Patricia Mae Santor continued her standout campaign by winning her sixth medal to fuel Manila’s push for the overall crown in the 2025 Batang Pinoy National Championships in General Santos City.

The City of Manila standout took command in the girls’ 16–17 200-meter butterfly, clocking 2:23.37 to finish nearly 11 seconds ahead of Denise Mariae Estrera of Ormoc City and 12 seconds clear of teammate Sinagtala Cuevas. A University of Santo Tomas student-athlete, Santor extended her momentum and reinforced her growing reputation in youth swimming.

Manila later ruled the 4×50-meter freestyle relay with Santor teaming up with Kristine Jane Uy, Eliana Isabel Rodriguez, and Jamie Aica Summer Sy to post a new tournament record of 1:55.42 in the Philippine Sports Commission-run meet.

Santor has been dominant throughout the tournament, earlier winning gold in the girls’ 12–17 200-meter individual medley and the girls’ 16–17 50-meter and 100-meter butterfly events. She also collected silver in the 200-meter breaststroke and has emerged as one of Manila’s top medal earners.

“It was really hard for me kasi medyo cramped ang schedule ko,” Santor said, noting that school demands limited her training time. “It’s my last year, but I believe that I did my best, and all that matters to me.”

Manila leads close race

As of 5 p.m., Manila topped the partial scoreboard with 19 gold, 16 silver, and 14 bronze medals for 49 overall.

Baguio City followed with 18-12-16 for 46 medals, while defending champion Pasig City posted 16-12-19 for 47. Quezon City registered 15-16-16 for 47, and Zamboanga City had 11-7-3 for 21.

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Quezon City’s Charlie Ratcliff continued her medal streak after flying in from Bahrain, where she won gold in mixed martial arts at the Asian Youth Games. Ratcliff grabbed gold in the juvenile girls’ gi 16–17 48-kilogram division and bronze in the no gi category after submitting Denicah Louise Untalan of Makati City in just 36 seconds.

Cebu City’s Ien Dabon also captured gold in the same tournament, defeating Pasig City’s Rafaella Isabel Sumera, while AYG silver medalist Travis Ratcliff sealed gold in the juvenile boys’ gi 16–17 event by beating Quezon City’s Lucas Quizon. Antipolo City’s Jean-Luc Ledda claimed bronze.