Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz extended a helping hand to the victims of Typhoon Odette in the islands of Visayas and Mindanao over the week.
On Christmas Day, Diaz, along with fiancé and coach Juluis Naranjo and national skateboarding head coach Dani Bautista, provided donations through non-profit organization Set Forth Philippines.
They were able to send out 1000 relief goods to 1000 affected families particularly in Argao, Cebu.
"Our Kababayan from isayas and indanao need your help, if we can spare our hands and help them rise again as one. They don’t have water, electricity, phone signal, food, and houses," wrote Diaz on Instagram, while showing glimpse of their volunteer team's experience.
Likewise, Tokyo Olympian and skateboarding icon Margielyn Didal also provided some packs of relief goods for her hometown in Cebu City.
In a recent report, there were at least 136 athletes and 31 coaches also affected by the typhoon per the Philippine Sports Commission.
The PSC earlier approved the release of P15,000 financial aid for the affected sportsmen.
Meanwhile, the 30-year-old Diaz capped off her training before spending the Holidays with a glimpse of a deadlift session.
"With the holidays here, we usually do a heavy session to ap off our week. This allows us to end in a high note and give the athlete the stimulus and confidence to feel a little less guilty when they spend their time with their loved ones," said Naranjo in an Instagram post.