Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon "Tats" Suzara on April 22, 2025 at the Philsports Arena. Handout/PVL Media
MANILA -- The Philippines' hosting of the FIVB 2025 Men's World Championship is "on track," with 32 days to go before the 32-nation tournament starts.
This was the assurance made by Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon "Tats" Suzara on Monday morning.
"Everything is on track when it comes to preparedness," Suzara said in a Final Technical Working Group Inter-Agency Meeting at the Century Park Hotel.
"I am so thankful to all government and private sectors for their valuable contributions and time to make our hosting of the game safe, convenient and exciting," he added.
The tournament will take place on September 12-28 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
"It's going to be busier weeks ahead of us with all agencies working hand in hand," Suzara acknowledged.
PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio, who chairs the government task force for the world championship, expressed his confidence over the hosting chores to the close to a hundred officials and representatives from the government, private and sports sectors who attended the meeting.
"I'm so confident that [PNVF] president Tats Suzara will absolutely make this work. He knows how to do it," Gregorio said. "We make sure that everybody is in coordination and, yes, they are."
Attending the meeting were representatives from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Philippine National Police, Bureau of Immigration, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Metro Manila Development Authority and the Departments of Education, Tourism, Budget and Management, among others.
On Tuesday starting at 1 p.m., there will be a Light Rail Transit Authority Ride with the members of the Alas Pilipinas Women from LRT Line 2's Recto to Santolan Station and on Wednesday, the "Set Na 'To! An Electrifying Launch" will be held at the SM MOA Music Hall from 4 p.m. onwards.