The Philippines closed out the 31st Southeast Asian Games, finishing fourth overall in the Games hosted by Vietnam for the second time with a total 52 gold, 70 silver and 104 bronze which was the best result by the country in a SEA Games that it did not host.
There was a time when the Philippine Women's national volleyball team once dominated the sport in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In fact, the Philippines dominated the biennial regional competition when volleyball was introduced in 1977.
Far Eastern University finally made the leap from silver to gold in the UAAP Cheerdance Competition on Sunday, May 22, dethroning two-time defending champion National University in front of a jam-packed crowd of 12,522 inside the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Tokyo Olympics bronze winner Eumir Marcial mauled his unheralded Timor Leste opponent to lead a final-day, four-gold medal haul that somehow lost luster after Gilas Pilipinas failed in its mission on Sunday, May 22, in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.
