The 2017 Palarong Pambansa will be the 60th edition of the Palarong Pambansa and is scheduled to be held from April 23 to 29, 2017 in Antique. Student athletes from 18 athletic associations representing the 18 regions of the Philippines will compete in different sporting events and discipline.

Two provinces remains after Negros Occidental, Cebu and Iloilo backed-out in bidding for the hosting of the annual multi-sports event in 2017 due to budget difficulties, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental showed interest to host the event and officially submitted their respective bids to the Palarong Pambansa bids and selection committee. On November 18, 2016, the Palarong Pambansa Selection Committee held a voting to choose the official host of the next Palarong Pambansa. San Jose de Buenavista, Antique won the bidding with 5 votes against 4 votes of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and is officially declared as the host of Palarong Pambansa 2017.

Antique's bid includes plans to renovate and upgrade the rubberized track oval and other facilities inside the Binirayan Sports Complex in San Jose de Buenavista, which will be the main venue of the games. Several indoor sporting events will be held at the University of Antique in the town of Sibalom, St. Anthony's College in San Jose de Buenavista, and other covered courts located within the 40-kilometer radius around the capital town.

The province of Antique was awarded the rights to host the games by the DepEd Palarong Pambansa Selection Committee after it outbid Dumaguete, Negros Occidental by a single vote.

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