The 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) kicked off last Tuesday, December 9 at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Thailand. Athletes from 11 Southeast Asian countries have gathered to compete in the biennial event, including those from the Philippines. Here is a list of Filipino athletes who bagged gold medals at the SEA Games 2025.

As of December 15, 4:30 pm, the Philippines has secured 19 golds, 33 silvers, and 72 bronzes, for a total of 127 medals.

Taekwondo – Justin Kobe Macario

Macario bagged the season’s first-ever gold medal for the Men’s poomsae freestyle individual event on 10 December 2025.

This is his first SEA Games gold, after he bagged silver in 2021 and bronze in 2023.

 

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Swimming – Xiandi Chua, Chloe Isleta, Kayla Sanchez, Heather White

After clocking in 3:44.26, more than two seconds away from the silver medalist, the four swimmers secured a gold for the Women’s 4x100m Relay on 10 December.

 

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Artistic Gymnastics – Aleah Finnegan

Finnegan hit 13.400 in the Women’s Vault, finishing at the top podium. She named this latest gold medal as the “most special one.”

“All I wanted to do was hit a clean vault and then we hit the clean vault and it took us forever to get the results. I was kind of chasing around the arena trying to figure out what our final score was because we weren’t really sure,” she said to Filipino reporters. “I think today is the most special one. There’s just been so much change that has happened, especially me being in the Philippines from August up until now.”

Jiu-jitsu – Dean Michael Roxas

Roxas bagged a gold during the Jiu-Jitsu Men’s Ne-Waza 85 kg on 11 December.

“Grateful to have performed at this level despite the challenges I encountered this year in both my personal and professional life,” he said on an Instagram post.

 

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Jiu-jitsu – Kimberly Anne Custodio

Custodio doubled the jiu-jitsu golds after winning the Jiu-Jitsu Women’s Ne-Waza 48 kg on the same day. “Sobrang saya ko, grabe ang support ng mga Filipino dito,” she said.

 

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Mixed martial arts – Geli Bulaong

The female martial artist secured a gold medal for the MMA Modern Female 60 kg on the 11th.

 

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Baseball – Men’s team

The Philippine men’s team once again bagged the gold medal, clinching four of five championships in the SEA Games’ history. This year’s men’s team is made up of:

• Kent Joerend Altarejos
• Mark John Beronilla
• Erwin Bosito
• Clarence Lyle Caasalan
• Mar-Joseph Carolino
• Amiel De Guzman
• Liam Alexei De Vera
• Junmar Diarao
• Francis Thomas Gonzaga
• Cer Gio Gorpido
• Romeo Jasmin Jr.
• Ferdinand Liguayan Jr.
• Juan Paulo Macasaet
• Mark Steven Manaig
• John Leonel Matanguihan
• Joven Kenneth Maulit
• James Vincent Nisnisan
• Jennald Pareja
• Nigel Paule
• Joshua Pineda
• Renato Samuel Jr.
• Razhley Santos
• Kennedy Torres
• John Reymond Vargas

 

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Taekwondo – Tachiana Mangin

At a young age of 18, Mangin secured her first-ever gold medal in the Women’s -49kg Kyorugi. She is also the first Filipina to win a gold medal in last year’s World Junior Taekwondo Championships.

 

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Swimming – Kayla Sanchez

Sanchez secured three gold medals for the Philippines in the following events: Women’s 100m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Backstroke, and as part of the team in the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. She also bagged four silvers in the following events: Women’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 50m Backstroke, Women’s 50m Freestyle, and as part of the team in the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

As of writing, Sanchez has secured the most medals among the Philippine delegation.

 

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Artistic Gymnastics – John Ivan Cruz

Cruz shared the gold medal with Malaysia’s Muhammad Aimy for the Men’s Vault.

 

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Athletics – John Cabang Tolentino

Tolentino set a new SEA Games record with his 13.66 time in the 110m hurdles, bagging gold.

 

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Athletics – Hokett Delos Santos

Delos Santos clinched the gold in the Men’s Decathlon with 6,917 points.

“Mga gabing hindi makatulog at mga luha na bigla-bigla na lang pumapatak. All the hardships and challenges I experienced along the way made this victory even sweeter. And forever grateful to the man behind this success. It was not an easy decision to shift from pole vaulting to decathlon, but it turned out to be the best. Maraming maraming salamat coach Emer,” he wrote.

 

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Judo – Chino Sy Tancontian

The athlete secured a golden podium finish in the Men’s Judo -100kg. He was also part of the Mixed Team that also bagged a gold medal.

 

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Judo – Mixed Team

The Philippines’ Judo Mixed Team secured a gold on 14 December 2025, and the team is composed of:

• Margaret Fajardo
• John Viron Ferrer
• Randy Ferrera Jr.
• Rhyan Zarchie Garay
• Esleken Kedo
• Leah Jhane Lopez
• Maxine Denise Mababangloob
• Daryl John Mercado
• Khrizzie Pabulayan
• Gabriel Benedict Quitain
• Joemari-Heart Rafael
• Chino Sy Tancontian

 

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Skateboarding – Mazel Paris Alegado

At 11, Alegado became the Philippines’ youngest gold medalist after dominating the women’s park event. Meanwhile, fellow Filipina skater Elizabeth Amador secured silver in the same event.

 

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Skateboarding – Jericho Francisco Jr.

Francisco’s gold medal ensured Team Philippines had a golden sweep in the Skateboarding Park.

 

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Wushu – Agatha Wong

Wong secured a golden finish in the Women’s taijiquan + taijijian event, making her a six-time SEA Games gold medalist.

 

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Wushu – Jones Llabres Inso

Inso also dominated the Wushu Men’s -Taijiquan and Taijijian after scoring a total of 19.563. He was previously a bronze medalist in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

 

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Weightlifting – Elreen Ando

The Paris 2024 Olympian held a total lift of 229 kg, securing a significant lead over the silver medalist from Vietnam and thus bagging another gold for the Philippines.

 

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