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Entire Philippine Arnis Team will have Victory Celebration at Hong Kong Disneyland


For a job well done, a grand reward awaits the Philippine arnis team.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, president of the Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation, announced that he’ll be treating the entire team to a Hong Kong trip before Christmas as his way of recognizing all the hard work it has done in winning a total of 14 gold medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.

Zubiri disclosed the plan at the end of the arnis competition on Tuesday, which had the Filipinos also clinching four silver and two bronze medals.


The 14 golds won is so far the most by any sport in this edition of the biennial meet.

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“Aside from sa ibibigay na incentives natin sa kabataan care of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), and the President (Duterte), meron din akong ibibigay na cash gift sa kanila,” said the ecstatic senator. “I’m taking everyone, the whole team, Team A and Team B, who performed on opening night, as well as coaches and staff, I’m taking them all to Hong Kong next month.

“Lalabas ko sila at dadalhin sa Disneyland. I want them to be kids again including me,” he added. “We’ll all have fun. What’s important is that they get all the training out of their minds first.”


It was the first time arnis was played in the SEA Games since 2005 also here in Manila. The Philippines and Vietnam won three golds each that time.

This time the host made sure it wins the event in runaway fashion.

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Vietnam was a far second placer with four golds, while Cambodia and Myanmar split the two remaining out of the 20 golds at stake.

The success of the Filipino arnisadors made Zubiri all the more convinced that arnis should finally become a regular sport in the SEA Games calendar.


The senator said he’s now in constant talks with representatives of Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, which hosts the next SEA Games in 2021, to support him in lobbying for arnis’ inclusion in the biennial meet.

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“We’re hoping that Vietnam will host us. According to the coach, they’re in agreement with sports officials to have arnis as one of the games,” said Zubiri. “I was happy and emotional because that’s a big step to be a regular game in the SEA Games.”

Originally, a sport needs to be played in the SEA Games three consecutive times for it to become a regular event, although Zubiri said it only needs two consecutive staging.


“But we have to cement that. So on March I’ll be leaving (for Vietnam) with POC president Bambol Tolentino and we’re going to be on top. And we’re going to hopefully cement that arnis would be a regular game for their (Vietnamese) 2021 hosting,” said Zubiri.


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