Another good day for the Philippines in Cambodia.
The Philippines added nine more gold medals to its medal tally at the 12th ASEAN Para Games on Wednesday in Cambodia, pushing its total to 27.
Swimmer Angel Otom secured the country’s first gold medal of the day in the women's 50m butterfly S5, while Ernie Gawilan also finished first in the 200m men's individual medley SM7.
The Philippines also secured two gold mints in athletics, with Evaristo Carbonel topping the men's discus throw F11 and Jerrold Mangliwan coming in first at the men's 200m T52.
Otom then continued her already impressive ASEAN Para Games campaign by winning the women's 50m freestyle S5. It was Otom’s fourth gold medal in the competition after the aforementioned 50m butterfly S5, the 50m backstroke S5, and the 200m individual medley SM5. She also bagged a silver medal in 200m freestyle S5.
The trio of Cheryl Angot, Fe Mangayayam, and Cheyzer Mendoza (women’s team standard P1 event) and the team of Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, along with Arman Subaste (men's team standard B2/B3), Cheyzer Mendoza (women's individual standard P1), and Darry Bernardo (men's chess individual standard B2/B3) rounded out the Philippines' gold rush.
Elsewhere, the men’s basketball team nabbed silver in 5x5 basketball, while Andrei Kuizon and Jesebel Tordecilla each bagged silver in the men's javelin throw F34/54 and women's discus throw F55, respectively. Ernie Gawilan added a silver by finishing second in the men's 50m butterfly S7, while swimmer Gary Bejino copped another silver mint in the men's 50m butterfly S6.
The Philippines also secured nine bronze medals courtesy of Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta (two bronze mints for Best Lift and Total Lift in powerlifting women’s +86kg. division), Arman Dino (men's 200m T47), Jhona Peña and Angela Querubin (women’s Doubles TT9), Leo Macalanda and Jhona Pena (mixed doubles T6-7), Darwin Salvacion and Lucena Jaranilla (mixed doubles T5), Jerome Fernandez (men’s 200m T46), Andrew Arandia and Mary Eloise Sable (mixed doubles TT10), and Claire Calizo (200m freestyle S14).
With just 2 days of competition left, the Philippines remains firmly in 5th place with 25 gold, 30 silver, and 36 bronze medals.