The Philippines capped its campaign in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with silver- and bronze-medal finishes by the senior squads over the weekend.
Individual Epee bronze winner Alexa Larrazabal anchored teammates Maria Juliana Gomez, Ivy Claire Dinoy, and Princess Honey Arbillon to a 41-45 win over Indonesia, before bowing to Vietnam, 24-36, in the final of the women’s team epee event to settle for silver.
The Philippine men’s saber squad of Enrico Lucio Suplicio, Raphael Martin Jimenez, Thomas Robert Cabrera, and Andre Dominic Agatep reached the bronze-medal play by beating Malaysia, 45-35.
They bowed to Vietnam in the semifinals to eventual gold medal winner Vietnam, 18-45, and missed the finals.
The Philippine fencing team tallied two gold medals—courtesy of Noelito Jose in the men’s individual epee and Wilhelmina in the women’s individual foil—on top of two silver and three bronze medals.