TAGAYTAY CITY — The triumphs of Paris Olympics’ double gold medallist Carlos Yulo, and Filipina boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas continued to be rewarded.
Yulo, Petecio and Villegas on Sunday received the keys to new housing units at the Prime Peak Town Homes at Silang Crossing East that the Philippine Olympic Committee, through president and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, gifted them.
“Malaking bagay ito. Para naman ma-inspire, so tuluy-tuloy pa din sila. Ito ay ibinigay ko sa kanila, dahil nagbigay sila ng karangalan para sa bayan,” said Tolentino following a house blessing and turnover ceremony.
Yulo, who won gold medals at the Paris Olympics in the floor exercise and vault events, said he is continuing his mission of winning — first to win the Asian Championship and then make it to the World meet later on.
“Sobrang blessed and grateful. Isa ito sa mga natanggap ko for the Olympics, sa pagsuporta nila sa akin,” said Yulo, who was handed a 500-square meter lot with a two-story house.
Yulo already has three homes, after Megaworld gave him a three-bedroom, fully-furnished McKinley condominium worth P32 million. He also received another housing package from PHirst Editions Batulao project in Nasugbu, Batangas from Century Properties Group (CPG), valued at P6 million.
Petecio, who bagged a silver in Paris, now has two units from the POC in Tagaytay, with the first one he gave to her sister, Nicezza after she got a bronze during the Tokyo Olympics.
On the other hand, the Tacloban City-based Aira Villegas is getting her second home since bagging a bronze medal in the lightflyweight event at the Paris Games.
Her first was when House Speaker and Leyte First District Congressman Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog party-list Congresswoman Yedda Marie Romualdez, gifted Villegas with a brand-new vehicle worth P1.4 million and a house and lot worth P6 million.
“Second property ko na po ito. Grateful and blessed ako dito. Pagkatapos ko po mag-training sa Baguio, may pupuntahan na po ako na mas malapit. Nagpapasalamat po ako sa mga binigay po nina Speaker Martin and Congressman Yedda na tulong sa akin,” said Villegas.