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MANILA, Philippines — Following star gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic haul of two gold medals within the Paris Olympics, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. needs extra Filipino athletes to shine of their respective sports activities and rating extra victories for the nation.
To make this potential, Marcos mentioned he would seek the advice of the 24-year-old Yulo on what the federal government ought to do to allow athletes like him to carry out spectacularly in worldwide competitions.
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“Once I see him, I’ll ask him what the federal government can do to assist athletes so that we’ll have extra medalists within the Olympics … Athletes don’t simply take into consideration their welfare, however in addition they take into consideration enhancing their efficiency of their respective sports activities,” the President mentioned in an interview in Masantol, Pampanga, on Wednesday.
Knockout efficiency
Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo poses through the podium ceremony for the creative gymnastics males’s vault occasion of the Paris Olympics on the Bercy Area in Paris, on August 4, 2024. —picture by Loic Venence/Agence France-Presse
“What do we have to do? Do we have now to alter the group? Does it have to be funded?… I believe Caloy Yulo will proceed to higher heights in sports activities as a result of he has been a world champion for a very long time. He ought to have gained in [the] Tokyo [Olympics]. However now, we noticed his actual skills. I believe he would be the greatest particular person to ask what else it’s that we will do,” he added.
The President additionally congratulated boxer Aira Villegas for successful a bronze medal within the ladies’s 50kg semifinals early Wednesday morning.
“Congratulations, Aira! That was a knockout efficiency in your Olympic debut! You made us all proud and are absolutely an inspiration to younger Filipinas,” Marcos mentioned on Fb and Instagram.
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Upon his return to the nation, Yulo is predicted to obtain P20 million from the Philippine Sports activities Fee as mandated by Republic Act No. 10699 or the Nationwide Athletes and Coaches Advantages and Incentives Act.
He may also get a three-bedroom, absolutely furnished unit at McKinley Hills value P32 million from Megaworld and a P3 million money bonus from the actual property large.
The Home of Representatives additionally pledged P6 million for Yulo whereas the Philippine Olympic Committee mentioned it might reward him a home and lot in Tagaytay Metropolis.
Additionally deserving
Senate President Francis Escudero, nonetheless, mentioned that different Filipino athletes additionally need to be acknowledged and rewarded for his or her efficiency on the Paris Olympics. He cited EJ Obiena, who positioned fourth within the males’s pole vault closing.
“If you happen to ask me, and I may also suggest this to my colleagues right here within the Senate, though he gained no medal, EJ also needs to be given a reward and recognition. If I’m not mistaken, from eleventh [in the Tokyo Olympics], he climbed as much as fourth. Yet another and he would have earned a medal. However nonetheless, it’s a giant achievement, it’s nonetheless an accomplishment,” Escudero mentioned in a press briefing.
Senate President Professional Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, alternatively, filed a decision in search of to confer on Villegas the Senate Medal of Excellence for her bronze medal end.
Estrada mentioned her achievement introduced honor and status to the nation and has change into a supply of inspiration amongst aspiring boxers.
A number of senators filed resolutions on Monday conferring on Yulo the Senate medal, the best expression of nationwide appreciation, for his excellent achievement of being the first-ever Filipino athlete to win two gold medals within the Olympics.
In line with Escudero, they have been nonetheless learning the quantity to be given to Yulo as a reward.
“I believe Sen. Alan (Peter Cayetano) will file a decision for that. However by custom right here within the Senate … up to now, we handed the hat amongst senators,” he mentioned.
