Modernization Really Had Taken Its Toll

Modernization really had taken its toll in countries especially in a growing country like the Philippines therefore compromising the trend in playing traditional games. According to the article by Gerard Anthony Naval Philippines try to… (Naval, 2007). Instead of the typical “larong pinoy” games that children are expected to play children instead are seen in internet cafes or in their homes playing digital games. There is indeed a need for the Filipino children to engage in these games once again not only to remind them or their cultural heritage but also to help them improve physically and psychologically. “Nowadays, kids do not engage in outdoor Filipino games as much as the older generation used to.

“The kids of today need to spend time in playing such games as this not only preserved our cultural heritage but also helps children develop their physical and psychological skills”, Philippines try to… (Naval, 2007) claims Dean Hercules Callanta of the University of the Philippines College of Human Kinetics.
Aside from the aforementioned claims there is a non-government organization that aims to preserve Filipino culture and arts and that is the Magna Kultura. Spearheaded by Dickie Aguado he believes that “The proper approach in re-institutionalizing the games of our heritage back in the mainstream of society is to create a ‘school’ for teaching the way each and every game are played. The passing on of the tradition of play must be formalized in a fun way among the new Filipino youth. After learning the proper way to play it, they can enjoy it with their peers in school or in their neighborhood communities.” Keeping the Tradtional…(Aguado, 2011).

An article written by ABS-CBN news features Kabataan Party List representative Rep. Raymond Palatino being convinced that the Filipino youth are being urged by the commercial market to pursue western products and cultural practices. “This inevitably affects the existence of our very own Philippine games and sports,