NOVEMBER 27, 2OI9
snafus rile R
SEAG snafus
PHISGC has been getting flak
since July t ; year, supposedly due
to question, , ie deals, and the Philip-
pine Olympic Committee (POC) has
also refused to recognize the foun-
dation as organizer of the bienrrial
multi-sport event.
Malacaiang earlier suggested that
the government should handle the
SEA Cames but apparently PHIS-
COC managed to retain supervision
and controlbver the hardling of the
regional sports meet,
By CHRISTINA MENDEZ
President Duterte has exotessed anger over the blunders related to logistics and food
of some of the athletes
participating. in the 30th siutheast e;ian isnriiCi"i"", *rtich have placed the
country in a bad light in rhe
horne countries of the vieiting teams and guesta.
Presidential spokesman Salvador Bulacan and New Clark Cityin Tarlac. yester.dav
- DYt:tt", in,squth Korea for "'Yung palpak yun hindi sanq nang- ' panel6 said these issues
':1L11t1'o was " angry" upon learning yari, kayiig iayo na
u.::'-I'1, gaioan ng paraan. Kaia been avoided if tfr"
could have
the organizing com- n.agagaiit ii Piesidente tfiror" .nurJ. pi"" srrir'""rt fri""il"i'nr-,iilp:
l,tj'-e-',miT]:Bs" 9l Asian Games orsaniz-
mlftee rn Manrla atter he was aDnalentlv should never have hannened,.ways could ing Committee (pH1SCOCIi""^a%ti",-1,
briefed about issues houndingihe artirJr nrr" y u"uilouitatto a"l *ith them. chiired by speaker Alan perer Cavetano.
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ol teams prior to the formal openins That's whv the president is angry],,.,
t pa^_
this Saturday at the Philippine Areda ii
elo said dverct"t"-.". naaio'elipinas"J.""iiti."ili;##il;ry:*'*
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laDser in the qettinq u p ot tlle Games,
which were trend i"ng in social media
Nov. 24 as somi of the competi-
Senators are eYeing an investiEa- 'ince
tions started.
tion into the repbrted lapses in the '' Kunp mav mga PalPak at kung maY
country's hostiirg of the event but ;r
sqbit .'i ".i
filr it\ere
rr ate fitl,ires
failures or hitches),L
th" lncfuity will l"ikely be held a{ter lel'i sav financiallv, or as far as fiscal
the sames. policiei is concerired para malaman
IX rhe meantime, Senate President jtbe known
kung ano nangynri (so that
Vicente Sotto III, Sen. BongCo and Sen' Soito .rllusu'
Mannv Pacquiao urged the Public to
whit happeii:a!" Jol(u
rat naPpeneq./, added.
Go, cfiiirmarr of the Senale com-
first supporaill hardworking.Filipino
mitlee on sports and a member of the
athletes as they compete with rePre-
Senate Blub Ribbon committee said
sentatives from olher countries.
'' Dopal nga siguro ma-imbestigalnn ' there should be an investigation on
country's liosting o{
. the lapses
{Probablv it should be investigat- the Games.
ed)," Sotio said, referring to reported
in the
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i;is ,iiulli,li'"?jJ,r.,l ror the ceil ln" s"ritl:p?ii5a.the
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investigationresardins compiaints on zrl i9 narionat dent lFter vltoed a totat
,'.J f.oiL;;i." ,..o.;-;r ;hY;"iilra"a the cost for from oi p95 biltion
the food and accommoldatioir of sorne ".o"i"r
aitiJ. !;F:
could ih"-i6;;ffi;;i this year,s budget.
foreign athJetes. prp*aii""r "irliiJJ'#f,uenues ".:ilil the sports evenrs. Drilon,arso noted
"Kung mav dapat imbestisahan' iz- l tf.," .-.,ifr,;" ata to *in Mffift rhat he was a
Leader Franklin member of t
bestignhan natin at ako namin au.'v1l-"
bvglall .h"-p;*idio
't'"''""'t i. tni, sre o.lorlJii.,"lou'ro not u.derstand not have ,"}:""f"t"f 'r*;*:"::l*i
ing na mag-participate para i*ott' -";"a'iiiri
;i;;;:;;;ru" -ily a"r;;"",il"ra link_the ---'"- --
. to focus.on tr," - iL"-#prr*t oi th" zot g delay the.riiog;is20t9 nationar bualsl..
dtn ang mga mav problema (If trere is it*lll"n"Jiil# iilrpi"r.,4_ ;;;;it""tilftili,""i. th".ou.t
u"a, 'uuonjt ninai ko maintidihnn ans
somethins to investiPate' Iet's inves- lete;) a;J'i;';ii y,;, nto"iinoii'ting *go kaparpakan sa sEA
'"Jiu'r"ri" it, t' i.r"J6".,g;f
tisateitandramwiilineto"-"11git .'tiigi.R";t#;::Fi'n"ruiJi,'u ih"ts;;b"..r;;hiliii"y il;r": 'rli'li,ioroui nitong aeray sa bud_
i#;8lil::;il;ihartundsuseir.get.sat<otii,aya,,yungsinasabinirana
pate in grillins the orobiem ;nes)" *""ruy
Pacquiao told senate reoorrers
r!--'i"ihiYo-", Horr". ;;;m;rlirp LiiiirLcftire were sup- Earamihan
Vali:nzueti ;;;;;iljrtr,"r R;; sa imprastrakturq na itinauo.
