House sports bill pushed
THE PHILIPPINE Senate should act on a bill that seeks to support the grassroots sports scene by providing vouchers to homegrown athletes, a congressman said on Sunday.
This was after gymnast Carlos Edriel P. Yulo bagged a gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Saturday.
“I hope Yulo’s triumph in Paris will also move our grassroots sports bill, which the House sent to the Senate months ago,” Party-list Rep. Alfred C. de los Santos said in a statement.
Mr. Yulo’s gymnastic performance earned the country the second-ever top prize in the Olympics after Hidilyn F. Diaz-Naranjo’s gold medal performance in weightlifting in the Tokyo Games three years ago.
The House of Representatives will give Mr. Yulo P3 million for winning the gold medal in the Paris Games, Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said.
He has also started a fundraising campaign among congressmen to give the gymnast an additional cash prize. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio