An executive of the Philippine ice hockey federation, Hockey Philippines, admitted that playing the sport is quite expensive and takes a lot of support for developing the next generation of players.

"It's an expensive sport," Hockey Philippines president Christopher Sy said in a chance interview with reporters on Wednesday. "And we're trying to get funding from the government and the IIHF [International Ice Hockey Federation]."

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