By Carlo Canares QUEZON CITY — Two Filipino female athletes made history after winning Olympic medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal in the weightlifting category since the country first participated in the Olympics in 1927. Nesthy Petecio is the first Filipino female boxer to win an… Read More Filipino athletes made history in Tokyo Olympics
By Rudolph Ian Alama DAVAO CITY, Aug. 3- Just hours after achieving a silver medal finish in Olympic boxing, Nesthy Petecio has been gifted with a P10-million residential condominium unit by Suntrust Properties. Petecio’s fully furnished condo unit reward is located at Suntrust’s One Lakeshore Drive inside the 11.2 hectare Davao Park District in Lanang,… Read More A condo unit for silver medalist Petecio
By Jimmyley Guzman PASIG CITY, — The Department of National Defense (DND) has expressed pride and lauded Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for her historic gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympic Games Monday night. Diaz, a Philippine Air Force sergeant, bagged the country’s first gold medal since joining the Olympiad in 1924 after dominating the women’s… Read More Defense department lauds Hidilyn Diaz’s Olympic victory
By Alice Sicat QUEZON CITY — Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines will take home the first-ever gold medal of the country since it joined the Olympics in 1924. She bested her opponents in the women’s 55 kg weightlifting category with a set record of 224 kg. This is the second Olympic medal of Diaz after… Read More PH wins first gold medal in 2020 Olympics
By Jimmyley Guzman PASIG CITY, — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Cirilito Sobejana on Tuesday expressed pride and lauded Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for her historic gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympic Games Monday night. Sobejana said Diaz’s historic feat brought “pride and glory” to the military and the country. Sobejana… Read More Hidilyn’s Olympic gold brings ‘pride, glory’ to PH
By Melinda Quinones QUEZON CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved an additional P100,000 games allowance to all 19 Tokyo Olympians and 6 Paralympians “as token and to celebrate the achievement of the athletes qualified for the Olympics and Paralympics.” The said amount is an addition to the previously approved $1000 allowance given by the… Read More Duterte adds 100K allowance for Tokyo 2020 athletes
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