SEA Games: Cavite venues ready for underwater hockey and football

By Anthony Giron

IMUS CITY, Cavite — The two Southeast Asian (SEA) Games sports venues in this capital city are ready for use, officials said on Monday, November 25.

Imus, the third district of Cavite, Tagaytay City and Maragondon municipality, both in the province’s upland 8th district, are co-hosts of the 30th SEAG set from November 30 to December 11.

The capital is hosting the underwater hockey events at the Vermoza Sports Hub in Daanghari, Barangay Pasong Buaya, and one football game at the City Grandstand and Track Oval Field in Pedro Reyes, Barangay Malagasang I-G.

The field will also be used as the practice game area of some participating SEAG football teams.

Information and Tourism Development Officer Jay Saquilayan said that the city administration and the citizens welcome and support the staging of the SEAG, its organizers, the participating local and foreign athletes and visitors in the area.

“We are ready for the SEAG—the services and the venues,” Saquilayan told this reporter in an interview at his office at the City Hall.

He cited that the field had already been used recently by the Timor Leste football team in their own practice game.

Saquilayan reported that the lone SEAG football game—between Indonesia and Laos—was set at the Field on Dec. 5.

It will be the first official international game at the grandstand field since it was inaugurated on October 12, 2018,

The sports field was a project of Third District Representative Alex L. Advincula, the brainchild; and Mayor Emmanuel Leonardo Maliksi and the City Council under Vice Mayor Arnel M. Cantimbuhan.

Saquilayan said that the official underwater hockey games with SEA teams participating are set from Dec. 2 to 5 at the Ayala-Vermoza, a private-owned modern sports center.

The preparations for the SEAG events in the city were made by the Team One Imus— the local administration, police, planning and engineering and other concerned departments.

The local government has funded the preparations for the games in the city.

Saquilayan said that the Cavite and Imus-PNP and the traffic officers have mapped out plans and put up measures that will ensure peace and order, smooth traffic flow and security, particularly at the games’ sites.

Tickets will be provided for residents and visitors who wish to watch the games, Saquilayan said.

Source: Manila Bulletin