Nothing Unusual About Pinoys Overspending for Events

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here’s nothing unusual about Pinoys spending P10 Billion for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in the Philippines. The controversial cauldron alone, designed by the late renowned architect Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa cost Filipino taxpayers over P50 million to build. Several articles by both the Manila Times and the Philippine Daily Inquirer highlighted Senator Francis Drilon’s complaints about its cost. Drilon questioned why the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) were spending such large sums of money for a one-time event that would last just a little over a week.