Pencak Silat delivered its maiden gold for the Philippines in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games on Monday through Edmar Tacuel, who topped the men’s seni tunggal event at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.
The 20-year-old from Tubongan, Iloilo impressed the judges in his games debut and scored 470 points, edging Muhammad Iqbal Bin Abdul Rahman of Singapore who bagged the bronze with 461 points and Dino Bima Sulistianto of Indonesia who settled for the bronze with 460 points.