(SEAG VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. CDC president-CEO Noel F. Manankil (5th from right, 2nd row) with other CDC executives and officials show support during the launching of the Southeast Asian Games Volunteer Program at the ASEAN Convention Center. Also in photo are Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda, Phisgoc COO Ramon Suzara, Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez, Capas Mayor Reynaldo Catacutan and other Phisgoc officials. Contributed Photo)
CLARK FREEPORT – The upcoming 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on November 30 has drawn a total of 4,230 volunteers that will serve in the Clark and Subic clusters of the games.
“The spirit of volunteerism and nationalism joined us together to ‘Win as One.’ The passion and power of volunteers are the heart and soul of the SEA Games,” Philippine South East Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) deputy director for volunteers program, Chris Tiu, said during Friday’s Volunteer Program launch.
The Clark cluster will be fielding 2,250 volunteers while events in Subic will be tasking 1,980 volunteers.
The Phisgoc said in total, about 9,000 volunteers will serve in the biennial multi-sport event. It added that 3,150 volunteers will be assisting in Metro Manila events while 1,620 will be assigned in other clusters.
“Out of 20,686 who have expressed their interest to join the volunteers program, 14,683 applied through the official SEA Games volunteers’ online portals, which include 2,960 foreign applicants while 6,003 were committed by their respective schools,” Tiu said.
Partner institutions in the Clark cluster include Mabalacat City College, Jocson College, Angeles University Foundation, Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Gentry International School, Our Lady of Fatima University, and Ifugao State University.
The City College of Angeles, Holy Angel University, Tarlac State University, Clark College of Science and Technology, Systems Plus College Foundation, the city governments of Tarlac, the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., and the Colegio de Sebastian Pampanga also committed as partners.
In Subic, the partner institutions include the Lyceum of Subic Bay, Subic Bay Colleges, Columban College, Gordon College, Mondriaan Aura College, President Ramon Magsaysay State University, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, and St. Joseph College-Olongapo.
The SEA Games 2019 will be the biggest edition of the biennial meet to date with 530 events in 56 sports.
The Clark cluster will be hosting aquatics, athletics, obstacle course sports, pentanque, lawn bowls, shooting, archery, rugby 7s, baseball, softball, dance sport, golf, kurash, judo, jiu jitsu, arnis, sambo, wrestling and wakeboarding.
The Subic cluster will host canoe/kayak, dragon boat, chess, muay, pencak silat, table tennis, triathlon, duathlon, aquatics-open water swimming 10km, modern pentathlon, wind surfing, sepak takraw, beach handball, beach volleyball, and rowing.
