Government facilities handa na para sa SEAG

MANILA, Philippines – Bago pa man ang pagdaraos ng darating na 30th Southeast Asian Games sa susunod na buwan ay handa na ang mga government sports facilities para gamitin.

Kuntento si Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez sa kasalukuyang pagpapagawa ng mga development projects na ipinag-utos ni President Rodrigo Duterte.

Kasama sa direktiba ang Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) at National Historical Ins-titute (NHI).

“The President is also a sportsman. He played basketball, rides bikes, shoots, swims and many more,” wika ni Ramirez. “Sports is among his priorities when he was elected President of the republic and his marching order to the PSC was to rehabilitate sports venues to benefit our athletes,” dagdag pa nito.

Itinuring na priority projects ng pamahalaan ang Rizal Memorial Sports Complex sa Manila City, ang Philsports Sports Complex sa Pasig City at ang Teachers’ Camp sa Baguio City.

Ayon kay Ramirez, aayusin din ang iba pang sports facilities sa buong bansa sa mga susunod na taon.

“These rehabilita-tion projects have been in the pipeline of President Duterte’s primary concerns when he agreed to seek the presidency before a small group of loyal supporters in Davao City,” ani Ramirez. “He said ‘let us prioritize the athletes,’ and this is it.  It has always been part of the master plan,” wika pa ng PSC chief.