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...
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...
Nesthy A. Petecio (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) honored Olympians Nesthy A. Petecio (boxing) and Elreen Ann Ando (weightlifting), both enlisted personnel at the Coast Guard Special Service Office, for their laudable performance in the ongoing Paris Olympics in...
PARIS – In her 108 bouts spanning more than a decade, Nesthy Petecio has experienced almost all kinds of oppression, but this one hurts the most. It was excruciatingly painful. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio reacts after she lost to Poland's Julia Szeremeta in their women's 57 kg semifinal boxing...
PARIS – Nesthy Petecio’s own version of “Last Dance” ended in the semifinals, and in a painful way. Ranged against a taller and abrasive Julia Atena Szeremeta of Poland, Petecio faded dramatically after an impressive start and absorbed a stinging 4-1 defeat in the semifinals to settle for a...
PARIS – All eyes will be on boxer Nesthy Petecio as she tries to extend her own version of “Last Dance” and make it truly special when she battles Poland’s Julia Szeremta in the semis of the women’s 57kg division in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Roland Garros Stadium...
PARIS – She was razor-sharp and dominant. Sadly, Nesthy Petecio’s swashbuckling performance over a taller Xi Zichu of China in the quarterfinals of the 57kg division in the Paris Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 4, was hardly noticed. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio celebrates after defeating China's...
PARIS – While she was brilliant in her win over a taller Jaismine Lamboria of India on Tuesday, Nesthy Petecio needs to raise her level of game a notch higher in her next fight in the women’s 57kg division in the Paris Olympics on Friday, Aug. 2. Nesthy Petecio (AP/File) For one, Petecio will...
PARIS – Nesthy Petecio’s win looked easy after she was seen taunting her taller Indian rival several times in the third and final round. Truth is, it was a hard one. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio, celebrates after defeating India's Jaismine, in their preliminary women's 57kg boxing match at the...
