PLANS to have Davao as host of 2019 Southeast Asian Games is still on.
A technical team of the Philippine Sports Commission will head to Davao next week to various venues to check again if requirements are met.
PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez said there are many places which can handle the games, three venues available in particular.
First, there is as ongoing construction of a 10-hectare complex at the University of Mindanao.
Then, there is a 20-hectare city sports complex at the University of the Philippines Mindanao.
The Davao del Norte Sports Complex, which hosted the 2015 Palarong Pambansa, is also available.
He also identified a stadium which is owned by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church.
“The hosting of the 2019 SEA Games is still focused in Davao City,” said Ramirez.
In case Davao is not ready, the team will also check the sports facilities in Manila if they are okay.
Last month, a team of engineers, headed by commissioner Arnold Agustin, conducted ocular inspections and technical evaluations of venues throughout the province.
Other facilities identified by the inspection team are inside the campuses of the University of Mindanao, Ateneo de Davao, University of Southeastern Philippines, and inside the SM Mall of Davao.