(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead the distribution of cash incentives to more than 500 national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace in recognition to their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th Asean Para Games (APG) held recently in Cambodia.

'We are grateful for President Marcos' decision to personally award the incentives to Team Philippines, an expression of his admiration to our national athletes and their unwavering passion and dedication for representing the country,' said Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann.