Filipino Para athletes graced the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Place de la Concorde on August 28, 2024. Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan together with para archer Agustina Bantiloc of Baguio City proudly raised the flag of the Philippines at the start of the event. Other para Olympians were wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan of Kalinga, javelin thrower Cendy Asusano, swimmer Angel Mae Otom, and taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin. **PSC