00:00The two Filipino gymnasts were asked online
00:03why they weren't invited to the Heroes' Welcome
00:06and to give out cash incentives for the Olympics in Palacio.
00:10Let's find out from Marie Zumali.
00:17From their chartered flight to the program
00:21and to give out cash incentives in Malacanang,
00:24the attendance of the athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics is huge.
00:29But the Filipino contingent is not complete.
00:32When asked by some netizens why there were no Olympians there,
00:36the gymnast, Aaliyah Finnegan,
00:38did not tell them about the event.
00:41In a separate question, the gymnast, Emma Malabuyo,
00:44answered that she wanted to go,
00:46but she did not tell her about the event.
00:49GMA Integrated News was famous for getting the athletes' permission
00:53through text, call, and their association,
00:58but they were not allowed to go.
00:59Dottie Ardina, a golfer from Malacanang,
01:02did not tell her about the lack of a uniform
01:05to wear in the competition.
01:09According to the Palacio and the Philippine Olympic Committee,
01:11five athletes were not included in the trip back to the Philippines
01:15because they had their first flight to other countries.
01:18She said she had nothing to do with the issue.
01:20We were told that Ms. Bianca Pagdanganan will be in Scotland
01:24and then for a competition,
01:26Ms. Dottie Ardina will be in the U.S.
01:29Then, Ms. Aaliyah Finnegan, Ms. Levy Rivivar,
01:33and Ms. Emma Malabuyo,
01:35we were told that they will be in the U.S.
01:38They will explain the NSA there.
01:40We don't know because they left early.
01:45And even if they did not attend the event,
01:47the athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics
01:50will receive cash incentive from the Palacio.
01:52No one will be left behind.
01:54They will be assigned one by one.
01:55The athletes, the coaches,
01:57should coordinate with the Philippine Sports Commission
02:00so that they can be referred to the point person
02:02of the Office of the President to claim.
02:05And if ever the athletes or coaches cannot claim personally,
02:10they need to submit an authorization letter and the IDs.
02:16There is an additional incentive for two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo
02:21from a car company.
02:23He will receive a high-end SUV
02:26that he hopes to bring to Yulo for even greater success.
02:30It's not just a coincidence for Carlos and other Olympians
02:34to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
02:38It's also a coincidence for the entire Philippine people
02:41because they won two gold and two bronze medals for the country,
02:44which put us in the number one slot in Southeast Asia.
02:49Pole vaulter EJ Obiana received P3M from three groups
02:54when he visited his alma mater.
02:56In the World Athletics Outstanding Rankings after the Olympics,
03:00EJ came down to third place from being World No. 2.
03:04EJ was able to host the World-Class Pole Vault Meet
03:07in the Philippines in September.
03:09Along with the plans to invite the Olympic gold medalist
03:12and World No. 1, Armand Duplantis.
03:15Heroes welcome the LGU in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur
03:19for Olympic bronze medalist Nesty Petesho on August 22.
03:23It's Nesty's last day back in December
03:25before competing in the Olympics training
03:27according to his family.
03:29That's why they can't wait to see him.
03:31We're very happy.
03:33I'm very happy because it's our first time to be with Nesty.
03:37So we can show him that all our support as his family
03:41is always there for him.
03:42We're excited to have him back so we can be together
03:46on the field and on the road.
03:47For GMA Integrated News,
03:49Mariz Umali is your witness.
03:52Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.
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