He said changes in leadership at the national and local levels might adversely affect preparations for the biennial event the country is hosting for the fourth time. Vargas said “changes in leadership” in certain areas of government may have an effect on the SEA Games preparations. This year’s SEA Games will be staged in Metro Manila and areas like Bulacan, Tagaytay, Subic, Clark and Capas in Tarlac. Vargas said changes in leadership may affect the preparations or the actual staging of the games because the SEA Games organizers may have to deal with leaders whom they haven’t even met before. 56, which calls on all sectors, both in government and private, to throw their full support to the hosting of the SEA Games.

Source: Philippine Star February 03, 2019 16:00 UTC