MABALACAT, Pampanga – At least 75 tribesmen from Mindoro, Quezon, and Pampanga will vie for the top honors in the First ever Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) – ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) Mangyan-Aeta-Dumagat (MAD) indigenous people of the Philippines of the ‘Tribal Games finals on Friday at Clark Freeport Picnic Grounds, Mabalacat, Pampanga.

Aeta tribesmen Dumlao Nabal will face-off against challenger Mangyan’s Abel Malinao and Dumagat native Balaybay Aumentado in ‘Gintong Pana’ archery event, while Tarlac native Bernard Santos, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro based native Reynaldo Panagsagan will compete the front-runner Marlon Luna of Dumagat ethnic group on javelin spear throwing event ‘Palakasan ng Sibat.’