Richard Gomez proud dad to Juliana as she competes in fencing in SEA Games in Thailand

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Richard Gomez proud dad to Juliana as she competes in fencing in SEA Games in Thailand  Actor, former national team fencer, and now Congressman Richard Gomez expresses his excitement for daughter Juliana, who will compete for the first time in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.  Gomez told The Manila Times that he looked forward to seeing his daughter take the gold for team Philippines in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.   Video by Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel -  vhttps://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #tmtnews  #sports

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00:00Your bloodline of competing for the first time?

00:03For C-Games, yes.

00:05For C-Games, how does it feel?

00:06For individual and team, I'm very happy.

00:09Juliana's been very busy training now.

00:13She's been in Korea for three months,

00:16and now she's in Canada for a competition.

00:19But she's came back to train with the national team again.

00:22As a dad, how do you approach this?

00:24Tough love or supportive?

00:26Because in interviews, she's always saying that it's very competitive for her whenever she...

00:31Yeah, because I was also a national fencer, so up to now, I still fence.

00:36So every once in a while, I fence with her and I check on her level,

00:40if she's improving or doing well.

00:42And I'm very happy that she's getting so much better.

00:45In her collegiate days, she's one of the toughest competitors when I've interviewed.

00:50How does it feel that she's being leveled per game and not being contented?

00:54I'm so proud because there are so many things that she's achieved that I have not.

00:59For example, I never achieved being a UAP champion.

01:05I'm so happy about that and she's back to back.

01:09And now I'm anticipating that she'll be performing well in these coming C-Games.

01:15Yeah, as a dad, what's your expectation? A gold?

01:19I always pray and wish that she'll get a gold.

01:22Yeah.

01:23Para pag-uwi namin pareho kami may gold because I'm also shooting and playing.

01:27Yeah.

01:28Hopefully it happens.

01:29Yeah.

01:30Starting off, we're from Philippines.

01:31How excited are you with two days out and something?

01:34Guys, we're so close to taking C-Games.

01:36It's one of my favorite competitions.

01:38Philippines rallies around all the athletes heading into this competition

01:42and I just could not be more excited.

01:44You know, Aaliyah is graceful.

01:46What kind of Aaliyah will we see in the C-Games?

01:49I think we'll see a bit of grace but also a bit of power too.

01:54I feel like this competition is something that I want to give my all.

01:58In every competition, of course.

01:59With this one specifically, I've had my eye on for quite a bit of time now.

02:03And so, I think grace, of course, but also power.

02:06A bit of sass never leaves.

02:07So, that's you.

02:09There's more expectation on your side since you stood up for the Olympics

02:13and now for the C-Games.

02:15Other athletes are spouting you.

02:17How do you handle this type of pressure?

02:19Yeah, I think that pressure is a privilege to me.

02:23I'm honored to be able to represent the Philippines in any capacity.

02:26Of course, you know, I've been to some very high-level competitions

02:29but I think that really just fuels the fire in me

02:31knowing that the level that I can be

02:33and it's really just something that inspires me to keep going ahead.

02:36This is me, I'm Aaliyah, and I'm ready for C-Games.

02:41Hey guys, it's Aaliyah Finnegan and I'm ready for C-Games.

02:47Thanks, guys.

02:52I'm champions.

03:10You

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