Here's How Much Team Philippines' 2026 Asian Games Medalists Earned

Team Philippines has plenty to celebrate after wrapping up the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 29 medals, including four golds, nine silvers, and 16 bronzes. It’s the country’s biggest medal haul at the continental competition in six decades—and for the athletes who made it to the podium, there’s a cash incentive waiting alongside the recognition of bringing home a medal for the country.

The amounts are set by Republic Act No. 10699, which lays out government incentives for Filipino athletes and coaches at international competitions. Here’s what each trip to the Asian Games podium is worth, in pesos.

An individual gold medal at the Asian Games is worth P2 million, while a silver brings P1 million and a bronze comes with P400,000, according to RA 10699. That puts Carlos Yulo’s two gold medals at P4 million in government incentives. He won the men’s floor exercise and vault, repeating his Olympic-winning events from Paris 2024.

EJ Obiena and Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape each earned a gold medal of their own, giving them P2 million apiece. Jesus also took bronze in men’s individual poomsae, bringing his total to P2.4 million.

The nine individual silver medalists can expect P1 million each, while the athletes who earned individual bronze medals are entitled to P400,000 apiece.

Among them are some familiar names from Philippine sports, including Carlo Paalam, who won silver in boxing, Alex Eala, who earned bronze in women’s singles tennis, and Karl Eldrew Yulo, who secured bronze in men’s gymnastics. Victoria Bossong also took home bronze in the women’s 800-meter event.

The calculation gets a little different for team events. Under the law, teams with fewer than five members split the full medal incentive among their members. For larger teams, each athlete receives 25 percent of the amount awarded to an individual medalist.

The women’s 3x3 basketball team, for instance, has four members. Their silver-medal incentive of P1 million therefore works out to P250,000 per player.

The women’s sepak takraw doubles team has three members, with each athlete receiving about P333,333 from the P1 million silver-medal incentive. The same team-event rules apply to the Philippines’ other podium finishes in sports such as beach volleyball, karate, and esports.

There may also be some extra money attached to record-breaking performances. RA 10699 allows the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to grant additional incentives for qualifying records and achievements in measurable international competitions. EJ, for example, set a new Asian Games record with his 5.91-meter clearance in the men’s pole vault.

Altogether, the PSC has set aside around P35 million for the cash incentives of Filipino medalists and their coaches at the 2026 Asian Games, according to Inquirer. The figure may still change as the final computation is completed.

The athletes’ podium bonuses extend to the coaches who helped get them there. Under RA 10699, an eligible coach receives half of the cash incentive awarded to the athlete or team. The coach must have personally trained and worked with the athlete or team for at least six months before the international competition, with the service formally certified by the athlete or team captain and their national sports association.

For an individual gold medal, that works out to P1 million for an eligible coach. A silver corresponds to P500,000, while a bronze is worth P200,000.

When several coaches qualify for the same incentive, the amount is divided among them. For team events, the coach’s share follows the incentive awarded to the athletes. The final amount can therefore vary depending on the size of the team and the number of coaches who qualify.