co assured the publ ii that he ana Itit v,ffi"2 .rrut"i'r'irrl.o--rttub, ;;Fi;ilili;:;,_ hiniram vuns pera diqan. Kaya kahit
President Duterte'are closelv rnoni- [dJ soni, s, pport"a Driron,s posirion 'riiiihir, iir'irL
toring the developments 'H" *u" oui'"o;; il#ffifio"'u"ttiut". *ouli ,r,","*,"" H[ili'li Represeir tatives ii iii iii'i,,,*arng bud.gerkaagad,l
quick to reassure fris suoporl to.all ;i;;]i;t;'; tht;;l;il;#' *o, to urr*Jio, ihe aetuy in the ap- ng per'a (I realry don,r d.ahtr nan,hiram s,at

hardworking individuals'ii.rvolved in tr#i'rou,iira" orou, p;;;;r ;f ,ilrdidiroposed national understand rhe

rdrition between the failures in rhe
theevent' from athletes ard coaqhs5, tti"y
"tnr"i""'rr,"y iiili""'rio,n. *i, u" fudg;-;" ;tii'J'""g"a rhe House sEA Games and what they
delegates and sports oersonncl I""!"t"r"
irJ.'a i.j'iriiili^rrg.r'r"l sp"3i."i"ri.,iittu'"rI", president sav is a
*-g *J.i'grXa ..:*p"ii- biri"ii a"ii"J,"lli his third stare of iJ"u
"To our hari#orline athletes. tirri",; an"f.?"#;;i:-
ii*"u"ag"t.1n trutli, th6v sav
rnrr'.ori oi*," rnfrasrructure thatrs
coaches' delegates and allthose who -ii;gt;lJ#fillrluh't"rh"yrup- , - s;tt
tf," Noiion ea-iiJrr;, zore. been builr, moneywas borrowed for
have sacrificed tobringglow to our port.fit,
to.ul.o, it"Uiiii,
iJii cry"LJro ard some con- rhat. Tha(s whyeven ifthev sav rhere
all belihil you"'the ltou"aitg-trt" ii" n,.i;t'h*tirg"";.rri. gr"..;";"righi ilve .forgotten Lhar was no budser at &e time, thi:y had
1ffi13*a*l of firey .r'-e"d"i",iirhip iir zors ana th" *on"y b?.u,rre rhey were able
to
. He admitted rhat he himse,f
disappointed hearine the laoses in
w",
ilT f,T,i?.l*"lr:i*",r*6;"tit
the countrv's hostini of the''EAG r -r"tfilii sp"ii."i riti"Jno."ro oi G.l.;;#rrff
o"p"-ry
lliftr:i c$ij?m::# #,ffii:;:.i:f;!H;;;,::," ,:
alfl:
" -i#;#ffi';:::dent
ilo monrhs rate. gus;'; ni 'magrntsa tayo para sa msa
i'ir.'.i'i
lnstead of finger pdinHne' c", t"- t"gio;J'Jp"r*I'iJ"# i"iili"",*., i" ,r'r" rso nored zttrto. cio itirsHouse of Represen_
ll'" .".t* *'"i ori." *", r.i'e onea w}o
minded Filipinos td help eich other, .i%"
lrritripii."'p'Jil
emphasizins his call ftir unitv and a television' ii".., * ia i; ;bG .i ;;;: ;i'*iii ,,rgg"rrion, was on
tahvesay dardar nanj dardar.kiaa wara
cooperation. irtf,H;;-,jrviiiotire,
tayong
tilt th" .or,- h.; i;6;;;i;d"'i#pusre in the20j9 did niotriosawa *--t
kung hincti sumasot (r
"Nandivan naeh 'was naringvatak-
troversial cuutd.or, ih" .iiirfirJl,iae.t
*;;;;:;";;F;; ". to commenr arvmore
,.1y rf ,r'"ii"ir"i'*"{ i*idp",i1g because I-nur*rhrs
hindi sita.angroy ut},t"r"i.
warted us ro unire ior our
pakan anspatpak' Patakoikan nitin ang
it tfub" it-"11. tLi. n*iii{,i ,.iitr]iji Houseof Reoresen_
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z3aatleta(lflsalrdadvthere.Let'sno"t fisft;s-;til#tlii""iiill;;;"";";;#;;";";t,#"'';i*,to'uio-uro,
"[irarlt rs.,.n"; i, it tarives reef,itrauuing and tha?s whv
3l'i:ilr3,J*T#ei's
applaud th"
t6'-i";"rhii;"Liip"li'["-g*i,- *"i"i-.""r'Jr,.r*burtoanswer),,,
tt'"'a"iayu i r-ai,,-not.tur.ing ,uour hepoinreJoui.-withceci'esuerre
ers is comparabl. tb thui i"c"rriua a;";;;;{;";i;it
arru'r Vetasco Felipe, Jess Diaz, Edu punav
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