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Nine months to FIVB Men’s World Championship

The Philippine Star
Nine months to FIVB Men’s World Championship
First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and William Vincent ‘Vinny’ Araneta Marcos (seventh and sixth from left) with (from left) Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) vice president Ricky Palou and secretary-general Donaldo Caringal, Philippine Sports Commission c h a i r m a n R i c h a r d B a c h m a n n , Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor, PNVF president Ramon ‘Tats’ Suzara and national team mainstay Bryan Bagunas make the victory sign after the first organizational meeting last year in Malacañang.
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MANILA, Philippines — Preparations shift to the next higher gear as the countdown dwindles to nine months for the Philippines’ first-ever solo hosting of the FIVB Men’s World Championship (MWCH) 2025.

Thirty-one of the world’s top volleyball nations in the 32-team roster will descend on Philippine soil for the Sept. 12 to 28 world championship set at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“This is the time when the preparations and organization start to be meticulous every single day, it’s the world championship year of the FIVB and as host country for first time – and solo host at that – the mission borders from an excellent to almost perfect hosting of the event,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, head of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation who in 2024 was elected president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation and executive vice president of the FIVB.

“We’ve done it before and we’re expected to do it again,” added Suzara.

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