DAVAO City hauled a total of five gold medals, seven silvers and three bronzes at the close of the 4th Tagum City Sacred Warriors Arnis Tournament held at the Robinsons Place in Tagum City.
The Dabawenyos, who are playing for the Kapatirang Doble Olisi (KDO) under chief instructor Mario Palazuelo, competed against entries from Digos City, Compostela Valley and Tagum City.
Amina Madid and Ivy Jane Anduyo from Father Bustamante National High School (FBNHS), Czar Elfred Corsame of Precious International School of Davao (PISD), Ramon Lee of the Davao City National High School (DCNHS) and Ariel Tacugue of KDO clinched golds in their respective categories.
Madid ruled the girls’ bantamweight division while Anduyo governed the extra lightweight class.
Corsame and Lee dominated the boys’ pinweight and extra lightweight events, respectively.
Tague lorded over his rivals in the boys half light weight division.
Joshua Magno of Don Julian Elementary School (DJE), Dapne May Bactong of DCNHS, Hazel Ann Calubag of University of Immaculate Concepcion (UIC), Dolland Feb Apas of DCNHS, John Carl Aranggoso of Assumption College of Davao (ACD), John Blanco of (A.L. Navarro National High School) and Byron Jude Veneracion of Crossing Bayabas National High School (CBNHS) pocketed silvers.
John Lloyd Calubag of UIC, Alfrench Villegas of CBNHS, and Jibvil Villegas of DCNHS salvaged bronzes.
Palazuelo, in a phone interview with VoxPop Davao Saturday, said the recent arnis event served as a tune-up for the city's arnisadors seeing action in the upcoming Batang Pinoy 2017 Mindanao Qualifying and Philippine National Games.