Tagaytay house and lots for Olympic medalists begin constructionComposite photo shows Filipino athletes who won medals in the Tokyo Olympics: (L-R) Nesty Petecio, Hidilyn Diaz, Carlo Paalam, and Eumir MarcialMANILA, Philippines — Filipino Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial have started to reap the products of their hard labor. Diaz, Petecio, Paalam and Marcial were shown the houses and lots in Tagaytay City as rewards for bringing home the country’s first Olympic gold medal during the Tokyo Games apart from a couple of silver and a bronze. The one for Diaz, who received a lifetime membership at Tagaytay Highlands the day before, in contrast, has already been constructed and fully furnished. The houses and lots were just a few of the multitudes of blessings the four will receive, of course. “As an athlete, gusto namin manalo dahil ang goal namin talaga para sa Pilipinas, we didn’t expect anything.”

Source: Philippine Star August 18, 2021 07:18 UTC