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Govt wants to host 2019 Fiba World Cup

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The Tourism Promotions Board, the international promotions and marketing arm of the Tourism Department, is working with the MVP Group of businessman Manuel Pangilinan to improve the country’s chances of hosting the 2019 Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup.

“We are working with them for the 2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup bid. We are hoping to host the Fiba World Basketball Championship here,” TPB president Domingo Ramon Enerio III said.

Pangilinan is the president of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the organization behind Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippines national basketball team.

When asked if the Philippines is ready for the Fiba World Cup, Enerio said: “Of course,  it’s for 2019. If we are not ready, then I don’t know.”

Enerio said hosting the Basketball World Cup would boost Philippine tourism.  Last year, the country successfully hosted the Fiba Asia Championship, where Gilas Pilipinas earned qualification for the 2014 Fiba World Cup in Spain. The World Cup, held every four years, was supposed to be held in 2018, but was rescheduled to 2019. Fiba decided to bring it to Asia. Pangilinan earlier said he was optimistic the Philippines would beat China in hosting the 2019 World Cup.  

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