Major updates on the country’s hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Philippines 2025 were tops on the agenda of the second Inter-Agency Meeting organized by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Monday, March 3, at the GSIS Conference Hall in Pasay City.

Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco joined PSC chairman Richard Bachmann and Philippine National Volleyball Federation president Ramon “Tats” Suzara in briefing representatives from more than 20 government and private agencies which form the Task Force for the hosting as provided for by Administrative Order No. 30 from Malacañang.

“It’s all systems go and the preparations are going on smoothly,” Suzara said.

Bachmann, who heads the Inter-Agency Task Force, committed full government support to the hosting set September 12 to 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“The full support of the government is guaranteed for this historic and world-class event,” Bachman said.

Represented in the meeting were the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. and the Departments of Trade and Industry, Health, Foreign Affairs, Public Works and Highways, the Interior and Local Government and Information and Communications Technology.

They were joined by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Commission on Higher Education, Senate of the Philippines, PHLPost, Commission on Immigration, Customs, Philippine National Police, National Intelligence Coordinating Committee, Climate Change Commission and the MVP Group, as well as representatives from the cities of Pasay, Manila, Taguig and Quezon City.