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Cayetano: Magiging sports tourism leader ang Pilipinas

MANILA — “We will be a sports tourism powerhouse.”

Sa kanyang pagdalo sa ceremonial ball turnover para sa solo hosting ng bansa sa FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025, buong kumpiyansang sinabi ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano na magiging isa sa mga pangunahing destinasyon para sa sports tourism ang Pilipinas.

“What makes us a perfect venue for hosting multiple teams and multiple sports [ay] ang hospitality ng Plipino. Iba talaga,” wika ni Cayetano nitong Martes, June 18, 2024, sa pagbubukas ng Volleyball Nations League Men’s Tournament o VNL Men’s Tournament sa bansa.

“We really care, we really treat them as family. Kahit makakalaban mong team, aalagaan mo,” dagdag niya.

Nanguna sa ceremonial turnover si Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor, na siyang nag-imbita kay Cayetano, ang Chairman Emeritus ng Philippine National Volleyball Federation o PNVF, sa entablado. Kasama nila ang mga co-chairperson ng local organizing committee na sina Vincent Marcos at Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco.

Kasama rin sa seremoniya sina Senador Pia Cayetano, PNVF President Ramon Suzara, Pasay City Mayor Emi Rubiano, Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino, FIVB Australia Head of Technical and Development Steve Tutton, at Asian Volleyball Confederation o AVC President Rita Subowo.

Umaasa si Cayetano na mas magiging matagumpay ang mga susunod na pagho-host ng bansa dahil sa mga aral na natutunan mula sa nakaraang pagho-host ng mga prestihiyosong sporting events.

“Ang isang challenge natin of course ay ang facilities. We’re learning. But the basics for a good community are also the basics for good hosting,” saad niya.

“I think there’s one thing we should focus on: supporting our own athletes. Pag ginawa natin ‘yan, sports tourism will grow,” dagdag pa niya.

Nagsisilbing panimula para sa grand solo hosting ng FIVB ang VNL Men’s Tournament sa Mall of Asia ngayong linggo. Kabilang sa mga kalahok sa tournament ay ang mga fan-favorites tulad ng Japan, USA, Brazil, Germany, France, at Canada. (UnliNews Online)

Manny D. Balbin
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Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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