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thou gh it has ngt been free of controversy. in Luzon, and you can actually build
facilities in the Visayas and Mindanao,"
Cayeiano beli6ves that hostirg anoth6r
international event would be a good the replesentative of Taguig and Pateros
Even before the conclusion of the pointed out.
inYestment for the country.
30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Cayetano bared the plan after Olym-
"Remember, in 2023, we will host the
the government is already setting its pic Council of Asia vice president Wei
basketball World Cup. And in 2016 or
sights on the Asian Games a decade 2017 we hosted the World Cup in vol- jizhong of China suggested last weekend
away. leyball. Industry-wise, this will bring in that the Philippines should considerbid-
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, chair- big money and employment oPPortuni- ding for "bigger events" such as ihe 2!30
man of the Philippine Southeast Asian ties to Filipinos if we develop our sports Asiin Gam"ei, after experiencing frrsi'-.
Games Organizing Comrnittee (Phisgoc), tourism," he stressed. hand the ongoing SEA Cames.
said yesterday he would make the pro- The Speaker saidhe had discussed the "The Phi-i ippine Arena is perhaps
posal to President Duterte. matter with Philippine Olympic Com- a unique arena in the world. We wit-
"I'm preparing a long memo to the mittee president and Cavite 8th district nessed'the enthusiasm of all athletes, and
President to ask if we can bid (for the Rep. Bambol Tolentino, who favored the showed the excellent tradition of the SEA
2030 Asian Games). If we do win that orooosal. Games so far This means that the Philip-
bid, the host will be the administration ' Cuyetano suggested thai the Duterte pines is capable to organize bigger-scale
after the next administration. So we will administration mlv bid to the
oass on the Cames," Wei explained.
have a good 10-year period to prepare," next administratio'n, and tlen to the next Wei further said that the welcoming
Cay.etano said in an interview administration that would be in charge attitude of the Filipino p;ople toward
spods was one of the malor factors that
The opening ceremony of the SEA of the hostins.
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