Meggie Ochoa says a portion of the cash incentives she will receive for her Asian Games gold medal will go to Fight to Protect, a movement she founded that is aimed at combating child sexual violence through jiu-jitsu
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Expected to pocket P3 million – P2 million under the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act and P1 million from the Philippine Olympic Committee – Ochoa will get anSan Juan City feted Ochoa on Monday, October 16, and rewarded her P100,000, while Mayor Francis Zamora pledged another P100,000.
A two-time world champion and a two-time Southeast Asian Games titlist, Ochoa launched Fight to Protect in 2018 after being at aFight to Protect has raised hundreds of thousands for the battle against child sexual violence, including online sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. The national jiu-jitsu team delivered as the Philippines matched its four-gold haul in the 2018 edition and finished 17th overall for its highest Asian Games ranking since 1994.Jiu-jitsu produced the second most medals for the country in the continental showpiece with three behind wushu, which supplied one silver and three bronzes for a total of four medals.
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