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#SEAGamesfail trends as netizens lament SEA Games woes

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Kevin Alabaso, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA—The hashtags #SEAGamesfail and #SEAGames2019fail trended nationwide on Monday after reports of unfinished venues and inconveniences of athletes circulated on social media.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/11/24/20191125-seagames.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Both hashtags were in the top trending list of the Philippines with a combination of nearly 37,000 tweets, as of posting.</p><p>Twitter user Ry Santos said people want the 30th SEA Games to succeed, but have been &quot;disappointed to the point that all we can do is criticize.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/11/24/20191125-seagames1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Another user said in a tweet, &quot;the corrupt organizers and the PH government should be the only ones [feeling guilty]&quot; over the problems that have emerged.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/11/24/20191125-seagames2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Meanwhile, a user questioned the absence of &quot;the hospitality that [Filipinos] are well-known for.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/11/24/20191125-seagames3.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Photos of some Cambodian athletes sleeping on a hotel floor were posted on social media over the weekend.</p><p>Thai athletes and Joceph Jacob, coach of the Malaysian women&#x27;s football team, complained about the food being served to them.</p><p>&quot;Today, my breakfast, most of the players eat only bread and some egg. We have a big tournament, I hope they will improve the food,&quot; said Jacob.</p><p>Filipino athletes were not spared from inconveniences as Let Dimzon, coach of the Philippine women&#x27;s football team, revealed on Monday that rice, kikiam and egg were served to them for breakfast.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m not sure kung paano ang arrangement ng PHISGOC, but the quality and quantity of food is not enough...Walang nutrients,&quot; said Dimzon.</p><p>House Speaker and Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) Chairman Allan Peter Cayetano apologized on Sunday for the &quot;inconveniences&quot; some of the athletes experienced after their arrival in the country.</p><p>&quot;Sa mga foreign teams, talagang we are apologizing for the inconveniences or if I may call it inefficiencies or miscoordination,&quot; he said.</p><p>Cayetano said, however, that a great majority of those who have arrived were satisfied with the service of the organizing committee.</p><p>&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</p>

<p>The hashtags #SEAGamesfail and #SEAGames2019fail trended nationwide on Monday after reports of unfinished venues and inconveniences of athletes circulated on social media.</p>

The hashtags #SEAGamesfail and #SEAGames2019fail trended nationwide on Monday after reports of unfinished venues and inconveniences of athletes circulated on social media.

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#SEAGamesfail trends as netizens lament SEA Games woes

Kevin Alabaso,

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Published Nov 25, 2019 08:53 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 25, 2019 09:56 PM PHT

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