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Philippines’ Duterte orders investigation into SEA Games debacle
- Reports of delays, confusion and insufficient meals for athletes, delegates and volunteers have gone viral on social media since last week
- A presidential spokesman admitted on Thursday that ‘there is indeed something wrong with the preparations’
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A slew of criticisms surrounding the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games has prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to order an investigation.
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The Philippine Senate has separately announced its own inquiry into the debacle.
“The office of the president will also be conducting a separate probe on the aberrations and irregularities in the administration of our country’s hosting of the SEA Games immediately after the games,” presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
He noted that while hosting a multi-sport event is “complex”, the organising committee “should perform better services expected of them”.
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“An array of criticism has been made on how [the organising committee] has handled the logistics of this momentous event, and these should be accepted and considered in order to rectify the errors it has committed,” Panelo said in the statement.
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