00:00After representing the Philippines in the last Paris Olympics 2024,
00:05there's a new achievement.
00:07Our national athlete, Nesty Petesio,
00:10it's official!
00:12Nesty will be promoted from 2nd Petty Class Officer to 1st Class.
00:17Wow!
00:18That's why our Davawenya,
00:21PCG Commander-in-Chief Admiral Hill Gava said
00:25this promotion is to recognize
00:28his dedication and triumph in the last Paris Olympics.
00:32This is a well-deserved recognition
00:34for our two-time Olympic medalist, Nesty Petesio, the champ.
00:37Given that in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,
00:40he won the silver medal,
00:41and in the recent 2024 Paris Olympics,
00:44he won a bronze medal.
00:46So given, he deserves this promotion
00:50in the Philippines.
00:51They're teammates, right?
00:52Yes, that's right.
00:53Nesty Petesio is serving the Philippine Coast Guard right now.
00:56And there are a lot of athletes
00:58who are serving different services in the Philippines.
01:02We have the Army, Navy, and the Philippine Air Force.
01:06There are a lot of them, actually.
01:07And not to mention a few.
01:08Of course, let's not go too far.
01:09Our first-ever Filipina gold medalist,
01:12Hydrin Diaz,
01:14actually, she's serving in the Philippine Air Force.
01:17And then, I think she started way back in 2013.
01:20And then, because of her gold medal finish
01:22in the last 2020 Tokyo Olympics,
01:25she was promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant.
01:28So this is a huge thing to promote.
01:30And for these promotions,
01:32it's a huge thing for our athletes.
01:33They are serving the country as athletes,
01:37but they also have a chance to serve as military personnel.
01:40Right, teammate?
01:41Yes, and of course, it's a privilege
01:43to have a national athlete
01:46who's representing the country
01:47and at the same time, serving for our government.
01:51And it was in 2021
01:53that Nesty Petetio started serving
01:56in the Philippine Coast Guard.
01:57And because of this,
01:58she was able to get her first medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
02:02On behalf of PTV Sports,
02:04congratulations, champ, Nesty Petetio.
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