CHOOKS-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas is a big fan of former two-time Olympian and Asia’s legendary sprint queen Lydia De Vega-Mercado.
“Madame Lydia is a living legend in Philippine sports, a true queen. During her heyday, she was someone we looked up to as she broke barriers for the Filipina athlete,” the amiable executive and sportsman said.
“Imagine, she won numerous Asian championships and dominated the Southeast Asian region for years and she did it with class and flair that have yet to be matched up to this day,” he added.
After learning that De Vega is in critical situation due to the Big C, Mascariñas sent P250,000 to the De Vega-Mercado family to help with mounting hospital bills.
De Vega’s daughter Stephanie and son-in-law David Koenigswarter received the check last Wednesday.
It was a heartwarming moment as Olympians Eumir Marcial (Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist) and Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco (Atlanta 1996 silver medalist) were the ones who gave the check to Lydia’s daughter.
“Sobrang heartwarming because hindi naman kaila sa atin na my mom left for Singapore to work there. Ngayon kasama na natin siya,” Stephanie, a former volleyball standout, said.
“We are very happy at we are very thankful sa lahat nang sumusuporta sa kanya at tumutulong para maka-recover siya.”
