THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) formalized its partnership with the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) for the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games in a signing ceremony held recently at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac.
Pagcor Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, also the Phisgoc chairman, sealed the deal in the presence of Senate Committee on Youth and Sports Chairman Bong Go and officials of the House of Representatives, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).
The signing ceremony was highlighted by the officials’ tour of the P13-billion sports hub in Capaz, Tarlac,, which boasts of a world-class aquatics center, a 20,000-seater athletics stadium and seven-building Athlete’s Village that will accommodate Games delegates and volunteers from November 30 to December 11.
“Pagcor is very proud to be part of this gigantic international sports spectacle. We hope that through our partnership with Phisgoc, the Philippines’s hosting of the 30th SEA Games will be a huge success and our athletes will reap major honors for the country,” Domingo said.
Besides committing as one of the major sponsors of the event, Pagcor has earlier granted P842.5 million to the PSC for the rehabilitation of facilities that will be utilized for the Games, including the PhilSports Complex Multipurpose Arena, Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, Rizal Memorial Coliseum and the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.