Who is the most famous Filipino in Japan?🇵🇭🇯🇵 #Philippines #japan

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[jgtheaccidentalojisan]

Catalon is a Philippine sports legend. He deserves the immortalization. 👍🏻

[RoelPanizales-jsmz]

Ang tagal ko ng nakikita sa Osaka Japan ang Glico Pinoy pala yun ❤

[sonrhose]

Fortunato Catalon is the most successful athlete of Far Eastern games and became a model as Glico man on advertisement for Glico Candies.

[kyosan]

And there is a Japanese hero in the Philippines dulag. Captain isao yamazoe you should do a video about him next

[alejandropana]

That's amazing manna .. thank you for the info

[tomasiturralde]

Thank you for bringing this up because not a lot of Filipino now know about Fortunato Catalon. He was truly a legend in his field of endeavor- track and field from 1917 to 1925 gold medalist in 100yards, 220 yards Tokyo/Manila/Shanghai/Osaka in the Far Eastern Championship Games.

[rikimarudonchelie]

wow 😳 that's an interesting trivia Mana-san.

[LeslieCabuling]

Thank you, MANA! The Info, telling the historical past events of one iconic personalities & excellent achiever as a Track & Field Sprinter Runner, name Fortunato Catalon, as a “Epitome” of your own country in Japan.

He’s already part of our own treasure as a “FILIPINO HERITAGE.”
“MANA” in Tagalog & in English means “HERITAGE.”🇵🇭⭐️⭐️⭐️🌴😘

[nashbenavidez]

😱😱😱😱make me shocked, he was a Filipino😱😱🇵🇭❤️🇯🇵

[ellaine]

I never know this until you said it, thanks for the knowledge

[jeraldblanca]

Nasa Osaka Yan may picture Ako niyan. Ngyon ko lng alam Ang storya niyan dami ngpapicture dyan

[karlmichael]

I don't know that... Thanks for the info😊🙏

[Ocatski_Feliciano_]

The man in question is Fortunato Catalon, a Tolosa, Leyte native and a champion sprinter in the 1910s. Catalon hailed from a family of farmers, and in his youth, he played sports at the Leyte High School. On his very first competition, Catalon bagged second place with a record of 10.2 seconds, just behind 1915 winner Genaro Saavedra. At the age of 19,

[Amtcboy]

The Glico man is based off on 3 individuals. 2 Japanese and Catalon. All 3 were great athletes in the 1920s.
What they got from Catalon is the iconic raised arms upon reaching the finish line. All the other aspects are from the other 2 Japanese athletes

[iammultipotentialite]

Oh I didn't know that. Thank you for sharing! 🇵🇭

[Realguy]

The "its so famous" makes me melt...youre so cute

[giancedricknamia]

Salamat Ate sa pag share sa lahat namin😊❤
Ty for sharing this with us😊❤

[maritesmacasadia]

That’s so cool! Will be going to Japan in a few months and can’t wait to see it in Osaka !

[bertcarandang]

It's soooo Famoooous.... I love the way you delivered the line...