PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has assured the 2023 International Basketball Federation Basketball World Cup (FBWC 2023) of continuous government support as he welcomed the country's hosting of the much-awaited sporting event in August.
Marcos made the commitment during the courtesy call of the members of the FIBA Central Board and delegates from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas in Malacañang on Friday, April 28.In his remarks, the President recalled how his late father, former president Ferdinand Marcos, tossed the ceremonial ball for the FIBA event 45 years ago, the first time it happened in the Philippines.
'And I'm happy that I will be there for the time that it will -- the FIBA events will return -- World Cup now, will return to the Philippines. So it would be an honor for me to reenact, perhaps, reenact what my father did in 1978,' he added.The President said his administration has always considered sports as an essential part of the country's social development and was very happy to support all the endeavors of FIBA's Central committee.
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