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Filipinos bag Australasia Handgun Championship: Sen. Mark A. Villar congratulates three Filipinos who bagged three championship medals from three different divisions of the recently concluded Australasia Handgun Championship held in Bali, Indonesia. During Wednesday’s plenary session, September 18, 2024, Villar returned the honor and glory to Thomas Luzuriaga who won the Classic Division Overall Champion; Rolly Nathaniel Tecson, Standard Division Overall Champion; and Edcel John Gino, Production Optics Division Overall Champion. “Mr. President and my dear colleagues, we have with us today three of our fellow Filipinos who proudly represented the country and gave honor to our nation as they brought home, not just one, but three championships from three different divisions of the tournament,” Villar said. “Congratulations to all three of you and to our other fellow Filipinos who have persevered through the challenges of the tournament. Rest assured that you have your allies here at the Senate in forwarding your goal of advancing and enhancing the marksmanship of our uniformed men and women so as to meet the demands and challenges of modern warfare,” he added. This tournament was attended by handgun professionals of great caliber belonging to the respective armies and militaries of their nations. (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)