Batang Pinoy 2026

About Batang Pinoy

The Batang Pinoy is one of the key grassroots sports programs of the Philippine Sports Commission. 

This inclusive program serves as a medium for the wide scale talent search in the country as well as bridging the gap between the grassroots and the elite athletes. 

Batang Pinoy (BP) was created through the Presidential Executive Order No.44 signed by then President Joseph Ejercito Estrada on December 2, 1998 – inaugurated its first edition in 1999 hosted by the Bacolod City. It is an annual national youth sports program that caters to aspiring athletes of ages 17 and below, providing the out-of-school youth, the sectoral and the marginalized sector an equal opportunity of participation in showcasing excellence in the local sports scene.Sample Headline