Manila to declare Aug. 4 as ‘Carlos Yulo Day’

PH PRIDE. Paris Olympics double gymnastics gold medalist Carlos Yulo waves a giant Philippine flag during the motorcade for Team Philippines in Roxas Boulevard, Manila on Wednesday (Aug. 14, 2024). The local government will pass a resolution declaring Carlos Yulo Day every Aug. 4, the day he clinched his second gold medal in the vault final. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency

The Manila City government is set to declare August 4 as ‘Carlos Yulo Day’, in honor of the two-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.

In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Honey Lacuna said the City Council, headed by Vice Mayor John Marvin Nieto as presiding officer, is preparing the resolution for the measure.

Lacuna said the ‘Carlos Yulo Day’ in the city will be a working holiday.

Last August 4, the 24-year-old gymnast made history by bagging his second gold medal in the men’s gymnastics vault final of the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.

A day earlier, Yulo won his first gold medal in the men’s floor exercise event of the summer games.

Meanwhile, the city government has scheduled the recognition rites for Yulo, a resident of Leveriza St. in Malate, on August 19.

During the program, Yulo will receive an award and a P2 million incentive from the local government. 

Lacuna, meanwhile, turned over to pole vaulter EJ Obiena his P500,000 cash incentive on Wednesday.

Obiena is set to defend his world ranking at the Diamond League in Switzerland on August 22.

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