Because of her lifetime free fuel, Hidilyn Diaz seems unaffected by oil price hikes according to some netizens
HIDILYN DIAZ – The country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist is making noise on social media amid the oil price hikes.
The 30-year-old weightlifter from Zamboanga made history as the first-ever Filipino to bag a gold medal in the Olympics in the recently concluded women’s 55-kg weightlifting event.
The country’s pride finished with a total score of 224 kg defeating China’s Liao Qiuyun. She ended the near century-long Olympic gold medal drought of the country since it competed in 1924.
Because of her achievement in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, several businesses and public officials pledged to give her rewards such as cash, free flights, house and lot, properties, cars and to name a few.
Aside from those mentioned, the Olympic gold medalist is also enjoying a lifetime of free fuel from Phoenix Petroleum.
For some netizens, Hidilyn Diaz might seem unaffected by the oil price hikes.
Here are some of the memes getting viral online:
The consecutive oil price hikes in the country can be attributed to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
To recall, it was in the early hours of February 24 when Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war against Ukraine via his State of the Nation Address.
In his statement, Putin believes that the leading members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) particularly the US was threatening to take over Russia.
NATO is an alliance of European and North American countries established to promote peace.
Led by the US, NATO- aimed to protect Western European countries from the threat of the Soviet Union and combat the spread of communism after World War II.
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