(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Moments after absorbing the split-decision loss in the men’s flyweight finals, boxer Carlo Paalam kept his chin up, thanked the referee, and happily congratulated his opponent and eventual Olympic champion Galal Yafai of Great Britain and his camp.

The newly minted silver medalist’s demeanor echoed that of the whole nation — still beaming with pride as the Philippines sealed its best Olympic campaign since joining the summer games in 1924.

Team Philippines will be bringing home four medals from Tokyo, its biggest haul in history, courtesy of Paalam, fellow boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial, and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.

Diaz made history as the country’s first gold medalist, while Petecio and Marcial bagged silver and bronze medals in the women’s featherweight and men’s middleweight divisions, respectively.