SENATE CONFERS MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE TO YULO, VILLEGAS PETECIO: Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero, leads senators in conferring Senate Medal of Excellence to 2024 Paris Olympics two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo (gymnastics), bronze medalist Nesthy Petecio, and another bronze medalist Aira Villegas (boxer).
During the plenary session, August 19, 2024, Yulo also received P3 million from the Upper Chamber who also gave P1 million each to Petecio and Villegas. Escudero also presented to the three athletes and the entire Philippine contingent resolutions congratulating them for bringing pride and honor to the country. The Senate Medal of Excellence is automatically bestowed and conferred on deserving Filipinos, such as Olympic medalists, for setting the “highest standards of excellence, nationalism, and virtue that their fellow countrymen can aspire for.
It is an expression of gratitude on behalf of the nation for the honor that such outstanding and distinguished achievements have brought to the country,” Escudero said. “With immense pride, the Filipino people commend you for etching the Philippine flag in the annals of history on the grandest stage of sports. Your success has not only brought honor to our nation but has also cemented the Philippines’s position as the top-performing Southeast Asian country since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he added. Also present in the session hall was Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya of Japan, where Yulo honed his gymnastics skills. (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)
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