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‘Chicken sausage’ not ‘kikiam’ served to footballers, says hotel boss

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:27:14 +0000

IT was “chicken sausage” and not “kikiam” that was served to women footballers early this week, the hotel that fed the athletes said in a statement on Wednesday. Edgardo Capulong, Whitewoods Convention and Leisure Hotel president and chairman, said in a letter to Philippine Sports Commission Chairman William Ramirez that even the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) […]

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DILG backs calls to suspend classes in Metro Manila for SEA Games

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:20:51 +0000

THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) supported calls to suspend classes in Metro Manila during the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, its spokesman said on Wednesday. “On our part we support the calls na magdeclare na lang ng (to just declare) class suspension,” Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya told reporters in a press briefing. Malaya […]

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Young Azkals suffer first loss in 1-2 decision to Myanmar in SEA Games

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Credit to Author: JEREMIAH SEVILLA| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:03:29 +0000

THE Philippine Azkals Under-22 national team suffered its first defeat after surrendering a 1-2 decision to Myanmar in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) on Wednesday night at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila. Justin Baas carried the young Azkals out of an early deficit with an equalizer before halftime but Win Naing Tung’s late […]

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Sotto: SEA Games’ bickering part of foreign athletes’ ‘strategy’ vs host

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Credit to Author: Bernadette Tamayo| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:51:10 +0000

SENATE President Vicente Sotto 3rd on Wednesday said the host country of any international sports event  was not obligated to feed foreign athletes. The senator stressed this amid complaints from some foreign athletes competing in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games that they were not fed properly. “We are too hospitable. In the SEA/Asian games […]

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PH women footballers draw with Myanmar in SEAG opening game

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:30:09 +0000

THE Philippine women’s national football team elicited a goalless draw with powerhouse Myanmar to open its campaign in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) on Tuesday night at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna. The Malditas buckled down on defense to fend off the 2017 bronze winner Asian Lioness’ attack while also coming through with […]

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Why Lea Salonga can’t perform at the 2019 SEA Games opening

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:40:07 +0000

AS early as June 17, it was announced that West End sensation and Broadway star Lea Salonga was to return to Singapore’s Marina Sands for the staging of “Sweeney Todd” from November 28 until December 8 at the Sands Theater. This prior commitment explains why Salonga, considered Philippines’ most treasured international artist, cannot perform at […]

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Late goal brings Azkals U22 to a draw with Cambodia

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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:11:33 +0000

Substitute midfielder Dennis Chung talks about his equalizer that helped the Philippine Azkals U22 salvage a 1-1 draw with Cambodia at the last minute. #SEAGames2019 @TheManilaTimes pic.twitter.com/y0FiTwweXX — Jeremiah Sevilla (@tmtjersevilla) November 25, 2019 Substitute midfielder Dennis Chung’s last-minute goal brought the Philippine Azkals Under-22 football team to a 1-1 draw with Cambodia at the […]

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PH apologizes over SEA games mess

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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 10:30:02 +0000

Southeast Asian Games host the Philippines apologized on Sunday after some arriving athletes were left stranded for hours at the airport or were driven to the wrong hotel, a logistical snafu that drew criticism just days before the competition starts. Athletes have begun flying into Manila ahead of Saturday’s opening, but for Cambodia and East […]

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Immigration on heightened alert ahead of SEA Games

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:58:05 +0000

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) placed its personnel on heightened alert ahead of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the holiday rush. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente issued the directive on Friday in preparation for the expected influx of Filipino and foreign travelers in the next few weeks. “We are expecting up to 3 percent […]

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