Boracay Philippines and from other International nations, has been held annually since 2003, usually in March or April. Boracay was scheduled to host a special multi-sport event in 2013. At its 31st General Assembly in Macau, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decided to create the "Asian Games Centennial Festival" in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Oriental Games (later Far Eastern Championship Games). OCA awarded the hosting rights to the Philippines as it had been the host of the first Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila 100 years earlier. The festival was to be held on Boracay in
Malay, Aklan Malay, Aklan ' , officially the ', (Aklanon: "Banwa it Malay"; Hiligaynon: "Banwa sang Malay"; ), is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. It is the northernmost town in the island of Panay. The resort island of Boracay is part of the municipality. The municipality of Malay was created in the province of Capiz on June 15, 1949, from the barrio of Malay and surrounding barrios which were then part of Buruanga. The new municipality then included the following barrios: Malay (poblacion, seat of local government), Dumlog, Cabulihan, Balusbos,