House awards medal of excellence to Diaz, medal of distinction to Marcial, Paalam, Petecio

By Reina C. Tolentino

Sep 07, 2021 9:36 pm

THE House of Representatives has awarded the Congressional Medal of Excellence to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and the congressional medals of distinction to boxers Eumir Marcial, Carlo Paalam, and Nesthy Petecio.

'We honor you because you have become the best that you can be. We honor you because you gave honor to all of us,' Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Monday.

Hidilyn Diaz. TMT FILE PHOTO

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