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(Eagle News)–Almost 100 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority enforcers will be added to the current deployment of enforcers on Edsa for the Southeast Asian Games. In a briefing in Manila on Friday, Nov. 29, MMDA Edsa traffic manager Col. Bong Nebrija said the additional 95 enforcers would assist the convoy of delegates going to the Philippine Arena for the biennial event’s opening ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 30. He said the enforcers, like the 120 enforcers initially […]
(Eagle News) — Tickets for all Southeast Asian Games competitions, except basketball, volleyball and football, will be given for free to the public. Ramon Suzara, chief operating officer of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee, made the confirmation in a televised press conference at the New Clark City on Friday, Nov. 29. According to Suzara, the complimentary tickets were upon the instructions of President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 28. He said the free […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila policemen deployed for the Southeast Asian Games will receive a P300 daily meal allowance. This is according to National Capital Region Police Office chief Debold Sinas, who gave the assurance on Friday, Nov. 29, that his men were well taken care of. “Lahat ‘yan sa first pa lang na deployment, you receive P500 saka P100, for the allowance and cellphone (load)..,” he added. In Metro Manila, he said around 10,000 […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Education has approved the suspension of classes in six public schools in Metro Manila for the Southeast Asian Games. In a Nov. 12 memorandum, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the suspension of classes in the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila; Gotamco Elementary School, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, and Rafael Palma Elementary School in Pasay; and in Oranbo Elementary School and Bagong Ilog Elementary School in Pasig from December 2 […]
by Ron LOPEZ MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — In the boxing-obsessed Philippines, scores of young fighters dream of becoming the next Manny Pacquiao, but it takes a sharp eye and vast experience to pick out a potential world champion. That expertise comes from the scouts and trainers who scour amateur matches and rely on spotters’ referrals or size up hopefuls as young as eight training in well-worn gyms. They are the lesser-known but vital cogs in […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities will implement road closures in parts of Metro Manila for the 30th Southeast Asian Games. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit said the following will be closed starting Nov. 30, at 12:01 a.m.: Stretch of Adriatico St. from President Quirino to P. Ocampo (both directions) Stretch of P. Ocampo, from Taft Ave. to Adriatico (westbound direction only) Authorities said the closure will last until December […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will provide incentives to winning Filipino athletes in the Southeast Asian Games. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President would also confer the Order of Lapu Lapu to the winning athletes as a recognition of their exceptional contributions to the country. “To all the athletes participating in the games, we wish them the best of luck as they display their wares and talents in the competition,” Panelo said. The […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, Nov. 27, denied he slashed the budget intended for the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games and transferred a part of it to fund projects in Iloilo, his province. “It is a complete lie. Mr. Salo is a blabbermouth and a purveyor of fake news,” Drilon said in a statement. He was referring to Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who made the insinuation against […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go on Wednesday, Nov. 7, urged Filipinos to help each other instead of pointing fingers, amid some issues hounding the country’s hosting of the Southeast Asian Games. In a statement, Go lamented how many Filipinos were rejoicing “for the wrong reasons.” “Pumapalakpak dahil gusto nila tayong pumalpak,” Go said. In the first place, he said the organizers led by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano were working “double time” and doing everything […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 27, called on all parties to “stop bickering about petty things” following the logistical problems that hounded the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games. “We are too hospitable!” Sotto lamented, as he recalled his participation in the 1978 Asian Games and in the 1977, 1978 and 1981 SEA Games as a player of bowling or coach. He also participated in the World Cup in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants a probe into the logistical problems that hounded the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the probe would cover the organizers of the SEA Games, including Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee head Alan Peter Cayetano, who was Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections. He said the P50-million cauldron would also be probed. A parallel investigation by Congress could also be […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is extremely displeased with the various snafus and inconveniences so far encountered and reported by both foreign and local athletes in the 30th Southeast Asian games due to the lack of foresight of SEA Games organizers. This was according to his spokesperson Salvador Panelo who stressed that those “failures” could have been prevented had the SEA Games organizers made alternative plans. Panelo said that the President, who learned of […]
