Former Scrap Seller Now Leads PH Muay Thai Team

Former Scrap Seller Is Now Captain Of PH Muay Thai Team

PHILIP DELARMINO – A former scrap seller became the captain of the Philippines’ Muay Thai team that competes in international competitions.

Former Scrap Seller Now Leads PH Muay Thai Team
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Philip was born to a poor family. His father was a pedicab driver but has serious complications due to diabetes.

Because of the disease, his father went blind when Philip was just a young boy. When his father couldn’t drive, he would take his place in order to support his family.

Aside from this, he still strived and wanted to finish his academics. Adding to this, he and his brother would look for scrap or garbage that they could re-sell.

Pag naisip mo ‘yung dati, wala ka ng chance mag-college. Minsan sobrang dami na ng utang, umuuwi kami wala kaming bigas kaya wala kaming makain“, said Philip in an interview.

During the interview with ABS-CBN, he recalled that they would join Muay Thai competitions in Fiestas. They did this to get some extra money.

He said that if they won, they would get P500, and if they lost, they would still receive P150. However, when they went to the gym to train, nobody would help them because they had no money.

Former Scrap Seller Now Leads PH Muay Thai Team
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But, because of their determination, they would watch the fights, learn the moves, and try to imitate them. Afterward, he and his brother would do self-training.

Their hard work paid off as Philip won a national Muay Thai competition when he was just 16-years-old. Adding to this, in 2013, he won a silver medal during the SEA Games in Myanmar.

Former Scrap Seller Now Leads PH Muay Thai Team
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He also won another silver medal in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Aside from this, Philip also joined the Philippine Navy.

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