The Philippines made their Olympic debut in 1924 at the Paris Olympics with just one participant in the 100- and 200-meter race. Over the next 100 years, their athletes have only managed to secure one gold medal, and that was in 2020 in women's weightlifting.
This year, Filipino Carlos Yulo took the country to gold, not once, but twice in the men's floor and men's vault categories.
The nation is so excited about having one of their own take gold that they're showering Yulo with gifts, and the list of gifts is insane.
Check it out!
Let's start with the most life-changing gifts.
10,000,000 pesos ($174,000) from the government.
Another 3,000,000 pesos ($52,000) from the House of Representatives.
Another 3,000,000 pesos from the Chooks to Go and Bounty Fresh investments groups.
Unlimited travel visas for him and his girlfriend:
Free lifetime ferry rides between the islands:
2,000,000 pesos worth of free stays from Lost Villa:
Free college:
A free wedding venue (for whenever he needs it):
A house and a lot from the Philippine Olympic Committee:
100,000 pesos worth of free furniture from Apollo's:
A free furnished condo from Megaworld Corporation:
Another free furnished condo from P35M:
A free coffee franchise from Don Macchiato's:
An iPhone 16 from gppPower:
Free engineering designs for life from Nexa Engineering:
And then there's the food.
Free lifetime buffets from Vikings:
Another free lifetime of buffets from Handaan:
Free pancit for life from Golden Boy:
Free lifetime Korean fried chicken from Bok Double Double Box:
Free lifetime food and drinks from The Tipsy Pig:
Free Ramen for life from the Hagemu Sushi and Ramen Bar:
Free bacsilog and burgers for life from BastaMura:
Free cocktails for life from Prism Superclub:
Lifetime free meals from JT's:
He is going to be quite a well-fed Olympian by the time he gets through all that food.
And that might not be too good for his old age.
But no worries, he also won —
A lifetime of free colonoscopies from Pinoygastro:
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