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THE CAULDRON HAS BEEN BUILT AT THE MAIN STADIUM FOR THE SEA GAMES AFP/STR
THE PHILIPPINES’ SEA GAMES CAULDRON IS “CHEAPER” THAN SINGAPORE’S P62-MILLION PIECE, SAID CAYETANO, WHO ALSO CHAIRS THE PHILIPPINE SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (PHISGOC).
IN THE CAULDRON’S DEFENSE, CAYETANO SAID, IT WAS STILL CHEAPER THAN THE P63-MILLION ONE THAT SINGAPORE PURCHASED WHEN THE COUNTRY HOSTED THE SEA GAMES.
READ MORE: SEA GAMES NEW CLARK CITY ATHLETES CARLOS DOMINGUEZ ALLAN PETER CAYETANO CAULDRON
FILE PHOTO. THE 3-METER WIDE CAULDRON, DESIGNED BY NATIONAL ARTIST FOR ARCHITECTURE FRANCISCO “BOBBY” MANOSA, WILL HOLD THE SEA GAMES FLAME FOR THE DURATION OF THE SPORTS EVENT.
PEOPLE, MEANWHILE, ARE ALREADY GETTING THE VIBE THAT HOSTING THE GAMES ISN’T PANNING OUT AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD. A PHOTO OF A CHEAP-LOOKING A4-SIZED PRINTOUT WITH THE WORDS “WELCOME SEA GAMES ATHLETES” AT THE AIRPORT WENT VIRAL A FEW WEEKS AGO, PROMPTING SOME PEOPLE TO WONDER WHERE ALL THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON THE GAMES IS REALLY GOING.
"WELL, THE CAULDRON IS NOT A CHEAP ONE. IT"S DONE BY [THE LATE ARCHITECT FRANCISCO MANOSA]. IT"S A... IT WILL BECOME A HISTORIC MONUMENT FOR THE GAMES BECAUSE AFTER THE GAMES, IN ANY GAMES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW CLARK CITY," CLARIFIED SUZARA.
‘NO EXTRAVAGANCE’ IN P50-M SEA GAMES CAULDRON
“THE CAULDRON IS NOT ONE OF THE SYMBOLS — IT’S THE SYMBOL OF THE GAMES, WHETHER IT’S OLYMPIC GAMES OR SEA GAMES. IT’S A WORK OF ART. WHILE SOME PEOPLE SEE IT AS A CAULDRON, WE SEE A MONUMENT. WE SEE THE ATHLETES, WE SEE THE BURNING FLAMES THAT REPRESENT HOPE AND THE FIGHTING SPIRIT. WE THINK IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE,” CAYETANO SAID.
TAGS 30TH SEA GAMES, CAULDRON, PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE, SEA GAMES CAULDRON
“I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT MY STATEMENT IN HEADSTART THIS MORNING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ARCHITECT WHO BUILT THE SEA GAMES CAULDRON, THE LATE ARCHITECT BOBBY MANOSA, AND BCDA PRES. VINCE DIZON. THEY ARE NOT RELATED. I WAS WRONG IN MY INFORMATION. I APOLOGIZE TO DIZON,” DRILON SAID IN A STATEMENT THURSDAY.
TAGS: 2019 SEA GAMES, 24TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES, KALDERONG GINTO, STADIUM CAULDRON, TRENDING
MOCHA USON, NEW DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION (OWWA), USED FABRICATED FIGURES IN HER POST AGAINST SEN. FRANKLIN DRILON, WHO PREVIOUSLY QUESTIONED THE COST OF THE CAULDRON TO BE USED FOR THE 30TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES.
MR ALAN CAYETANO, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WHO ALSO HEADS THE PHILIPPINE SEA GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE, HAD SAID EARLIER THAT THE CAULDRON IS "CHEAPER" THAN THE ONE THAT HOST SINGAPORE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE 2015 GAMES.
SENATE MINORITY LEADER FRANKLIN DRILON QUESTIONED THE GOVERNMENT’S ALLOCATION OF P55 MILLION FOR A CAULDRON TO BE USED IN THE TORCH LIGHTING CEREMONY AT THE SEA GAMES 2019, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTRY THIS NOVEMBER.
FOR NOW, THERE CAN BE NO INVESTIGATION OR INQUIRY, BECAUSE THE GAMES MUST GO ON AS PLANNED, AND BECAUSE THE PHILIPPINES IS COMMITTED TO HOST THE 30TH SEAG AND TURN IT INTO THE BIGGEST REGIONAL GAMES EVER.
“WHY ARE WE DOING THIS IN THE MIDST OF SEA GAMES? THE TIMING SHOULD BE WAY WAY BEFORE OR AFTER THE SEA NOT NOW THAT OUR ATHLETES ARE PREPARING,” DEFENSOR SAID.

 

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