2019 SEA GAMES LOGO PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT

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Good morning!
Sa mga nagtatanong po kung official ba ang mga inilatag at binanggit ni PSGOC Chair Cayetano sa
OCA General Assembly sa Jakarta kagabi, sinusubukan po ng Social Media Content team na
makipag-ugnayan sa committee, at ayon sa kanila, ito ay isinumite bilang official assets para sa
OCA General Assembly. Kagabi ay inilatag sa OCA General Assembly ng opisyales ng PSGOC
para sa paparating na SEA Games kung saan ipinakilala ang preperasyon ng bansa sa susunod na
taon kasabay ang biglaang pagpapahayag ng mga simbolo tulad ng logo, mascot at motto (taliwas
sa inihayag na dapat ay sa Nov. 30, 2018 kung saan nakaplanong i-unveil ni President Duterte ang
mga nasabing simbolo na gaganapin sa New Clark). Gayunpaman, pakasubaybayan natin sa Nov.
30 sa taong ding ito ang lahat ng kumpirmasyon. Ayon sa napiling ideya at interpretasyon ng
committee, ang inilatag na logo, motto at mascot ay hango sa pagbubuklod-buklod bilang isang
pamilya. Ang inyong mga ibinahagi namang imahe at suhestiyon ay nai-sumite sa kanila noon pa
man at inireview. Patuloy pa rin po nating gagamitin ang mga imahe mula sa ating mga mahuhusay
na miyembro na nais ibahagi ng mas malawak at magandang interpretasyon sa pagpapakilala ng
bansa sa rehiyon, hanggang sa makupirma ang opisyal na mga simbolo sa darating na Nov. 30.
Mabuhay po kayo! Maraming salamat po.
- Social Media Team, Marketing, Techical Dept., Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 20) — After the proposed logo
for the Philippine hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was
unveiled on Sunday, netizens were quick to express their disapproval as
they poked fun at the creation.

In a general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia, Foreign Affairs

Secretary and Chair of the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee
(PHISGOC) Alan Peter Cayetano revealed the logo, which features 11
multicolored circles formed in the shape of the Philippine archipelago.

"Our logo will be the 11 circles representing the 11 countries bound

together in the shape of the Philippines to symbolize that wherever and
whenever the games are played, we are one and we will as one," explained
Cayetano.

Its revelation, however, underwhelmed the Filipino online community as the

logo immediately drew flak and instantly became a meme.

"You can do better," said Aly Concepcion.

"Big joke! Di man lang nag hire ng graphic designer ang mga to! Panget
ng logo," said Carlo De Vera.
"Can't you just start a Logo Competition so that Pinoy designers can come
up with a better concept?" suggested Lyndon Darum.

Apart from the logo, Cayetano also unveiled the country's mascot "Fami."

"The mascot is called Fami, short for family or pamilya, to show that we
have one family," he explained.

PHISGOC's social media and marketing team, however, issued a

statement, saying the logo may still be open to revisions, as the official one
has yet to be revealed on November 30.