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Protesta sumalubong sa ika-71 anibersaryo ng International Human Rights Day

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Posted at Dec 11 12:05 AM

Sigaw nila ang hustisya sa mga nalabag ang karapatan at itigil na ang mga umano'y panggigipit sa mga aktibista. Read more »

LOOK: The Instagrammable New Clark City

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Updated as of Dec 10 10:37 PM

The colorful lights and art installations at the New Clark City make for perfect selfie and groufie moments. Read more »

30th SEA Games lighting ceremony was pre-recorded, director confirms

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Updated as of Dec 03 09:10 AM

The lighting ceremony of the 30th Southeast Asian Games was pre-recorded, the show's creative director said Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: Enjoy the Games, don’t forget issues that matter

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 03 03:26 AM

Who would be investigated then if “Cayetano and the rest” are exempted? Read more »

PHISGOC: SEA Games cauldron lighting ‘real,’ up to production to discuss details

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Updated as of Dec 01 02:45 PM

SEA Games organizers said Sunday the lighting of the cauldron at New Clark City was "real", even as they sidestepped claims that it was not live but pre-recorded.  Read more »

WATCH: Pacquiao lights New Clark City cauldron, as SEA Games open

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Posted at Dec 01 03:15 AM

Pacquiao joined amateur-boxing world champion Nesthy Petecio in lighting the SEA Games cauldron at New Clark City, a display that culminated the opening ceremonies Saturday.  Read more »

Royal Pineda on New Clark City’s design, the Filipino soul, and that cauldron: ‘It’s not just a torch’

Audrey Carpio
Updated as of Nov 30 05:11 PM

For the architect Royal Pineda, designing New Clark City was an opportunity to rediscover a Filipino identity for the greater public, and celebrate the Filipino spirit. But the controversies surrounding the SEA Games and its edifices has him defending what, at least for him, began with good intentions. Read more »

Sotto: Spending for SEA Games cauldron vital but critics have a point, too

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Updated as of Nov 24 10:21 AM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he was torn between the administration and critics regarding the controversial P50-million SEA Games cauldron. Read more »

Paano umabot ng P50 milyon ang presyo ng 2019 SEA Games cauldron?

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Updated as of Nov 24 11:45 AM

Umabot sa P50-million ang price tag ng 2019 SEA Games cauldron. Sulit ba ang presyong ‘to? Read more »

What other countries' SEA Games cauldrons look like

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 07:34 PM

Here are the cauldrons used in the previous SEA Games. Read more »

LOOK: What's inside multimillion 2019 SEA Games cauldron?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 05:05 PM

Metal bars and panes were pieced together to create a 50-meter high structure that would mark the opening of the regional competition, but inside the tower that held the cauldron was a hollow space ladened with gravel. Read more »

'Inutang natin ito': PH got P11-B loan for SEA Games hosting, says Drilon

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Updated as of Nov 21 05:18 PM

MANILA - Construction of the facilities at the New Clark City in Tarlac for the staging of the 30th Southeast Asian Games had been financed by borrowing, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday.  Read more »

Cayetano slams Aquino, Drilon over 'hypocrisy' in 2019 SEA Games expenses

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 09:25 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday slammed opposition leaders for their "hypocrisy" in criticizing the government's decision to spend some P6 billion to host the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, later this month. Read more »

Finance chief: SEA Games budget 'spent well, not wasted'

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Updated as of Nov 21 01:07 PM

The New Clark City and its facilities were built “on time and within budget,” Dominguez said in a press briefing.    Read more »

'Wrong info': Drilon apologizes for tagging BCDA's Dizon as in-law of P50-M cauldron designer

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Posted at Nov 21 12:07 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday apologized for incorrectly saying that the designer of the controversial P50-million cauldron for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was the father-in-law of one of the event's organizers. Read more »

White elephant? Lawmaker eyes probe of SEA Games spending

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Updated as of Nov 21 11:35 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he will seek a Senate inquiry on the mounting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, including the construction of a P50 million cauldron (kaldero) at New Clark City.  Read more »

The ANC Brief: Trying to put her in her place

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Posted at Nov 21 04:09 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo reacted to a recent rant by President Rodrigo Duterte on her role in the war on drugs. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

PH Sports Commission nagulantang sa halaga ng SEA Games cauldron

Paul Palacio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 09:27 PM

Ipinaubaya na ni Ramirez sa Commission on Audit (COA) ang paghusga kung kalabisan ang ipinagawang cauldron. Read more »

'Product of the mind': Duterte defends P45-M SEA Games cauldron

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Updated as of Nov 20 01:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the price of the Southeast Asian Games cauldron is justified because it is a work of art. Read more »

SEA Games: Cayetano insists nothing anomalous in multi-million peso cauldron

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Updated as of Nov 19 09:21 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday insists there is no anomaly involved in the construction of the Southeast Asian Games cauldron.    Read more »