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'Bakit ganito?': Go questions SEA Games organizers amid mounting complaints

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MANILA - Sen. Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go on Monday questioned organizers of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after several complaints were made by foreign athletes and press members ahead of the sporting event&#x27;s launch.The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), the event&#x27;s main coordinating body, had claimed 90 percent of infrastructure for the SEA GAMES was already finished.Go recalled PHISGOC&#x27;s claim, which was made by its chief operating officer Ramon &quot;Tats&quot; Suzara.&quot;As of October 30, 2019, PHISGOC stated that preparations are 90% complete. Bakit nangyari ang mga ganito?&quot; Go said.Football teams from several countries taking part in the Games revealed on Sunday they had problems in transportation, hotel accommodations, food, and scheduling practice sessions.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/24/19/asean-football-teams-confirm-problems-with-transport-hotel-food">ASEAN football teams confirm problems with transport, hotel, food</a></li></ul>Aside from athletes, members of international media also encountered accreditation issues for the Games.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/25/19/its-terrible-foreign-press-puzzled-over-sea-games-accreditation-process">&#x27;It&#x27;s terrible&#x27;: Foreign press puzzled over SEA Games accreditation process</a></li></ul>PHISGOC has apologized for the inconvenience and confusion on transportation, hotel arrangements, and other complications.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/24/19/sea-games-phisgoc-apologizes-as-travel-hotel-woes-hound-football-teams">SEA Games: PHISGOC apologizes as travel, hotel woes hound football teams</a></li></ul>“We acknowledge our shortcomings in this particular incident and vow to do better,” it said.House Speaker and PHISGOC Chairman Allan Peter Cayetano also sought for understanding.&quot;Handang handa tayo na magbigay ng world class hosting, but even in world class hostings, tao tayo. Hindi perfect. Doon sa 75 arrivals, a great majority, 95 percent ay medyo natutuwa. For $50 a day, ang gaganda ng hotel na titirahan nila,&quot; he said. Go however rejected PHISGOC&#x27;s apology, saying this is not the time for offerings of remorse.&quot;Hindi apology ang kailangan natin ngayon. Hindi ito madadaan sa apology lamang,&quot; he said.

Go recalled PHISGOC's claim, which was made by its chief operating officer Ramon "Tats" Suzara.

Go recalled PHISGOC's claim, which was made by its chief operating officer Ramon "Tats" Suzara.