A mini tournament among four Ilocos Norte teams will welcome the “Set Na Natin ’To” Trophy and Mascot Tour this Saturday, Aug. 24), at the recently-opened SM City Laoag.
Block Builders, Laoag MVT, PSQ and NWU will play in the tournament at the Dap Ayan Park to highlight one of the major activities for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025, according to Faivo Bartolome, a charter member of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) as president of Ilocos Norte Volleyball and Ilocos Norte Sports Consultant.
It will also be a landmark day as the first major activity at the SM City Laoag, which opened only last May.
Bartolome said invitations were already sent to Ilocos Norte Gov. Cecilia Marcos and Vice Governor Matthew Manotoc, Laoag City Mayor James Bryan Alcid and Vice Mayor Rey Carlos Fariñas for the event that starts at 10 a.m. and culminates with the formal program at 6 p.m.
The three-city “Set Na Natin ’To” Trophy and Mascot Tour started last Saturday at the SM Seaside in Cebu City and will wrap up next Saturday (August 30) at SM Downtown in Cagayan de Oro City.
PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara revealed that Alas Pilipinas is well on track in its three-country European training camp and is currently in Santo Tirso, Portugal, for the final phase of preparation for the world championship set September 12 to 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Suzara said he’s also relieved that veteran players Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo have recovered from their injuries.
