The  empty can and slipper

                                                  shooting the can with the use of slippers

                    Tumbang Preso (Pronounced as: tum-bahng preh-so) is a traditional Filipino children's game.

The tumbang preso is still being played by the more active kids today. Even adults sometimes play it too,

bringing back memories of the past.

This is a very common game among the youth all over the Philippines, played in backyards, parks or even in

streets with less vehicular traffic. The equipment needed is empty milk can, slipper or a piece of flat stone as

 "pamato." For the purpose of making the game enjoyable and exciting, the composition of players should not

be more than 9. The principle involved is to hit and knock down the milk can with the "pamato," and for the IT to

 put back the can inside a small circle a few meters away from the toe-line. When a player is tag while

re-covering his pamato, he becomes the IT.