Press Release
Hontiveros files resolution to honor Nesthy Petecio, the first Filipina Olympic boxing medalist
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed Senate Resolution No. 822 to honor Nesthy Petecio for winning a silver medal in the Women's Featherweight Division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Petecio is the first Filipina boxer to place in the Olympics. This will also be the first time in 89 years that the country will bring home more than one medal.
"Babae, sakalam! Filipinas making history twice in a row comes as no surprise. We are made of tough stuff. Hidilyn showed us it was possible, and Nesthy showed us that it's just who we are. Nesthy punched through the glass ceiling for so many Filipino girls and members of the LGBQIA+ community who dream to represent us in the world's greatest sporting event," she said.