{"id":238113,"date":"2019-11-22T20:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T01:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238113"},"modified":"2019-11-22T20:39:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T01:39:27","slug":"solon-calls-for-unity-as-ph-hosts-30th-sea-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/22\/solon-calls-for-unity-as-ph-hosts-30th-sea-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon calls for unity as PH hosts 30th SEA Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Angara said the nation must pour its attention into displaying what the world-famous Filipino hospitality is all about to its Southeast Asian neighbors. (File Photo<\/a>: Sonny Angara\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Sonny Angara on Friday called for unity among Filipinos and a cease from debating on the controversies surrounding the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).<\/p>\n

Angara said the nation must pour its attention into displaying what the world-famous Filipino hospitality is all about to its Southeast Asian neighbors.<\/p>\n

He also warned that the raging views about the country’s hosting of the games could distract athletes, who should be focusing on their training and events.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0Games\u00a0yan. Dapat naka<\/em>-concentrate\u00a0tayo dito. Kasi yung mga atleta natin, kapag maraming<\/em>\u00a0issue,\u00a0baka ma<\/em>-distract\u00a0e. Dapat naka<\/em>-focus\u00a0lang sa mga<\/em>\u00a0competition\u00a0nila<\/em>\u00a0(We should concentrate on hosting the games. Our athletes might get distracted because of these issues. They should be focused on the competition instead),\u201d Angara said.<\/p>\n

Angara, who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, assured that an audit into the expenses for the SEA Games would be conducted as part of the regular processes of the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cDadaan naman talaga sa<\/em>\u00a0auditing\u00a0ang lahat ng yan. Lahat ng gastusin ng gobyerno ay dadaan talaga sa<\/em>\u00a0cost audit.\u00a0Titignan ito ng<\/em>\u00a0Commission on Audit.\u00a0Yun talaga ang trabaho ng ahensya\u2014kung nagastos ba ng tama ng ahensya yung pera dyan<\/em>\u00a0(Everything would undergo auditing. All the expenses of the government will go through a cost audit. The Commission on Audit will look into this. That is the job of this commission–if the agency was able to use the public fund judiciously),\u201d Angara said.<\/p>\n

Citing information from the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), Angara said the sports facilities constructed for the SEA Games would eventually make money for the government, which was estimated at a minimum of PHP100 million annually.<\/p>\n

Angara noted that the maintenance of the sports facilities would cost an estimated PHP188 million a year and this would be shouldered by the private sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cGanun ang plano nilang gawin para mabawasan yung<\/em>\u00a0maintenance cost\u00a0ng gobyerno kasi may kalakihan din yung gastos sa pag<\/em>-maintan\u00a0nito<\/em>\u00a0(That’s the plan to reduce the maintenance cost for the government because the expenses to maintain such facilities are too costly),\u201d Angara said.<\/p>\n

The SEA Games will run from November 30 to December 11 and will be held at different venues including the New Clark City in Pampanga, the Subic Bay Freeport and Metro Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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