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The Philippines left Tokyo with its best Olympic performance ever, bringing home four medals (a record later surpassed in Paris 2024). This surpassed the three medals the country won at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The first-ever gold medal for the Philippines was won by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines. Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines.. The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France [1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the Men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.
The Philippine economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2020, for the first time since 1998, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown. Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook on the Philippines to factor in the impact of the global health crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
After over a month without recording any cases, the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7, 2020. [10] [11] Since then, the virus has spread to the country's 81 provinces. [12] National and local governments have been imposing community quarantines since March 15, 2020, as a measure to limit the spread of the virus. [13]
The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2015–2020 was 1.53%. [6] According to the 2020 census , the population of the Philippines is 109,033,245. [ 7 ] The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people.
Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo (born February 16, 2000) is a Filipino artistic gymnast.He is the 2024 Olympic gold medalist at the floor exercise and vault events. He is the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships with his floor exercise bronze medal finish in 2018, as well as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to achieve ...
Pauline Amelinckx ( Tagalog: [paʊˈlin kuˈtʃaɾɔ ˌameˈliŋks]; born August 26, 1995) is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2023. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Supranational 2023 competition where she finished as first runner-up.
World Water Day is an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on the 22nd of March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. [ 1] The theme of each year focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene ( WASH ), which is in line with ...