The PRFU recently visited Cynthia Carrion who is now, Undersecretary for Sports and Wellness with the Philippine Department of Tourism. Cynthia has supported the growing sport of Rugby Football Union in the Philippines and was delighted to hear the Philippines won the rights to host the Asian Five Nations International Tournament here in Manila from June 30th- July 5th.

The Undersecretary was also extremely excited to learn that the International Event will be held at the newly built Sports Stadium at the University of Makati which can hold up to 4,000 supporters. Cynthia Carrion is a proud advocate of promoting International Events here in the Philippines and explained that “The Asian Five Nations Tournament would be an exciting event, especially with the Philippine National Men’s Team being able to play in front of their home crowd in a world class stadium.”

The Undersecretary explained that the Philippine Department of Tourism would support the A5N tournament and could supply support to the hosts by providing Airport Assistance, Guided Tours and several other means of assistance in order to ensure the success of the International Event.

National Coach Matt Cullen was extremely grateful that the Philippine Department of Tourism and in particular, Undersecretary Cynthia Carrion had come on board to support this International event and explained that “ All International Sporting Events deserve top billing and it is fantastic to see Rugby Union finally receiving support from high level Philippine Government Departments.”

The PRFU has also invited Undersecretary Carrion to be a VIP Guest at both game days and the Tournament Banquet and Awards Evening which will be held at the Holiday Inn Galleria Manila.

To conclude, The PRFU would like to thank the Department of Tourism for their continued support for the development of Rugby Union here in the Philippines.