The city council of Manila to file Carlos Yulo Day.
CARLOS YULO DAY – After winning Olympics twice in a row, Manila is pushing to declare this day every August 4.
The City of Manila will declare August 4 as “Carlos Yulo Day”. This is their way to honor the double Olympic gold medalist. His victory will be celebrated in a special ceremony at Manila City Hall on Monday.
Yulo’s first gold in the floor exercise of Paris Olympics 2024 has brought so much pride and happiness to the country and to be followed by another gold in less than 24 hours brought immense joy. The people are celebrating this with him.
To honor him, Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that they will be filing a resolution to declare August 4 of every year as the “Carlos Yulo Day” in Manila. Along with this, he will also be awarded a cash incentive of Php 2 million by the city.
This is going to be a working holiday which is aligned to the day he won his first gold medal. Spearheaded by Vice Mayor Servo, the Manila City Council are drafting the resolution to formalize this declaration.
“This is a historic moment for our country. Let us celebrate our athletes and support them in their journey to even greater achievements,” said Lacuna.
Meanwhile, in a previous article, Yulo also received his condo from the Megaworld. The 100 sqm unit is worth Php 32-million which is already fully furnished. The unit came complete with appliances.
Megaworld upgraded the condo after he won his second gold. It has three bedrooms, a balcony, and the appliances included a refrigerator, microwave oven, four-burner cooktop with oven, four smart televisions, and a game console. This is just one of the many incentives of Yulo for being a two-time Olympics gold medalist.
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