POLITICS is the reason why the Philippine Dragon Boat team, one of the country’s hopes for gold medal in the 2013 South East Asian (SEA) Games will not be joining the Philippine delegates in Myanmar this December.

Senator Pia Cayetano, during the committee hearing on the status of the country’s preparations for the SEA Games, questioned Philippine sports officials regarding its selection process after learning the Dragon Boat team as well as women’s volleyball and men’s football teams are among those that would not be joining this year’s SEA Games.

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