Raya Sports & Events is the local organizing group for the
2006 World Pool Championship (WPC). To
bring the WPC to the country, it has enjoyed the assistance and support of
the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines and the Philippine
Sports Commission.
Raya is a division of Prism Strategic Communications, a company engaged
in communications management, policy research and publishing. This mother
organization has, in its portfolio, clients in the private and public sector
organizations, Philippine and international companies.
The newly established Raya Division will manage and promote sports,
business and entertainment events in the Philippines. Its sports program for
2006 included:
Staging and promotion of the First BSCP Philippines National Pool
Championship
Promotion of the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship to be held
at the Philippine International Convention Center, Metro Manila
Publication of
PoolWorld, the first pocket billiards magazine of the
Philippines, inaugural issue on July 2006.