Expect the country to go all out next month in promoting the 2019 Southeast Asian Games once organizers receive government money.

Ramon Suzara, chief operating officer of the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) Foundation, said his office is working with the private sector as it waits for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release funds.

“This is the problem now, so we’re trying to finalize. Hopefully starting next week we will have private groups helping us with the promotion,” Suzara said in a story posted on ABS-CBN Sports.

He said the DBM has yet to decide which advertising agency will handle the promotion of the Games, which kicks off in November.

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“ ’Yun ang di maintindihan ng tao. Galit ng galit na wala pang promotion but we are going through this government process. Di namin kasalanan dahil [government] budget ’yan, gagawin namin [’yung government process].”

With just 4 months before the Games, Phisgoc is working on tapping private entities to get the promotion and awareness drive rolling.

“There are many private companies that are helping us now in the meantime na hindi pa na-release ng DBM ’yung approval or bidding ng agency,” Suzara said.

He added that the Department of Tourism is also lending a hand in the promotion.

“They have shelled out a budget for promotions. So hopefully, nitong August boom na ’yung promotions,” Suzara said.

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