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Marcos congratulates Gilas for reclaiming Asian supremacy in basketball

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know every Filipino is proud to be called one today. Congratulations, Gilas Pilipinas, on this incredible feat!<br/><br/>Your hard work continues to elevate Filipino athleticism and sportsmanship to the global arena. <a href="https://t.co/mklIyHD2zp">pic.twitter.com/mklIyHD2zp</a></p>— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) <a href="https://twitter.com/bongbongmarcos/status/1710311966571692461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. congratulated the Philippine national basketball team for its successful campaign in the 19th Asian Games.</p><p>Gilas Pilipinas defeated Jordan, 70-60, on Friday night to give the Philippines its first Asiad basketball gold in 61 years.<br/> <br/>&quot;I know every Filipino is proud to be called one today. Congratulations, Gilas Pilipinas, on this incredible feat!&quot; said Marcos in his X (formerly Twitter) post.</p><p>&quot;Your hard work continues to elevate Filipino athleticism and sportsmanship to the global arena.&quot;</p><p>It was the Philippines fourth gold medal in the Hangzhou edition of the Games.</p><p>The gold medal count equaled the country&#x27;s gold medal harvest in Jakarta and Palembang five years ago.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/06/23/gilas-pilipinas-exacts-revenge-vs-jordan-wins-asiad-gold">Gilas Pilipinas exacts revenge vs Jordan, wins PH&#x27;s first Asiad hoops gold in 61 years</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/07/23/joy-and-pride-as-philippines-win-basketball-gold-again-at-last">Joy and pride as Philippines win basketball gold again at last</a></li></ul><p>“That’s actually five gold medals won all in all, counting Eumir’s [Felix Marcial] silver,” said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.</p><p>Tolentino said the basketball gold was the biggest of all, “It’s worth a thousand golds!”</p><p>“It’s God’s will, prayers answered.”</p><p>Ernest John “EJ” Obiena won the Philippines&#x27; first gold in Hangzhou by setting a new men’s pole vault record of 5.90 meters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/30/23/ej-obiena-sets-new-asian-games-record-en-route-to-gold">EJ Obiena sets new Asian Games record en route to gold</a></li></ul><p>Then came the pair of gold medals from Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters Meggie Ochoa and Annie Ramirez who tripled the count.</p><p>Marcial could have made it four if not for the controversial result in the men&#x27;s light heavyweight finals against a Chinese boxer.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/06/23/annie-ramirez-grapples-way-to-phs-3rd-asiad-gold">Annie Ramirez grapples way to PH&#x27;s 3rd Asian Games gold</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/05/23/meggie-ochoa-nabs-phs-2nd-asiad-gold">Meggie Ochoa clinches PH&#x27;s 2nd Asiad gold</a></li></ul><p>Then came Gilas coup de grace, which rubbed salt against China&#x27;s wound following their thrilling 77-76 win in the semifinals.</p><p>“After 61 years … Thank you Lord, we proved once again that the Philippines is the No. 1 in Asia,” Tolentino said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xhmMWPpa17A?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. congratulated the Philippine national basketball team for its successful campaign in the 19th Asian Games.