By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario/Philippine News Agency
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Clark is now poised to be called Asia’s next primary sports-tourism destination as it becomes the main hub for the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
During the Broadcast and Media Conference for the 30th SEA Games at Hotel Sofitel in Manila on Tuesday, Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) chief operating officer Ramon Suzara said they want to promote Clark to become a top sports-tourism destination.
He also shared some of their plans for the biennial meet this November.
“We are now trying to push Clark to be the next sports-tourism destination in Asia,” he said.
Suzara also encouraged the SEA Games delegation from the Philippines’ neighboring countries to utilize the Clark International Airport.
“For those who are participating in sports and events under the Clark and Subic cluster, we encourage them to use Clark. There are now several international flights at that airport,” he said.
For the SEA Games, a total of 530 events and 44 venues are grouped into Metro Manila, Clark, and Subic clusters.
For Clark, the venues include the Parade Grounds, Clark Global City, The Villages, and Royce Hotel.
Subic, on the other hand, will have Malwaan Park, Subic Bay Boardwalk, Subic Gym, Subic Tennis Court and Triboa Bay.
Highlighting the Clark cluster will be the New Clark City (NCC) that will open a newly-constructed 20,000-seater Athletics Stadium, Aquatics Center and the National Government Administrative Center.
The brand new 2,100-bed Athletes Village will also open at NCC.
Clark airport has a total of 734 domestic and regional flights per month to 40 destinations.
A new terminal is also being built that will accommodate an additional eight million passengers yearly.
Clark Freeport has been conferred with awards in sports tourism by various entities.
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