00:00It recently came out that the other gymnasts, the female gymnasts, were asking why they
00:10were not invited.
00:11So, we just wanted to clarify.
00:12I'm glad you asked that.
00:14I'm so glad you asked that.
00:16First of all, they were not here and we knew nothing about it.
00:19I got the message late.
00:22I mean, I didn't know anything.
00:24He didn't know anything.
00:25I didn't know anything.
00:26How would we invite them?
00:27You think I would not want them to be there when they have been part of it?
00:32In fact, from my trip to Paris, to the Philippines, straight to Malacanang, I didn't expect that.
00:39I was not dressed for Malacanang.
00:41You only found out about the homecoming parade on the flight?
00:44Yes.
00:45En route to Manila.
00:46I heard something that they will have, Carlos will have, and the medalists.
00:50I thought it's only Carlos and the medalists.
00:53I didn't think all the Olympians would be invited.
00:57But they invited, finally, all the Olympians, even the officials.
01:00I didn't know I was going to be even invited.
01:02And they're from the US.
01:04How can they come all of a sudden?
01:05Have you had a chance to talk to the female gymnasts about this?
01:09Because one of them, I think it was, if I'm not mistaken, it was Levi, who posted a screenshot
01:16of your conversation and she said that they were hoping to be invited, but they had no
01:22idea that something like this was happening.
01:25What was your reaction to her sharing this conversation online?
01:30Somebody asked me, I said, I will not reply, if I had known about it, you think I would
01:36not invite them?
01:37Of course I will.
01:38I would, I'm proud of them.
01:39You know, this is the first time in the history that they're getting, they haven't won, but
01:44they're getting finances, they're getting incentives, even their coaches.
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