Most of the events of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games will no longer be concentrated in New Clark City.
Since many of the venues for the games are still under construction, there will be some events that will be moved to the Metro Manila area.
Tom Carrasco, senior deputy director general of the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee, said this following a series of meetings last week at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
“We are 90% done on the venues. Inaayos at tinitimpla pa namin ang programming of events,” said Carrasco.
The PHISGOC, according to Carrasco, has decided to hold 40 percent of events in New Clark City, while venues in Metro Manila are being eyed to handle 30 percent.
There will be a number of events in Subic which is 20 percent, while polo will be Batangas, surfing is set to be in La Union.
On the other hand, Tagaytay will play host to cycling and skateboarding.
The PHISGOC has tasked judo chief Dave Carter to look into the readiness of the venues for the Games.
In their ongoing meetings, the PHISGOC has finalized the number of sports disciplines still at 56 and the number of events at 523, an increase of two.
So far, the Philippine Sports Commission is taking care of the requests for equipment of many national sports associations preparing for the biennial meet.
The PSC has submitted the documents which details all the expenses of the Games to the Senate.
They are now waiting for the approval of the P7.5 billion budget for the hosting of the SEA Games.
