It is not true that the Philippine women\u2019s football team participating in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games were served with “kikiam,” a Filipino street food.<\/p>\n
In a letter addressed to Team Philippines chef de mission and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez, the president and chairman of Whitewoods Convention & Leisure Hotel, Edgardo M. Capulong, clarified that it was actually chicken sausage that was served to the athletes for breakfast in its hotel in Cavite.<\/p>\n
Capulong said they have proofs of their claim and the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) Food Audit Team in their hotel can attest to it.<\/p>\n
“The other Pinoy athletes also know that they ate chicken sausage,” the executive said.<\/p>\n
“We never serve kikiam because we do not have it and it is not in our menu. Our serving is generous because we decided a free and open buffet service complete with egg omelet station that is not part of our contract,” he added.<\/p>\n
This clarification came after the issue trended online and drew flak from the public.<\/p>\n
Capulong lamented the action of a member of the Philippine team who chose to post her concern on her Facebook account instead of directing it to the management of the hotel.<\/p>\n
He also expressed disappointment at how the Team Philippines brought Baliwag Lechon for dinner without coordinating the food audit committee. He said such action is a “clear violation of our agreement that no oil, pork be served due to the sensitivity issue with our Muslim brothers\/athletes.”<\/p>\n
“We are so sad because our very own Pinoy athletes are the very first ones to destroy our dignity as Filipinos. Where is our sense of nationalism?” he said.<\/p>\n
“All out efforts and undertaking will be in vain because of a few careless, insensitive athletes of ours [who] are spreading info,” he added.<\/p>\n
Despite this, the management, Capulong assured, will continue to provide “best accommodation and food services” to its guests.<\/p>\n
It also thanked the PSC for giving them an additional budget to address the complaints regarding food quantity and quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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