Tolentino also clarified that they did not tap Tokyo Olympic sgymnast Carlos Yulo because he’s already a scholar of the Japanese Olympic Committee. “It’s now up to them how they will spend the money for their training or education.” “The money will go directly to the athletes, not even a cent will go to their respective national sports associations,” Tolentino told BusinessMirror on Sunday. Act Providing Scholarship to Qualified Students Taking Medical Education Programs. Tolentino said that they could add more athletes, but just limited the number to eight to avoid the $900 grant per athlete to be reduced. Augustine School, Mendez, Cavite, a neighboring town of Tagaytay City. Starting next month, the eight Filipino athletes will receive $900 a month from the $7,500 scholarship grant from the IOC. MW Bambol Tolentino, as he prefers to be called, had his primary education at St. The eight athletes are Tokyo Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and weightlifter Erleen Ann Ando, boxers Rogen Ladon and Aira Villegas, fencer Samantha Catantan, skateboarder Jericho Francisco, cyclist Patrick Coo and wrestler Allen Arcilla. President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced on Sunday that eight athletes will be granted Olympics Solidarity Scholarship grants by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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