MANILA: The City of Manila is preparing a hero’s welcome for ParisvOlympics gold medalist Carlos Edriel Yulo.
Mayor Honey Lacuna said Sunday that the city will give a huge welcome for Yulo, an Outstanding Manilan awardee.
‘The City of Manila is already preparing a hero’s welcome for Carlos Yulo because we are immensely proud of our Manileño from Leveriza, Malate,’ she said in a statement.
The city government will also award the golden boy financial reward and other recognition.
‘The grandest welcome will greet him and all our Paris Olympians. When we meet him, we will present Carlos Yulo cash incentives, awards and symbols of the eternal gratitude of the proud Capital City of the Philippines,’ she said.
Yulo bested seven other competitors in the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise finals late Saturday (PH time), bagging the first gold medal for the Philippines in Paris.
Last May, the city council adopted City Council Resolution No. 388, recognizing Yulo and his younger brother, Karl Eldrew, for the
ir victories at the Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Yulo will try for another medal in the men’s vault finals later Sunday.
Source: Philippines News Agency
