Hidilyn Diaz acknowledges Filipina athletes

by Manila Bulletin Sports

Hidilyn Diaz’s Instagram post after receiving her fourth PSA Athlete of the Year award at the Diamond Hotel Manila on March 6, Monday. 

Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz acknowledged the achievement of female athletes as part of the celebration of Women’s Month.

In an Instagram post, Diaz expressed her gratitude for being honored as the Athlete of the Year during the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel Manila on Monday, March 6, while also congratulating fellow female athletes.

“Kasabay din [ng] women’s month, nakilala ang angking galing at kakayahan nating mga babae. Naniniwala ako na tayong mga Filipina ay may angking lakas, talino, kagandahan at katapangan,” Diaz wrote.

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“Congratulations sa lahat ng mga kapwa atleta at sports officials na nakatanggap ng award at sa lahat ng #womeninsports, Happy Women’s Month!”

It was the second straight and fourth overall recognition for Diaz in the annual awards rites following her successful campaign at the world championships in Bogota, Colombia last December where she bagged three gold medals.

Diaz, who also won the country’s first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said her goals are far from over as she sets her sights in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“Yung pagtanggap ng award ko mula sa PSA ay malaking bagay sa akin dahil akala ko tapos na after Tokyo Olympics. Pero, heto ako ngayon, nakikilala pa rin ang ang sport ko at nare-recognize ang pagiging babaeng atleta sa weightlifting. At ipagpapatuloy pa rin natin ang laban para sa Pilipinas sa 2024 Paris Olympics,” wrote Diaz. 

Aside from being “Athlete of the Year,” Diaz is also a  recipient of the Milo Champion of Grit and Glory Award. (SONNY DAANOY, OJT)

 

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Transport strike ends; restudy of PUV modernization plan eyed

by Betheena Unite

The transport strike in the country supposed to last for a week has ended, Malacañang announced on Wednesday, March 8, when the strike was about to enter its third day.

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Transport group leaders Mar Valbuena, chairman of Manibela Transport Group, and Mody Florada, PISTON president, announced through a video posted by the Palace on Facebook that they are halting the planned week-long strike.

This came after a meeting between Valbuena and Florada, and Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil. 

The transport groups said they were ending the transport strike as they hold on to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s pronouncement that the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program will be restudied.

“[U]pang masimulan ang diskurso, nagdesisyon ang aming grupo na ihinto ang transport strike kasama ng PISTON at magbalik pasada na simula bukas (In order for the discourse to begin, our group and PISTON decided to stop the transport strike and resume plying starting tomorrow),” Valbuena said.

They apologized to the commuters for the inconvenience their planned week-long transport strike caused, stressing that they are not against the government’s PUV modernization program.

“Ang grupong Manibela ay kaisa ng pamahalaan sa adhikaing makapagbigay ng maayos, kumportable, at ligtas na pampublikong transportasyon sa ating mga kababayan. Hindi namin hinahadlangan ang planong modernisasyon ng mga pampublikong sasakyan, sana lamang gawin ito sa pamamaraang walang mapag-iiwanan, makatao, at makatwiran (Manibela is one with the government in providing comfortable and safe public transportation to our fellowmen. We are not going against the PUV modernization program, we are only hoping it to be implemented in a humane and just way),” Valbuena said.

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“Panghahawakan namin ang pahayag ng ating mahal na pangulo Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. na bukas ang admnistrasyon sa pag-aaral at pagrebisa ng implementasyon ng PUV modernization program upang mapanatili ang kabuhayan ng ating mga PUV drivers at operators (We will hold on to the statement of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. that his administration is open to study and revise the PUV modernization program to ensure the continuous livelihood of our PUV drivers and operators),” Valbuena added.

The Palace, meanwhile, welcomed the decision of the transport groups to halt the strike.

Garafil said the President has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to study the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) until Dec. 31.

Gararil said the DOTr and LTFRB will also conduct an intensive consultation to ensure a better implementation of the PUV modernization program for the benefit of drivers, operators, and commuters.