The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is appealing the decision of the government to shelve the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG).

The POC general assembly, in a meeting held Wednesday, passed a resolution authorizing its president, Jose “Peping” Congjuangco to seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte for the purpose of asking the latter to reconsider a decision withdrawing government’s support to the project.

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