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HEROES WELCOME. President Marcos welcomed the country’s sports heroes led by double gold medalist Carlos Yulo and bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas at Malacanang Palace.President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. highlighted the importance of advancing Philippine sports in light of the country’s historic performance in the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics.
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann praised the President’s recent statements and assured that the current success will be sustained, as the government remains committed to improving Philippine sports. Meanwhile, the bill constituting institutionalization of the Philippine National Games is continuously moving closer to becoming a law that will ensure its allocation of funding and enhance a better structure that will also serve as a stage for discovering new sporting talents.
The Office of the President matched the cash incentives received by medalists from the Republic Act 10699, including a million peso cash incentives to all the non-Olympic medalists.
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