SENATOR Sonny Angara sponsored proposed Senate Resolution No. 857, which congratulates the FIBA Local Organizing Committee (LOC), the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the private sector, and concerned government agencies for the success of the Philippines’ hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (FBWC).
Angara, SBP chair, touted the country’s numerous gains after the event, especially in the local economy. “With our hosting of the World Cup, Team Philippines has achieved several victories, Mr. President. Not only have we solidified our spot further in the pantheon of basketball-loving countries, but we have also gained the experience and the know-how of organizing a truly world-class sporting event,” Angara said in his sponsorship speech Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Voltaire F. Domingo
