(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution that sought to confer to gymnast Carlos Yulo with the Senate Medal of Excellence.
“Yulo’s outstanding achievement at the world’s biggest sporting event should be celebrated by the entire nation as it is a testament to the excellent skill and unyielding spirit of the Filipinos,” Estrada stated in Senate Resolution No. 1103.
“His glorious success is a shining example of what hard work, discipline, perseverance, and commitment to excellence can accomplish,” he pointed out.
The senator sought to confer to Yulo the highest Senate commendation after the Filipino gymnast bagged two gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
Yulo is the second Filipino to attain gold in the Olympics after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The gymnast is also the first Filipino to get to two golds in a single Olympics appearance.