As the Philippines prepares for the Fiba Basketball World Cup 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday reminisced about his father’s role when the games were held in the country for the first time in 1978. | JMangaluzINQ
The Philippines is set to co-host the Basketball World Cup 2023 in August, along with Japan and Indonesia.“I was there when my father first tossed the ball and I’m quite pleased to be able to—I didn’t realize that that was the first time that it happened here in the Philippines,” the President told delegates of Fiba Central Board and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas .
According to the Presidential Communications Office , former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. made the ceremonial toss for the 1978 Basketball World Cup, –then known as the Fiba World Championship–which was the first time it was held in the Philippines.
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