BCDA, MALAKING TULONG SA PBA

Isa si Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon sa mga naging dahilan upang masolido ang plano ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) na simulang muli ang season nito.

Ayon kay Dizon, nais niyang pataasin ang morale ng mga mamamayan na naapektuhan pa rin ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at dagdag niya, ang pagtulong niya sa pagpaplano ng muling pagbubukas ng PBA ay para umano magkaroon na ng “semblance of normalcy.”

Sinabi rin niya na makakatulong rin ito sa muling pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa bansa.

“I am involved in the national task force against COVID-19 and, as of now, our direction is towards gradually reopening our economy,” saad ni Dizon sa isang online interview ng Sports Page.

“And we thought that what better symbol of trying to get back to normal – or new normal as they say – was restarting the most important pastime in the Philippines, which is basketball,” dagdag niya.

Si Dizon din umano ang nagbigay ng ideya na gawin sa Clark Freeport Zone ang bubble concept ng PBA sa kapasidad niya bilang presidente ng BCDA at bukod dito, mabibigyan din ng malalaking discounts ang PBA sa mga hotels, competition venue at iba pang suppliers.

Sasagutin rin ng BCDA ang coronavirus testing, logistics, transportation at security para sa mga kasama sa bubble setup.

“We had our presentation before the PBA board of governors and we showed that Clark City is a very viable location for the PBA bubble,” sabi ni Dizon.

“Number one, it is very secure and number two, we can provide facilities, infrastructure, health care facilities and leisure activities. We are confident that we can provide a safe bubble,” dagdag niya.

“It’s not just Clark which would be inside the bubble. All venues for practices and official games would be inside the bubble, which means that everybody who would under would be subjected to strict protocols and checking of any clinical symptoms that would be done by our health experts and doctors,” sabi pa ni Dizon.

Pero sa ngayon, hihintayin pa ng PBA ang go signal mula sa pamahalaan kung matutuloy ang pagbubukas ng season sa Oktubre 9.

“We will continue to support in any way we can and, of course, everything is still subject to the government’s approval, but we believe that if everything is in place, then they will be very open to it,” sabi ni Dizon.