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UNPRECEDENTED cash <\/span>incentives<\/span> and brand-new top of the line mobile phones will be given to each of the 24 medalists\u2014seven of them gold\u2014in the recent Third Asian Youth Games in Manama.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBahrain was a success, we didn\u2019t expect to get these many, the target was three golds and we got seven,\u201d said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham \u201c<\/span>Bambol<\/span>\u201d <\/span>Tolenino<\/span> during the special recognition to the members of Team Philippines on Monday at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in <\/span>Para<\/span>\u00f1aque<\/span> City.<\/span><\/p>\n To the surprise of the medalists and their coaches and some parents, Philippine Sports Commission chairman John \u201c<\/span>Pat\u00f3<\/span>\u201d Patrick announced that the PSC board<\/span>\u2014commissioners Olivia \u201cBong\u201d Coo, Walter Torres, Eduardo Jayco and Fritz Gaston\u2014approved of a P500,000 cash incentive for the gold medalists, P300,000 for the silver medalists and P100,000 for the bronze medalists.<\/span><\/p>\n And there are more as Tolentino said that the POC would give P250,000 for the gold medalists, P150,000 for the silver winners and P75,000 for the bronze medalists.<\/span><\/p>\n It was a surprise for the medalists who weren\u2019t expected bonuses because the policy under the Athletes and Coaches Incentives Act financially rewards elite or senior athletes for their medals earned overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n The announcement drew a big round of applause from the athletes, who became even more cheerful when Tolentino added another bonus from POC sponsor <\/span>Sportsplus<\/span> PH\u2014an iPhone 17 Pro Max for each of the seven gold medalists and an iPhone 17 for the silver and bronze medalists.<\/span><\/p>\n Another <\/span>defeaning<\/span> round of applause for the presentation which translated into a celebration as the athletes, aged 18 and under, to the Bahrain edition surpassed the two gold medals won in the previous edition in Nanjing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey are all deserving to receive some incentives and we really focused on them,\u201d Gregorio said. \u201cWe all know that this is the right pathway so we must hold on and focus until 2028.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Philippines wound up 12th in the medals race on a 7-7-10 gold-silver-bronze tally, with China on top with a 63-49-35 tally, followed by Uzbekistan with 37-16-28 and Kazakhstan with 24-29-40.<\/span><\/p>\n The gold medalists were <\/span>Pencak<\/span> Silat\u2019s <\/span>Kram<\/span> Airam<\/span> Carpio, MMA\u2019s Charlie Ratcliff, Lyre <\/span>Anie<\/span> Ngina<\/span>, <\/span>Zeth<\/span> Gabriel Bueno and the mixed team of Jan Brix <\/span>Ramiscal<\/span> and Tyron <\/span>Jamborillo<\/span>, athletics\u2019 Pi <\/span>Wurden<\/span> Wangkay<\/span> and jiu-jitsu\u2019s Isabella Butler, who missed the celebration as she flew directly to the US from Manama.<\/span><\/p>\n The silver medalists were MMA\u2019s Travis Ratcliff, athletics\u2019 Naomi Cesar, Muay\u2019s Jasmine Dagame and Jan Brix <\/span>Ramiscal<\/span>, taekwondo\u2019s Kristen Aguila, swimming\u2019s <\/span>Jamesray<\/span> Ajido<\/span> and weightlifting\u2019s <\/span>Jhodie<\/span> Peralta.<\/span><\/p>\n The bronze winners were Crystal <\/span>Carino<\/span> and Nicole <\/span>Tabucol<\/span> of <\/span>Teqball<\/span>, Alexander <\/span>Tagure<\/span> Jr of MMA modern, <\/span>Iyeshia<\/span> Blair <\/span>Bituin<\/span> of Muay, <\/span>Aeden<\/span> Roffer<\/span> Cere<\/span>\u00f1o<\/span> of taekwondo, Alexandra Ann Diaz, <\/span>Jhodie<\/span> Peralta, and Jay-R Colonia of weightlifting, Leo <\/span>Mhar<\/span> Lobrido<\/span> of boxing and Maria Alexandria <\/span>Sarinas<\/span> of jiu jitsu. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UNPRECEDENTED cash incentives and brand-new top of the line mobile phones will be given to each of the 24 medalists\u2014seven of them 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