“Sports' landscape has changed through the years. We have seen the rise of countries we used to beat in the Southeast Asian Games and we are fighting hard just to be able to make it in the middle of the pack.”

— Francis Escudero

"More PSC support for athletes sought", The Standard, 11 September 2015, p. A13.
2015

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