President Rodrigo Duterte wasn’t there Thurday night during the send off ceremonies for members of the national delegation who will carry the country’s colors in the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games set August 19 to 30 at the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

But this did not diminish the spirit and enthusiasm of the Filipino athletes in their quest to do better than the sixth place overall finish their predecessors fashioned out two years ago.

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