BEIJING OLYMPICS Officially Opens Today - History of TEAM PHILIPPINES in the Olympics - Official Mascots of the Beijing Olympics - Video & Pics 8/8/08

Today is 8/08/08 (August 8, 2008) and many considers the three 8s to be lucky and nobody else on earth would consider this lucky other than the Chinese. Considering this as a good sign, the Beijing Olympics now officially opens.

The history of Team Philippines in a video narration courtesy of GMA-7's UNANG HIRIT, plus the appearance of the Official Mascots of the Beijing Olympics in this video...



Some snapshots from the video












The last Silver medal was won by Onyok Velasco in 1996 by boxing event


Go Team Philippines, make our country proud


The Official Mascots of the Beijing Olympics