The Philippines can hold its head up high even after it lost the bid to host the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Malacañang said on Saturday.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that the Philppine delegation did its best to present the country as a “worthy” host before the FIBA board in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday.

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