The Philippines’ first-ever hosting of the FIVB 2025 had its first Inter-Agency Technical Working Group Meeting among representatives from key organizations and government agencies at the Badminton Hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
“Our first inter-agency meeting for the FIVB 2025 Men’s World Championship draws a lot of interest from various government and non-government agencies,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, head of both the Asian Volleyball Confederation and Philippine National Volleyball Federation who’s also president and CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for the worlds set September 12 to 28 next year, in his address to the TWG meeting.
“We will all be part of this historic hosting, this is just our first inter agency meeting and we’re looking forward to another collaboration [in the second week of December],” Suzara said. “Your meaningful insights are very important in this hosting.”
Chairman Richard “Dickie” Bachmann welcomed over 40 representatives representing 20 agencies and organizations at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), which will play a key role in the championship set at both the SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“As we gather here, we are tasked to establish our comprehensive strategies and ensure all our relevant assignments are well-coordinated to achieve the smooth and outstanding staging of this world championship,” Bachmann said.
Bachmann added: “We have already proven our capacity to stage this kind of international tournament after our successful hosting of multiple continental and global events this year.”
William Vincent Araneta Marcos and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano co-chair the LOC with Senator Pia Cayetano, Bachmann, Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and MVP Group of Companies head Manuel V. Pangilinan as members.
Representatives from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Education (DepEd), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Bureau of Immigrations (BOI), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Office of Senator Alan Cayetano, Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (Phi-NADO), Department of Tourism, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and Philippine Postal Corporation (POSTAL) attended the meeting.
Thirty countries, including host Philippines, are seeing action in the world championship.
