![Focus and perseverance pay off for PH Para Bowling at the ASEAN Para Games. [photo credit: George Manozo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/C9uGnDu5-400x200.jpg)
Jaime Manginga and Patrick Eusebio turned early struggles at the ASEAN Para Games into lessons in focus, patience, and strategic adjustment, showing how challenges can shape resilience in sports.
![Angel Otom clocks a record-setting 1:43.87 in the women’s 100m backstroke S4-S5 on Day 3 of the ASEAN Para Games. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/8c984316-27c7-4ed2-84ce-7fcd1137b9fa-400x200.jpg)
Angel Otom delivered the Philippines’ latest highlight at the 13th ASEAN Para Games after resetting the women’s 100m backstroke S4-S5 mark and capturing her third gold medal in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Amid loud cheers, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced the above to over 300 Team Philippines medalists present during the incentives awarding at Malacañang Palace, Wednesday