PSA Awards: Hidilyn bestowed Grit and Glory title

OLYMPIC gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is the recipient of a separate special award in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on Monday at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel.

Apart from her Athlete of the Year trophy, the 32-year-old Filipina weightlifter will be recognized with the Champion of Grit and Glory award courtesy of Milo.

The honor is in recognition of Diaz’s success and role in honing future champions through her weightlifting academy.

MILO will award Diaz with a trophy and a framed printed collage of her 55kg record during the gala night organized by the country’s oldest media organization headed by Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, and presented by the Philippine Sports Commission and Cignal TV, and with the Philippine Olympic Committee, Mayor Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino, MILO, Smart, MVP Sports Foundation, Rain or Shine, 1Pacman Rep. Mikee Romero, Philippine Basketball Association, OKBet, ICTSI, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation as major backers.

“The award also shows a representation of her shared vision with MILO in instilling the value of ‘pagpupursigi’ among young athletes and soon-to-be future champions,” read part of the award’s description.

At the same time, there will also be the traditional MILO Junior Athletes of the Year recognition to be handed out during the formal ceremony to be hosted by Sev Sarmenta and Rizza Diaz.

24 points, 20 coming from attacks to go along with three blocks and one service ace. The former FEU-Diliman standout also added 10 digs and 17 excellent receptions.

Bugaoan added 18 markers on 16 spikes and two blocks.

The Tamaraws, though, needed to shake off another sluggish start to the match.

Adamson had to crawl its way into its first set win of the season, coming back from 15-19 down to take the extended first set at 33-31 with Francis Casas finally ending the frame with a down-the-line kill after 42 minutes.

YOUNG director Gino Santos had to open an audition for the cast of Teen Clash, an adaptation of Ilyn Anne Danganan’s hit Wattpad story of the same title.

Santos believes that the series will make viewers’ hearts skip a beat with its coming-of-age story about a young eclectic group’s passion for music and their journey to find their voices in a chaotic world.

“They look like a real band, whose members are friends with each other. And we had to know if they have musical abilities before we could assign them a role to play in the series,” Santos explained.

Chosen to play the roles were Jayda Avanzado, Aljon Mendoza,