00:00In addition to the historic double gold of Carlos Yulo,
00:04the Philippines is also leading the countries in Southeast Asia
00:08when it comes to the 2024 Paris Olympics medal tally.
00:12The bronze medalist, Nesty Petesho,
00:15will also receive a hero's welcome in her hometown,
00:19in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur.
00:21Bariz Umali has a report.
00:24After a warm welcome and parade in Metro Manila,
00:27Olympic bronze medalist Nesty Petesho will receive a hero's welcome
00:31on her way home in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur.
00:34There are tarpaulins on the side of the road.
00:36The local government also has a program.
00:39The most exciting thing about her return home is her family.
00:42I'm very happy because it's personal for us to be with Nesty
00:46so that we can feel her support as her family.
00:50Aside from the growth of the country,
00:52the Philippine Olympic team also received a bonus
00:54in the pouring of the bronze medal.
00:56World No. 3 pole vaulter A.J. Obiena received P3 million
01:00from his alma mater, Chiang Kai-Shek College.
01:04That's an addition to the P500,000 he received from the city of Manila
01:09and P2 million from President Marcos and PAG-COR.
01:12In addition to the cash incentives and bonuses
01:15to two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo,
01:18a high-end SUV from a Japanese car manufacturer.
01:22It's perfect because he received a condo unit in BGC
01:26with a shared parking space.
01:28Carlos and other Olympians are not only proud of themselves
01:32for their performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
01:36They are also proud of the entire Philippine people
01:39because they won two gold and two bronze medals for the country
01:44in the No. 1 slot in Southeast Asia.
01:47Because of Yulo's two golds in gymnastics
01:50and bronze medals from Nesty Petesha and Ira Villegas in boxing,
01:53the Philippines is the best-performing Southeast Asian country
01:57in the Paris Olympics,
01:58which we also used in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
02:01Within a century of joining the Olympics,
02:04the Philippines has already won 18 medals.
02:07There are now three golds, two from Yulo
02:10and one from Heidelin Diaz for weightlifting in the Tokyo Olympics.
02:14The bag has the most medals from boxing,
02:16four silver and six bronze.
02:19Mariz Umali reports for GMA Integrated News.
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