Another two Filipino athletes, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and Vanessa Sarno, have been recognized by the President for triumphs in their respective sporting events.
Zamboanga City's weightlifters ruled their respective divisions, adding six gold to the Philippines' medal haul in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships.
A Filipino Deaf community leader, Raphael Vergel de Dios Domingo, is the first doctorate degree recipient of the Nippon-Gallaudet World Deaf Leadership Program.