NOC Biography: Philippines (Data from Beijing2008 Website)

General Interest
Highlights:	Men's 200m breaststroker Teofilo Yldefonzo won the Philippines' first Olympic medal when he won bronze in the 1928 Amsterdam Games behind Japanese champion Yoshiyuki Tsuruta. Yldefonzo also won bronze in 1932 in the 200m breaststroke, with Tsuruta again taking gold. The Philippines has won nine Olympic medals in total, but never gold. Its two silver medals were both won by boxers - Anthony Villanueva in 1964 and Mansueto Valesco in 1996.
Anthem
Title:	"Lupang Hinirang" [Beloved Land].
Composer:	Words by Felipe Padilla de Leon, music by Julian Felipe.
Inducted:	1948
Membership
Founding Date:	1911
Date of IOC Recognition:	1929
Officials
NOC President:	José Cojuangco Jr.
NOC General Secretary:	Stephen Hontiveros
IOC Member(s):	Francisco J. Elizalde
Participation
First OG Appearance:	1924
Number of OG Appearance:	18
Summary:	Medals per sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 0 0 2 2 Boxing 0 2 3 5 Swimming 0 0 2 2 Total 0 2 7 9 Medals per year Year Gold Silver Bronze Total 1928 0 0 1 1 1932 0 0 3 3 1936 0 0 1 1 1964 0 1 0 1 1988 0 0 1 1 1992 0 0 1 1 1996 0 1 0 1 Total 0 2 7 9