Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:51:18 +0000
BOCAUE, Bulacan: President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday evening officially declared the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games open. The ceremony kicked off at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, that welcomed more than 5,500 athletes to the Games this year, the fourth time the country hosted the biennial event. The show started off with Lani Misalucha […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:37:49 +0000
TWO buses carrying athletes and delegates from Laos and Vietnam for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games figured in an accident along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Bulacan, police reported on Saturday. In a report to Camp Crame, the accident occurred at 4:25 p.m. in front of Petron Bocaue South Bound, as they were on their […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 09:42:12 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte met with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ahead of the opening ceremony for the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Saturday. Duterte welcomed Bolkiah in Malacañang where they held a closed-door meeting. Bolkiah was accompanied by his son, Prince Abdul Mateen, who is competing in the SEA Games as part of the oil-rich kingdom’s polo […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:28:33 +0000
AUGUSTUS Aguirre and the Philippine men’s polo squad shoot for a gold medal in the A Division 4-6 Goals when it plays against Malaysia at 3 p.m. this Saturday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Inigo Zobel Polo Facility in Calatagan, Batangas. Aguirre, 26, who has been playing professional polo in Australia for […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:45:53 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday apologized for the mishaps that plagued the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In a television interview, Duterte acknowledged that “the problem is there [have] been mishaps” but assured delegates that his government would investigate it. “They are not small incidents rather. Mabigat yun (They are serious). You invite […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:27:41 +0000
TO maintain peace and order on all the sporting events, the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) set a “Clear Bag” policy for spectators at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. According to the committee, each person is limited to only one (1) plastic, vinyl or PVC bag, a transparent storage bag (which can […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:10:54 +0000
FILIPINO ice skater Alisson Krystle Perticheto opened the women’s figure ice skating competition on a bright note by gaining the No. 1 spot of the short program ranking event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games Friday at the SM Megamall Skating Rink. Perticheto was outstanding in all fronts, scoring 30.87 in technical elements, 22.78 from […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Franz Lewin Embudo| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:55:14 +0000
SPEAKER Alan Peter Cayetano challenged on Thursday his critics to hold him accountable for the shortcomings in the 30th Southeast Asian Games but warned that charges would be filed against them if proven wrong. “Come December 12. Hold me accountable. Hold the SEA games organizing committee accountable. Hindi ako magtatago. Ako haharap sa Senado, sa […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 03:13:07 +0000
TWO days before the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) officially opens, Malacañang asked the organizing committee to “rectify the errors” and “perform better services.” In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Malacañang has been closely monitoring the country’s hosting of the games and obsvered the errors committed by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Javier J. Ismael| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 03:12:04 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is willing to give additional incentives to Filipino athletes who will bag medals in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, his former top aide said on Thursday. Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said that this would be over and above the incentives provided by law to encourage the locals to perform better, […]
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