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HONTIVEROS FILES RESOLUTION HONORING HIDILYN DIAZ FOR PH s FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD
Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chair of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, has filed Proposed Senate Resolution No. 798 to honor the Philippines first Olympic gold medalist and weightlifting champion, Hidilyn Diaz. The first Filipino Olympic champion is a woman. During one of the most difficult moments in world history, a Filipina did that against all odds amid the pandemic, despite limited resources, and in spite of unnecessary political controversy. 97 years was worth the wait, she said. The grace and dignity with which Hidilyn Diaz rose above the challenges laid in her path show that girls with dreams become women with vision, she added.
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