Olympian Nesthy Petecio (center) is handed her financial assistance by Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno. (Speaker's Office) It was Nesthy Petecio and other Paris Olympics-bound Filipino boxers' turn to get financial assistance from House...
Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial (AFP) TOKYO — Four Philippine boxers came to the XXXII Olympiad three weeks ago looking to make some ripples. Instead, two went on to churn up big, silvery waves, with a third probably joining them in the frolicking if not for some unfathomable quirk...
000_9HP48R Hidilyn Diaz and Nesthy Petecio warned netizens Sunday, Aug. 1 from following fake social media accounts that are using their names in light of their historic feats in the Tokyo Olympics. The country’s first Olympic gold medalist took to her only Twitter page @diaz_hidilyn to tell...
Photo from Nesthy Petecio Tokyo Olympics hopeful Nesthy Petecio calls her best friend, the one she trusts whether they do something serious or funny, the person she wants to take care of her baby – if the time comes. But that one person is gone now. Gone too soon. Alexcel Dargantes, 24, passed...