The Senate has conferred the Senate Medal of Excellence each to two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo, and bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas. Photo courtesy of Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau (PRIB) The honor was conferred during the Senate’s plenary session on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Paris Olympics bronze medalist Aira Villegas (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Out of the three Filipino medalists from the 2024 Paris Olympics, boxer Aira Villegas is the one closest to the heart of...
The grand heroes' welcome for the 2024 Filipino Olympians, who arrived home from Paris on Tuesday night, has begun. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo at the Malacanan Palace on Aug. 13, 2024. (Noel Pabalate) It started with a welcome...
PARIS – The ending was not picture-perfect but nothing can dim the luster of the gold medal won by gymnast Carlos Yulo and the bronze medals produced by boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas. Paris Olympics two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo (AP) And that has made the country’s performance in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to bestow the Senate Medal of Excellence to Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio who both won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Estrada said both Filipina boxers deserve to be conferred the Senate’s...
PARIS – A new history has been written, but it’s not just all about the two gold and two bronze medals won so far by the Philippines that makes this year’s Olympic journey even more significant. But also for everybody’s passion and determination to inspire everyone. Paris Olympics...
PARIS – Boxer Aira Villegas, a rookie trying to give her family everything following their harrowing experiences 11 years ago when Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban the hardest, was a bit sad and happy. Turkey's Buse Naz Cakiroglu, right, fights Philippines' Aira Villegas in their women's 50 kg...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos congratulated Aira Villegas, who clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 50 kg boxing of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Filipino boxer Aira Villegas (left) fights Naz Buse Cakiroglu of Turkey. (AP Photo) The First Couple took to...
PARIS – Aira Villegas tried to put up a different narrative in her grudge rematch with Turkish Naz Buse Cakiroglu but the latter proved too classy as the Filipina yields via unanimous decision in their women's 50kg semifinal bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics on a humid Tuesday night, Aug. 6,...
PARIS – To hear the national anthem while standing atop the podium is one dream that boxer Aira Villegas brings to this Olympic Games. Aira Villegas eyes to win the third gold for the Philippines. (AP) And Villegas stepped closer to that aspiration after she hacked out a pulsating 3-2 win over...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez can't help but feel "incredibly proud" fellow Taclobanon, boxer Aira Villegas for securing at least a bronze medal finish in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. Villegas bagged the hardware after...
PARIS – Two days after turning 29th, Aira Villegas received another huge gift, but this time, it was no longer a surprise. Aira Villegas (left) celebrates after defeating France's Wassila Lkhadiri in their women's 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024,...
