MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco is pushing for the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Achievement to Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso who bagged a historic win at the 76th U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
In filing House Resolution No. 1879, Velasco said Saso’s “perseverance as she climbed her way to become one of the youngest and formidable lady golfers, has brought great pride and honor to our country.”
Velasco authored the measure with Majority Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano, and House Committee on Youth and Sports Development chairman Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III.
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