Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

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MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines bagged a pair of gold medals at the Sarawak Premier International Silat Championships in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Jessa Dela Cruz joined hands with Shara Julia Jizmundo and Franchette Anne Elman to rule the seni artistic regu female event while Mary Justine Acat topped her rivals in the women’s open weight 2 in the tanding/combat event.

The national pencak silat squad likewise pocketed two silvers and six bronzes, results the Filipinos should at least duplicate in the coming 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 5-17.

Jeremae Beato and Jude Mitz Jalandoni settled for the silver in the seni artistic ganda female category and Alvin Campos placed second in the VIP match male class F in tanding/combat.

Bringing home the bronzes were Edmar Tacuel (Tunggal male), Angel Gwen Derla (Bebas solo creative female) and tanding fighters Angeline Virina (female class A), Hanna Mae Ibutnande (female class B), Rogielyn Parado (female class C) and Stephen Suazo (male open weight 1).

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By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.