Change of heart leads to Francine Padios’ first gold in Women’s Martial Arts Festival
8th Women’s Martial Arts Festival. Photo from PSC MANILA, Philippines—Mary Francine Padios was already convinced of skipping the 8th Women’s Martial Arts Festival of the Philippine Sports Commission for good before eventually deciding against it. The sudden change of heart turned out to be a stroke of genius after the 19-year-old from Kalibo, Aklan established her superiority … Read more