The Muntinlupa City Council will pass a resolution to honor weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who made history by winning the Philippines’ first ever gold medal at the Olympics. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro said the resolution will be discussed during the City Council’s next session on Monday....
From left, swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso, jumper Simon Toribio and boxer Jose Villanueva The Philippines is assured of having multiple medal winners in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1932 following boxer Nesthy Petecio’s victory in the women’s featherweight division. Petecio’s...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) granted weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz a lifetime of flight miles for winning the country’s first Olympic Gold. Specifically, the flag carrier granted her free 80,000 free miles per year for as long as she lives. Photo credit: Philippine Airlines This is equivalent...
Now, we are really jealous! Many of us didn't know that a lot can be earned from being an Olympic gold medalist. After weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz's historic victory in the Tokyo Olympics 2021, that's when we fully realize that the price a champion gets is way beyond just a golden medal, in her case...
When it rains, it pours so they say, and this adage was proven true by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Fresh from her historic feat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan that gave her more than P50 million in cash rewards and other perks, weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz received...
Here's more good news for Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said cash gifts and other rewards to be received by Diaz--the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist--won't be subject to income tax. Hidilyn Diaz shortly after her 'golden' moment in the ongoing Tokyo...
How do we thank thee? Let us count the ways Congratulations are pouring in on social media after Hidilyn Diaz won the first-ever Olympic gold for the Philippines. And she won not just one but two. Netizens are going crazy posting different photos of Hidilyn as they send congratulations, and express...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has nothing but praises for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (File photo: Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo said Diaz brought pride to the country after winning the country's first ever Olympic...
Malacañang is not about to apologize to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz after her name was dragged in an alleged conspiracy to oust President Duterte back in 2019. President Rodrigo Duterte poses with Hidilyn Diaz, Olympic silver medalist, during a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest...
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal triumph in the Tokyo Olympics was not lost on foreign media outlets which dedicated space and time in reporting the breakthrough achievements. The New York Times was among those that published Diaz’s feat with descriptions on how she was able to win the...
This photo is grabbed from the Facebook page of Ms. Karen Caballero By CJ HIRRO Ah, what a ray of golden sunshine Hidilyn Diaz brought to a week of remorseless rains and nearly a century of Olympic struggles. What a way to lift our collective soul after over a year of Covid-19 heartaches and fears....
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz’s path to becoming the country’s first Olympic gold medalist was something she had already envisioned 13 years ago in a television interview that has long been uploaded on YouTube. Clips of an interview with veteran broadcaster Chino Trinidad on the GMA news program...
