00:00It was noticed that absent from the welcome event and awarding ceremony in Malacanang on Tuesday,
00:05were some athletes who made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:09The two athletes said that they were not told
00:13the fate of the Malacanang and the Philippine Olympic Committee in the performance of Sandra Aguinaldo.
00:22The Philippines' greeting on Tuesday to our athletes from the Paris Olympics was great.
00:29From the landing of their airplane in the country to their arrival in Malacanang.
00:34But the Philippine contingent was not complete.
00:37According to Malacanang, five athletes did not make it to the event.
00:42Ms. Bianca Pagdanganan, we were told that Ms. Bianca Pagdanganan will be in Scotland.
00:48Ms. Dottie Ardina will be in the US.
00:51Then the three gymnasts, Ms. Alea Finnegan, Ms. Levy Rivivar, and Ms. Emma Malabuyo,
00:57we were told that they will be in the US.
01:00But when some netizens asked why some Filipino Olympians were not there,
01:05the gymnast, Ms. Alea Finnegan, replied that they were not told about the event.
01:11In a separate question, the gymnast, Ms. Emma Malabuyo, also replied that she wanted to go,
01:16but she was not told about the event.
01:19We tried to get the athletes' statement through text,
01:24to call and become their association,
01:27but they still did not respond.
01:29The one who was not in Malacanang, Dottie Ardina,
01:32the golfer who made a statement on social media
01:36about their lack of uniform to wear in the competition.
01:40But according to the Palacio and the Philippine Olympic Committee,
01:43the athletes were not included in the trip back to the Philippines
01:47because they already had a flight to another country.
01:51They said that this has nothing to do with any issue.
01:54They will explain it to the NSA.
01:57We do not know anything.
02:01They left early.
02:03In Palacio, the President gave cash incentives to the athletes.
02:0720 million pesos for the double gold medalist, Carlos Yulo.
02:112 million pesos each to the bronze medalist, Neste Petesho and Ira Villegas.
02:171 million pesos each to the other athletes who made it to the Paris Olympics.
02:21It is assured that the cash incentives will still be accepted
02:25even for the Filipino Olympians who were not in the event.
02:28No one will be left behind.
02:30They are all here.
02:31The athletes, the coaches, should coordinate with the Philippine Sports Commission
02:36to refer them to the point person of the office of the President
02:40to claim.
02:41And if ever the athletes or the coach cannot claim personally,
02:46they need to submit an authorization letter and their IDs.
02:50For GMA Integrated News, I'm Sandra Aguinaldo for 24 Hours.
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