MANILA (21 July 2017) – The Philippines has pulled out of hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the government said, Friday to focus on rebuilding a city ravaged by a two-month battle between security forces and Islamic militants.
The country’s sports officials formally abandoned their plans to host the games after a series of meetings with President Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine SportsCommission chairman William Ramirez said.
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