{"id":114215,"date":"2017-08-26T05:49:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T09:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=114215"},"modified":"2017-08-26T05:49:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T09:49:31","slug":"cayetano-rallies-ph-athletes-vows-to-sustain-government-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/26\/cayetano-rallies-ph-athletes-vows-to-sustain-government-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Cayetano rallies PH athletes; vows to sustain government support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cayetano, who is also chairman of the organizing committee for the 2019 SEA Games, vowed that the government will sustain its support to Filipino athletes.\u2029 \u2029 (Photo: KING RODRIGUEZ\/Presidential Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KUALA LUMPUR<\/strong>\u2014 Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday rallied Team Philippines seeing action in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.<\/p>\n

He congratulated the victors as well as commended all Filipino athletes who gave all out their best for flag and country.<\/p>\n

Secretary Cayetano, together with Representative Pia Cayetano and some senior government officials, personally watched the women\u2019s volleyball match between Philippines and Thailand held at the modern and newly-built Malaysia International Trade and Exhibit Center (MITEC), boosting the fighting spirit of Filipino athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod bless you, you did a tremendous job,\u201d said Secretary Cayetano, who together with his sister (Rep. Pia Cayetano), personally went to the women\u2019s volleyball team dugout to lift the team\u2019s morale after a hard beating in three straight sets against the well-trained and more experienced Thailand team.<\/p>\n

Cayetano, who is also chairman of the organizing committee for the 2019 SEA Games, vowed that the government will sustain its support to Filipino athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The) 2019 (SEAG) is really to showcase Philippines, but actually to prepare them (athletes) for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of work,\u201d Cayetano told Philippine News Agency, commenting on how Malaysia prepared for the hosting of this regional biennial meet parallel to their sports program and support to their national teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis stadium, this sports facility that we are standing is a testament to that,\u201d said Cayetano adding \u201cwe can\u2019t build this in two years, but it does not mean that we will not build something.”<\/p>\n

Cayetano stressed that grassroots sports program is a key factor to improve and develop future national athletes.<\/p>\n

He emphasized the collaboration and partnership of the Department of Education (DepEd).<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope 2019 (SEA Games)-2020 (Tokyo Olympics) will spark that momentum,” he said.<\/p>\n

On the support for Filipino athletes, Cayetano emphasized: \u201cit should be all out support by all sectors of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted: “in school, focus has been in science and math. But we forget arts, music and sports. It\u2019s the soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said through sports, the concepts of teamwork and discipline are valued.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the 2019 SEA Games believes that an honest-to-goodness sports program also plays a major role to sustain government efforts on anti-drug.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really want to use the 2019 SEA Games to signal a new age of support and importance of sports to the Philippines,\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

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