective is
for the runners to move forward and cross the lines without getting tagged
by the guards.
Since it is a highly physical game, it often results in pikunan from excessive
tackling from the opposing teams. Nonetheless, the thrill of planning how
to cross the line without getting touched by the guards is the best!
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2. Tumbang Preso
If there is a representing game in Larong Pinoy, it would be Tumbang Preso.
As children, we’ve all rummaged the house searching for the thickest and
most durable slipper for a sure hit. And no doubt, Rambo slippers would be
the winner of this search any day.
The game mechanics are simple. You only need a tin can (which most
probably is canned corned beef you ate last night) and a slipper. The “it”
guards the can while other players take turns in hitting the can. The game
of tag starts once the can gets knocked down.
3. Piko
Piko is the Filipino version of hopscotch. You usually use chalk, charcoal, or
stone to draw the boxes. These boxes have different levels in which you
have to throw your pamato in. The pamato is usually stone, but you’ll see
different variants, from keys, keychains, bottlecaps, even slippers, etc.
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Expect that your playmates will distract you from your balance by shouting
randomly or making funny faces at the side. We’re that competitive, and
we know it.
4. Agawan Base
This is a popular game in elementary schools during recess time. The game
of minds starts once you settle the teams and assign the base (which are
usually trees).
The objective is to touch the base of the other team without getting caught
by them. Once you get caught, you become a prisoner. It becomes sad
when the bell rings, and none of your team members were able to rescue
you.
5. Luksong Baka/Luksong Tinik
Filipino kids sure do like jumping and galloping around. And so, we have the
games Luksong Baka (“jump over a cow”) and Luksong Tinik (“jump over
thorns”).
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In Luksong Baka, the “cow” will crouch down as other players jump over
him. The height gradually rises as the level goes up. In Luksong Tinik, the
mechanics are similar, except two players stack their feet and hands to
make a rising tower. When the player fails to leapfrog, he becomes the new
“cow” or “tinik.”
The Benefits of Traditional Filipino Games
1. The virtue of sportsmanship
With conventional Filipino games, children develop the virtue of
sportsmanship, as they will learn to accept responsibilities when called out.
Thus, playing traditional games with peers will train them to control their
impulses when under pressure and display patience, respect, and
cooperation with playmates.
2. Traditional Filipino games promote social interaction.
According to a study, children today lack social skills compared to previous
generations.
Children who are cooped up at home with their gadgets have fewer
opportunities for social interaction. As a consequence, kids become socially
inept and have difficulty conversing with others.
Playing games with peers, however, forces children to interact and mingle,
enhancing their social skills as a result.
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3. Maintain a healthy lifestyle for kids
Sedentary lifestyles that keep kids glued to screens for hours can damage
their health.
Playing with siblings or peers will keep them physically active and healthy.
4. Through games, children learn honesty and integrity.
Playing traditional games with peers involves following the rules of the
game. Children are required to admit blunders and take responsibility when
making mistakes.
5. Develop children’s sense of responsibility, teamwork, and
cooperation
Traditional Filipino games require each player to contribute to the team’s
success. As a result, a sense of responsibility, teamwork, and cooperation is
developed at an early age.
They will also learn what it means to follow directions and adhere to
guidelines, enabling them to practice the discipline of following the rules.
Considering all the behavioral issues children face today, let’s make
traditional games part of their daily routine to shape them into the person
we aspire them to be.
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