THE Philippines has formalized on Thursday its bid to host the prestigious FIVB Volleyball World Men\u2019s Championship 2025 where 31 of the world\u2019s best nations plus the country\u2019s national team will showcase elite action in the sport from September 12 to 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs they say, teamwork makes the dream work and this meeting is a first major step towards the dream of a successful bid and eventual hosting of the men\u2019s world championship,\u201d said Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon \u201cTats\u201d Suzara during the Special Briefing of the Philippines Bid to Host the FIVB Volleyball World Men\u2019s Championship 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Manila at BGC in Taguig City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Present in the special meeting were staunch sports and volleyball advocate Senator Pia Cayetano, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and FIVB brass Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor and Chief Business Officer Guido Betti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Philippine bid rides the heels of the PNVF\u2019s successful staging of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), which the top FIVB officials praised as the best hosted editions\u20142022 and 2023\u2014with an enormous local fans reaction never seen elsewhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe VNL last year at the MOA Arena was the best event of the VNL and we had 14 stops around the world,\u201d Finn said. \u201cIt shows that the Philippines has embraced the best of volleyball and we were able to see that not only the fans embraced the players but teams embraced the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey can\u2019t wait to come back,\u201d Finn added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Betti said: \u201cWe see a massive potential in the Philippines. We decided to bring the VNL here two years ago and the fandom was crazy. We\u2019re overwhelmed and with that being said, players will be happy to comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLove from the people here was unique that all the volleyball players are dreaming for,\u201d Betti added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PNVF hosted two weeks\u2014men and women\u2014of the VNL at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in 2022 and a men\u2019s leg at the SM Mall of Asia Arena last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both major venues are again eyed for next year\u2019s world championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also gracing the important occasion were Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann, Philippine Olympic Committee secretary-general Atty. Warton Chan who represented president Abraham \u201cBambol\u201d Tolentino, Jennifer Reyes and Monica Mitra representing Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Erwin Lozano representing Senator Sonny Angara and Sienna Olaso, vice president for Channels and Content at Cignal TV Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Representatives from the Mall of Asia Arena, United Promotions Inc. of the Araneta Group Management and the Tourism Promotions Board also attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to support and express the commitment of our government, specifically the DOT, to ensure that the Philippines\u2019 bid to host this global event is likely successful,\u201d Frasco said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cayetano gamely shared her experiences as a former varsity and national volleyball player as she committed Taguig City and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano\u2019s support to the worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI assure that the Senate will do everything in its power for this event. We\u2019ve come a long way and we\u2019re so excited to be part of this journey,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know that 2025 is a year that will bring much pride to the Philippines and share the love the Filipinos have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Philippines hasn\u2019t been to the men\u2019s world championship since the 1974 edition in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FIVB and Volleyball World will make a formal announcement of the successful bid in end March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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