MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Or, if you prefer, 224 kg. Hidilyn Diaz is worth her weight in gold. Although she weighs a mere 54.9 kg or 121 lb, she lifted 127 kg – more than twice her own weight -- to win the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal in nearly a century. Cheers! Mabuhay! Does her...
The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) and La Salle Greenhills President Dr. Edmundo "Dodo" Fernandez FSC congratulated Hidilyn Diaz on becoming the first Filipino to win an Olympic gold medal. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hidilyn has lifted the Filipino pride and spirit with this historic...
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...
Hidilyn Diaz salutes during the Philippine national anthem after winning the Tokyo Olympics women's 55kg weightlifting competition. (Photo: AFP/Vincenzo Pinto) When it rains, it pours. On top of monetary incentives and accolades, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will also be receiving the Olympic Gold...
The Department of National Defense (DND) lauded weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz for delivering the country's first Olympic gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night, July 26. "The Department of National Defense joins the nation in congratulating weighlifting champion...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is mulling the idea of contracting a Swiss sculptor to do the statue of Tokyo Olympic 2020 weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin toyed on the idea as he praised...
The long-awaited quest by the Philippines for its first Olympic gold has finally ended. Filipinos on Monday night, July 26, applauded weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz after she delivered the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the country. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Diaz ruled the women's 55kg weightlifting...
Malacañang was elated as Filipino Olympian Hidilyn Diaz captured the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, July 26. File photo of President Duterte meeting Hidilyn Diaz in Malacañang on October 16, 2019. (MANILA BULLETIN/RICHARD MADELO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino arrived here Wednesday afternoon, two days before the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games, and spoke of a milestone prospect — another multi-medal performance in the quadrennial global...
President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announces Brisbane as the 2032 Summer Olympics host city during the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Toru Hanai / POOL / AFP) Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the third Australian city to...
