More rewards for Hidilyn

RIO Olympic silver medalist AW1C Hidilyn F. Diaz will be presented the “Outstanding Achievement Medal” by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Monday morning.

Diaz will also be given a “Plaque of Recognition” for her “extraordinary achievement and distinguished service rendered as the first female Filipino athlete to win a silver medal,” AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said.

The awarding ceremony will be held at the GHQ Canopy Area, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City at 7:30 a.m.  The silver medalist was given a hero’s welcome by the Philippine Air Force on Thursday in an awarding ceremony at the Villamor Air Base