MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is ready to host the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has announced. “Overall, we’re 100 percent ready,” Cayetano told reporters at a press conference, more than a month before the start of the games. The Aquatic Center has an Olympic-size pool similar to what was used during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Roads readyThe Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has given assurance of better accessibility to Philippine Arena come the SEA Games opening. The DPWH said the second phase of the Ciudad de Victoria Interchange Project in partnership with Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.’s NLEX Corp. is ongoing.

Source: Philippine Star October 17, 2019 16:00 UTC