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Street Games in Filipino Society in Selected Rural Towns of Ilocos Norte

Francis Dave Mabborang, Aldrich Suarez, Marc Clinton Dacuycuy, Dan Jerome Malapira, Romnick Agag

Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · pp. 10–17 · Published 3 Aug 2022

10.9734/arjass/2022/v18i130322

Abstract

The research identified the Rural Street Games (RSG) of the chosen Municipalities of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, and the Benefits of RSG in promoting Filipino rural identity. The design of this research is Descriptive Design. The six towns of Ilocos Norte, Bacarra, Dumalneg, Pasuquin, Banna, Marcos, and Solsona, were selected to conduct the study. The researchers employed informal interviews and focus group discussions. The research mainly identified rural street games played in Ilocos Norte, Philippines: hide and seek, line crossing game, cow jumping, onion base, and kick game. Playing enhances the intellectual domain, physical domain, and some Filipino values of the players. This research's importance may also reduce to its specific aim, which is exercising socialization. Better communication starts in a simple game. Therefore, playing rural street games carries with it the best practice on how we preserve, strengthen and exercise our traits as Filipinos.

Filipino identity rural street games rural culture games traits

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