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Weights training for all

Joey Villar - The Philippine Star
August 31, 2025 | 12:00am
Weights training for all
Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz celebrates as she wins gold in the women's 55kg weightlifting event during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi, Vietnamn on May 20, 2022.
Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP

MANILA, Philippines — Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo had teamed up with the government to form the most extensive school-based weights training program in the country.

“The core requirement for any sport is weightlifting,” said PSC chairman Pato Gregorio after meeting Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Department of Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman.

The government will allocate P180 million to the project, according to Pangandaman.

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