Two Olympian heroines from Leyte have come home.
And guess who welcomed them on the ground?
Who else but actor and lawmaker Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez, better known as Richard Gomez, a very active performer of the entertainment industry and Leyte Fourth District Representative.
Richard welcomed the Waraynon Olympians at the 4th Congressional District of Leyte.
It's not only Carlos Yulo who is being showered with love and compassion by the Filipino people on their outstanding achievements in the recently concluded Paris Olympics in France.
Heroes Still Sans Gold
Leytenas Emma Malabuyo and Aleana Finnegan are also Philippine pride even if they failed to catch gold medals.
Richard, or Goma to many, spearheaded the homecoming of Emma and Aleah to Leytenat his House of Representatives local office.
"Today, we welcomed Emma Malabuyo and Aleah Finnegan who participated at the Paris Olympics together with the officials from the National Golf Association of the Philippines," announced Goma on his socmed spaces.
According to Goma, Malabuyo and Finnegan received incentives.
"Participating Olympians were given cash incentives," added Goma.
Pasigabo sa Sugbo
In relation to the Torreses and the Gomezes' penchant for sports and fiesta festivities of neighboring regions, Lucy Torres and her husband celebrated the Sugbo fest in Cebu City.
In the digital bulletin board of Ormoc City, an announcement was made: "Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez with her husband, Leyte 4th District Representative Richard Gomez arrived at the Cebu City Sports Center to witness the Pasigabo sa Sugbo 2024."
Meanwhile, the actor-politician devoted time as well in his firing exercises.
In his Instagram posts, Richard described his experience in the firing range during the CGSC Class '74 2024 Firing Day at the Department of National Defense (DND) Firing Range.
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