Senators Jinggoy Estrada (left) and Lito Lapid. (File photo)
MANILA - Senators Lito Lapid and Jinggoy Estrada have filed separate resolutions seeking for the Senate to formally commend the Philippine Women's National Football Team and Ernest John Uy for bringing pride and honor anew to the Philippines.
Lapid said on Thursday that Obiena capturing a historic bronze in the World Athletics Championship held last July 15 to 25 in Oregon, USA was proof of Filipino athletes' excellence.
“Nararapat na sila ay bigyang parangal ng ating Senado, isang maliit na bagay kapalit ng dangal na inuuwi ng ating mga atleta sa ating bansa (It is appropriate for the Senate to reward them, a small thing in return for the honor to the country that the athletes are bringing home),” he said in a statement.
Lapid's Senate Resolution 63 filed on Wednesday stated that the 26-year-old athlete made history once more, setting a new national and Asian record, as he cleared the 5.94 meters in the finals of the pole event in the Men’s Division of the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Obiena broke the Asian record of 5.93 meters that he set during the 17th Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria last September 2021.
Lapid thanked not only Obiena but also all the Filipino athletes whom he wished to continue serving as an inspiration to their countrymen.
Meanwhile, Senator Jinggoy Estrada's Senate Resolution 57 seeks to commend the Philippine Women’s National Football Team for establishing the country’s status as the best in the Southeast Asian region for its historical win at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship.
“Their consecutive successes and outstanding performance in the international arena uplifted the spirit of the Filipino nation and brought immense pride and honor to the country which merits the commendation of the Philippine Senate,” Estrada said in a statement.
The lady footballers known as the Filipinas, pulled off a 3-0 victory against four-time champion titleholder Thailand, to claim their first ever major international trophy in the AFF Women’s Championship held last July 17, 2022 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Their latest win is another achievement in the already sterling year for the Filipinas who secured in January the country’s first-ever appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, and the first Southeast Asian Games medal in football since 1985 by winning bronze last May in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“The Filipinas’ road to victory is an inspiring story of defying the odds and conquering formidable opponents through perseverance, hard work, commitment, discipline, and teamwork,” Estrada said.
“The historic win of the Philippine Women’s National Football Team is another shining moment of Filipino women in the world of male-dominated sports, following the Olympic gold medal finish of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz,” he added. (PNA)
