Tablado na ang ide­yang paghu-host ng Pilipinas sa 30th SEA Games kahit na manggagaling pa ang pondo sa pribadong sektor.

Ito ang nilinaw kahapon sa media briefing sa Malacañang ni Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez kasunod ng pag-apela ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose Cojuangco, Jr. na ituloy ang pag-host ng bansa sa SEA Games katuwang ang private sector.

“I leave it to the… I have to respect our partner. Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Senator (Juan Miguel) Zubiri, who’s the Chairman and myself have made a recommendation to the President and we made… Through the President, ES Medialdea instructed me to — not to push through the Southeast Asian Games,”pagbibigay-diin ni Ramirez.

Sinabi pa ni Ramirez na hindi muna siya nagsalita hinggil sa apela ng POC habang hindi pa niya nakukuha ang desisyon ng kanyang mga kasamahan.

“So, and that’s why hindi ako nagpa-interview kasi… Now, I’ve heard that… I read in the newspaper that they are asking for the President… I was asked my teammates to make a recommendation, the same recommendations,”ayon pa sa PSC chair.