A Filipino pride of Zamboanga City bags first ever Gold Medal for the Philippines in the recently concluding Tokyo Olympics, this is also the first Gold Medal for the Philippines since joining the Olympics in 1924.
For almost a century Hidilyn Diaz snaps a long drought for the Philippines after winning the Gold Medal in Weightlifting 55kg category.
Diaz will receive cash rewards and other incentives from the Country, below are the following that Diaz will earn.
Agency | Amount in Pesos |
---|---|
National Government | P10,000,000.00 |
Condo Unit in East Wood City MegaWorld | P14,000,000.00 |
Manuel V. Pangilinan | P10,000,000.00 |
Ramon S. Ang | P10,000,000.00 |
Dennis UY’s Phoenix Petroleum | P5,000,000.00 |
House and Lot Century Properties | P4,000,000.00 |
Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero | P3,000,000.00 |
Local Government of Zamboanga | P2,500,000.00 |
Air Asia and Philippine Airlines | Lifetime Free Flights |
Diaz also won a Silver Medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics Brazil, but this was the most memorable in her entire career as the first one athlete to go home with a Gold Medal.
Additionally Philippine Airlines Free lifetime flights for Diaz only limits 80,000 miles per year for life as posted in a spin.ph website
source: wikipedia